Give harper a go at centre, put dwz centre or wing , smith wing, hoppa centre, meaney fullback he can do the job until we sign a star he might even surprise a few guys joey johns had big wraps on him at newy
I couldn't agree more. The whole backline is playing out off position. It's a big part of the reason our attack looks disjointed.
Check it out
CURRENT BACKLINE
1. DWZ. - winger
2. Meaney - FB
3. Smith - winger
4. Hoppa. - FB. Too slow for centre.
5. Crichton - winger
6. Wakeham
7. Lewis
PROPOSED
1. Hoppa or Meaney - FB
2. DWZ. - winger
3. Averillo - centre
4. Harper. - centre
5. Smith. - winger
6. Wakeham
7. Foran
That's a balanced backline with big / fast wingers on the outside of 2 specialist centres that can hit gaps, skip around defenders or bust open the line. Exactly the type of centres that compliment Foran and Wakehams style of taking on the line and picking out the player running into space.
There is no doubting Averillo skills and Harper, in the games his played hasn't put a foot wrong. Both have played the majority of their juniors in the centres and with wakeham in the halves you have ready made combinations.
JAC is a luxury and we already have 2 more than capable wingers in DWZ and Smith. The common sense approach should make the priority of getting blokes into position, determining if the position needs upgrading then go shopping.
In the meantime he should go shopping for a hooker, reliable half and edge backrower to replace CHN. Or better still the club should show some balls and campaign to get CHN back.