Sorry but the Hoppa > Centres experiment failed. Hoppa will be starting fullback.
Meaney shows glimpses of talent but needs to put on some muscle, and learn to tackle.
Expert arm grabber.
Currently Brad Abbey v2.0, but has the potential for good things.
Expert arm grabber please.
This seems to be your standard line for all full backs that aren’t names Hopoate.
How many games of Meaney’s have you actually watched.
I bet you only watched a few first grade games of his televised on tv where he played behind the worst defensive side in the comp , and are making your assumptions of his defensive deficiencies off that.
Having watched him play quite a few lower grade games up here in Newcastle I can confirm that he is quite good defensively . Always well positioned, safe under the bomb and a good last line of defence.
I am excited about his arrival- i am not so sure where Hoppa fits into our back line however.
I agree with others that he wasn’t suited to the centres defensively as he made a lot of bad reads in defence.
Maybe his best bet will be on the wing as he has a strong carry out of trouble and is great under the high ball. However on the flip side there is a distinct lack of speed about him so would be concerned about his ability to run the length.