Quote: Mild Rover "Could do with a pep talk from Kevin Penny, perhaps. It tells it's own story that he lost the battle for the third spot in the back three with Cockayne and then was overtaken by Shaw as well.
The problem goes much wider than KD, though. Fair enough, it is was far from our strongest 17 - but if (hypothetically) we released the players who played yesterday, how many would be able to quickly secure a move to another SL team, even as a squad player? And ignoring quota issues.
I'd estimate 10 yes (maybe 6 as first choice), 3 maybe and 4 no. That's why we're struggling.'"
Interesting perspective. My views below:
First Team SL Quality (11) - Sio, Minns, Thornley, Blair, Walker, Lunt, Allgood, Greenwood, Green, Mulhern, Clarkson
Not First Team SL Quality (3) - Marsh, Dixon, Cockayne (now past it)
Questionable / Maybe (3) - Tilse (good in patches), Lawler (another 10 games needed), Moran (way too early to tell)
As things stand, I think that Matty Marsh could make it in SL if he switches to centre and if he bulks up a bit. For now, he hasn't the speed of thought, the game smarts, variety of kicking and attacking skills and most importantly the personality to make impact as a SL starting halfback, despite what Campo and Webster say.
