Or choose which ones best?

I'm all for that but its simply not going to happen. The lad is obviously a talented player and it would be a great shame to let him go without even letting him have an oppurtunity.

The lad has been waiting for a chance for ages now and by all accounts is doing very well in the reserves.

I've never heard it being mentioned that he's a possibility at centre but then i don't know that much about him.

I'd have him on the bench on Friday simply as an interchange backrower.

It was just an idea someone I know had, don't know if its been talked about within the club.

The point I'm trying to make is no matter how much he deserves a chance in the back row can anybody see it happening? No is the answer, so why not try to mould him into a position that we will be changing in the near future instead of letting a potentially top player leave

I agree, great idea.

With the competion level, being so high for Second Row position. Of course the 6/7and9 are covered with New Guy/Tommy/Tomkins/Macca and Riddell for a few years, Loose Forward, O'Loughlin is a pure machine at the minute, so give it a few seasons we'll be looking at players for that centre position, and a young talented GB fella like Flanagan, would be great to see.

Don't think its a good idea imo. He is a 13/6. Lets not go down the route of playing players in totally the wrong positions just go get them in the team.

A more sensible suggestion would be to bring him in now at either 6/13. Tommy to 9. Tomkins to 7.

Sorry for brief post - typing one handed whilst eating a magnum

are you serious? Thornley replacing gleeson... don't be so fuc_kin' stupid man, christ.

Flanaghan looks a signing we made but never will play for the 1st, I maybe wrong..Up to Noble now

What is stupid about that?

Regards the Flannigan to centre, not an option, not seen much of him but what i have seen is he is badly lacking in natural pace and would never make a top class centre.

Couldn't see how it was stupid either

Didn't think he was that slow, look at Gidley, Carmont and Gleeson and none of them are quick but make up for it in other departments. If he has the skill to play stand off then he must have the skill to play centre too?

Fair play then, do you reckon he'll ever get his chance? Looks more likely we'll end up releasing him to me

He's a good player but he's unfortunate to excel in a position where there is already a very high level of competition within the club.

However, I'd like to see him be given an opportunity soon.

I admire Flanagan, he has all the attacking skills and is as hard as nails and puts some massive hits in when playing for the reserves.

IMO he has the problem a lot of players have had in ths past in that he is, at present, not big enough for a SL pack and not fast enough for a back.

I'm not sure that you can do much about lack of pace but I think you can bulk up a bit and I think that is what he needs to do before he can break into the team

Does anybody actually think Flanagan is any good?

Ive never seen him play but heard very mixed reports on here about his performances. Would of expected him to have had a chance by now?