Opinion Would Lewis work at hooker?

[Bulldog_4_Life]

Woah calm down! I’m sure we have a fullback or second rower we can convert into a mediocre hooker!! It’s not like hooker is a important position these days....

You lost me at us having a "fullback".

 

[Howard Moon]

I've always liked Siliva Havili from the Raiders, he rips in every week but is stuck behind Hodgson

 

[Raikkonen]

No way

 

[Mr. Ditkovich]

You lost me at us having a "fullback".

Meaney’s our fullback.

A backup fullback, on the other hand...

 

[doggieaaron]

Fuk no

 

[Bulldog_4_Life]

Meaney’s our fullback.

A backup fullback, on the other hand...

Ahahaha yeah I was just taking the piss at our situation for the past 6 seasons with no proper fullback, I like Meaney though and hope he can lock down the position.

 

[Baby Blues]

Cook was playing fullback until Cleal suggested that he should try hooker.

Go Dogs

Cook was playing hooker for the Panthers in u20’s.

 

[Wally D]

No - he’s doing a good job in the halves. Why mess things up. You don’t weaken one key position to try and strengthen another

 

[TwinTurbo]

I think your a bit to optimistic about Foran playing more than 3-4 games a year.

I think you're a bit pessimistic about Foran only playing 3-4 games a year. He played;
148 for Manly between 2009 and 2015 that's average 21 games per season.
9 for Parramatta in 2016, with most missed games due to personal issues not injury.
17 games for the Warriors in 2017.
16 games for us in 2018, a freak toe tendon injury which had nothing whatsoever to do with his previous injuries.
This injury again has absolutely nothing to do with any previous injury, so it's not like it's reoccurances of the same issues. It is also worth noting that he is in a good frame of mind, which has not always been the case. With the big bonus that he had his first full uninterrupted preseason since 2015 and as a result is in far better condition physically to recover.

I'm optimistic that this year he can play 19 games for us (do the maths)
Go Dogs

 

[TwinTurbo]

Cook was playing hooker for the Panthers in u20’s.

Sure, and then he got told he should be playing fullback and to concentrate on that.

Go Dogs

 

[Baby Blues]

Sure, and then he got told he should be playing fullback and to concentrate on that.

Go Dogs

Were you there? Point was he came up through the grades as a hooker not a fullback. So it’s not as if he was a converted fullback like you were implying

 

[Spoonman84]

Were you there? Point was he came up through the grades as a hooker not a fullback. So it’s not as if he was a converted fullback like you were implying

I watched a fair bit of Cook at Helensburgh and the Dragons. He played all over the place but played more hooker then anything else....

 

[maroondog72]

Hmm that's a good point.

Just looked at all the NRL hookers and strangely the best of the lot (Cameron Smith), is also the largest of all hookers at 185cm and 90 kgs.

Lewis is listed at 190cm and 90kgs.

That said most are 170-185cm and packing 80-90kgs.

Cogger by comparison is 173cm and 83kgs, JMK 183cm/83kgs, Lichaa 183cm/90kgs.

mmm lichaa is 183cm tall ........didnt know you could stack shit that high lol

 

[maroondog72]

no. I think he will go to lock later on in his career

 

[Bull Terrier]

Still prefer jmk at 9 for the time being, but cogger or Lewis could play there however... just need to have the best we got at 9 at the moment!

Like jmk at hooker Scoooby, he should stay there getting better every game. Lewis needs as many games as possible where he is needs to take control

 

[racin jason]

NO!

 

[KLil]

Like jmk at hooker Scoooby, he should stay there getting better every game. Lewis needs as many games as possible where he is needs to take control

I predicted a while ago that Lewis and Coggar will be the dogs next comp winning halves.. We will see how far off I am this weekend against a team most likely to be their in the next few years.

 

[Bull Terrier]

I predicted a while ago that Lewis and Coggar will be the dogs next comp winning halves.. We will see how far off I am this weekend against a team most likely to be their in the next few years.

I would agree with you there. I hope they get plenty of games together the more the better for both

 

[Spoonman84]

I predicted a while ago that Lewis and Coggar will be the dogs next comp winning halves.. We will see how far off I am this weekend against a team most likely to be their in the next few years.

The thing that worries me about them as a combo is they are both similar players with the same strengths in attack. It will be interesting to see what happens on Sunday.

 

[Dingo]

Lewis needs to add a running dimension to his game and be moved back to 6.

I see Cogger as a pure halfback.