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| Quote jonh="jonh"Defending on the wing is an art positionally and it tends to not transfer to many other positions except perhaps centre.
It has nothing to do with pace.
We are not playing schoolboy rugby.
This is the highest level of the game in this country.
If you put Field on the wing they would be putting a huge target on his head.
You only need to see how teams target Grace and Johnston 2 fliers in defence. To be fair Grace has improved this year particularly but it’s taken a 4 years? Johnstone is still positionally awful in defence.
Field has 0 game experience on the wing.
Every team would direct everything down that side, runs, kicks, everything.
I don’t believe it is an option for 1 second.'"
Nah I just used to wave my arms about and get in the way until the centre got across 
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| Quote Pemps="Pemps"I've not seen many comments along these lines. What does worry me is despite Field being given no.6, him playing all his RL as a 6 and occasional 1, some posters wanting him to be played on the wing. Madness.'"
Probably same people who said French should play 6 last year. When his best positions are obviously full back or wing.
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| Field was reserve 6 at Paramatta. He will be reserve 6 at Wigan with Tommy playing right and jackson playing left. Harry smith is the back up for the left hand side. Hopefully Field plays right as otherwise we will have 3 left sided halves. I honestly dont see him getting much game time unless he takes smiths bench spot which means we will have a potentially unsettled want away half on our hands.
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| Lets be totally honest we only signed Field as French told the club he wanted to return home and Field looked an adequate replacement all be it i don't know loads about the kid. Looks quick on his highlight reels but i have never seen a highlight reel where said player looks poor. Once French made it clear he would be happy to stay then it was a no brainer to keep him. Realistically if Field does the business then French moving to the wing would be a viable option to me. Obviously that depends on how good Field is and where Dom and Marshy are up to. Its likely neither will start the season off so Bibby rightfully takes one spot and ??? takes the other.
Not been as excited about a season in a while to be honest, some great addition to the squad with more to follow. Just hope come March were unlocked from our cells to be able to attend the games.
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| Is Manfredi's a bad one ? I thought it was just a clean out and was touch and go for the GF ?
If we are desperate for a winger at the start of next season then moving French there seems the obvious choice, we know he can play there at a high level and we've got fullback cover.
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| Interesting stat on Jake Bibby released today for those who question his pace (and I’ve been one). He clocked the 4th highest speed across the whole league in one game, with just Handley, Ashton and Senior clicking faster speeds. Amazing Grace, French, Marshall etc all came out below him.
It doesn’t mean he’s a flier by any stretch but he can’t be slow if he can get up to that pace.
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| Quote Grimmy="Grimmy"I do like the move Toulouse have where Bretherton (prop) sneaks over to the wing and barges over. It's so basic and teams would get wise to it if you did it every week but it would be a great trick play to use now and again with Singleton or Bullock.'"
I thought Bretherton now plays centre? He did when I last watched Toulouse.
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| Quote CobraCraig="CobraCraig"I thought Bretherton now plays centre? He did when I last watched Toulouse.'"
I've just checked and neither of us are right actually, they started him at second row in the few Championship games we got this year. Still innovative for a big second rower to pop up on the wing on a specific play I think.
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| Quote Grimmy="Grimmy"I've just checked and neither of us are right actually, they started him at second row in the few Championship games we got this year. Still innovative for a big second rower to pop up on the wing on a specific play I think.'"
I remember from The NRL, a fair number of years ago, that the modern winger was redundant and that second rowers should be used out wide instead. It goes to show that what goes around comes around.
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| Quote NickyKiss="NickyKiss"Interesting stat on Jake Bibby released today for those who question his pace (and I’ve been one). He clocked the 4th highest speed across the whole league in one game, with just Handley, Ashton and Senior clicking faster speeds. Amazing Grace, French, Marshall etc all came out below him.
It doesn’t mean he’s a flier by any stretch but he can’t be slow if he can get up to that pace.'"
Dont know who was doing the clocking but obviously didnt watch any Hull Fc matches
Ratu Naulago now of Bristol bears would have left them all behind
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| Quote bonaire="bonaire"Dont know who was doing the clocking but obviously didnt watch any Hull Fc matches
Ratu Naulago now of Bristol bears would have left them all behind'"
Nobody was doing the clocking! The speed readings were taken from the GPS data from the tracking devices players are required to wear and is verified independently.
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| Quote Rogues Gallery="Rogues Gallery"Nobody was doing the clocking! The speed readings were taken from the GPS data from the tracking devices players are required to wear and is verified independently.'"
So......no he wouldn't then?
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