Well a starting lock is pretty much that these days, they need to provide something with the ball in hand to add that extra dimension in attack. I know the Raiders moved Whitehead to lock towards the end of last season, could have been a suggestion by Pay? Maybe?
From what we have heard in interviews, i'm guessing our pack will look like this..
8. Woods
9. Lichaa
10. Klemmer
11. Jackson (C)
12. RFM
13. Elliott
14. ??????
15. Tolman
16. Fulalao
17. Tualau
Great pack I really like the look of that. Im willing to give Elliot a go as our starting lock. He has a big motor def really well can hit a hole in attack has decent pace has mongreal and is very moblie. A moblie lock is especially not having a slow prop play as a lock.
With our starting pack like that it will be very aggressive and has some mongrel about it. LINE SPEED IN DEF is what this pack will have. Move up in def and smash the opposition is what I want to see.
I also like the bench with three middles which is what most good teams have. Fauolo and Taulau provide the impact while Tolman can do the dirty while our starters are resting. If RFM needs a rest then Elliot can always slot in on the edge.
An up tempo style of play is what I want to see in attack. Line speed in def and moving up hard and quick with mongreal and agreesive def is what we should be doing.
Elliot RFM and Jackson is a great backrow. Very moblie which is what a back row should be. All three can always rotote between the edge and middle similar to what NSW did in origin. We all know Jackson is brilliant. We now need Elliot and RFM to go to the next level and really step up this year. There both in there mid 20s entering the prime of there caeers its now or never for these 2. We need them both to have breakout seasons.