I think Max has all the attacking attributes to play SO the only thing that I think he could struggle with is the defensive side of things. His tackling is IMO not yet good enough for him to be in the defensive line rather than full back and this could lead to team targeting him. If he can put on a bit of size and improve his tackling then I see no reason why he couldn't become a very good standoff.

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Max has played s/o on occasion for the u19s before and from recollection one was a game against Widnes that they won quite comfortably. I appreciate its a completely different level but a noteworthy point nonetheless. There are numerous examples of full backs and s/o's interchanging roles. A good example being Sam Tomkins who did the reverse move. Both are very similar positions in attack, it's just defensively where there are big differences in responsibility.

I've always thought it would interesting to see him play in the centres given his attacking ability to find the right pass, however I think his physicality when tackling in the line may let him down as things stand.