I actually think that playing on the wing might give Meaney some confidence in attack. He's going to face much softer defence out wide than running into hardened forwards through the middle. It's not like we have hundreds of options available to choose from.
At the moment this forum is pretty caustic towards players, coaching staff and the board. It's really shitting me. I know it's a poor year for results on field. But when you drop the likes of the Morris twins from the backline and replace them on a tight budget, don't expect seasoned experts to replace them. DWZ getting signed in reality is an adequate replacement for 1 Morris brother. Meaney is a bit light to bust the line through the middle, but the team has hardly been creating chances for him to run into gaps when the forwards aren't asking a lot of questions of the defence. Montoya has been better the last few weeks compared to early in the season.
This year success was always going to be elusive. The main hope I had was that we'd manage to unearth some players who'd stake claims to be here when the roster was improved. Meaney hasn't shone in attack, but who in our side has? His defence and kick reception have impressed me. If the team were creating chances which Meaney was messing up I'd be on his case. But he's running into prepared defensive lines for the most part. It's a tough way to make your mark in the NRL.
