Tbaz chased Staines and possibly JAC to play fullback. Flanagan and Burton as our halves. It's going to be a big guessing game for us as he appears to be orchestrating a big overhaul on what we've seen from our plays the last few years. All I can read into this is he doesn't rate what we have.
To an extent I wonder if part of us chasing Staines was to ensure his price was higher for Penrith.
Just look how many meters and how quick the play the ball that the Storm get compared to ours. Add this on top of slick backline movements. Paps has some quality players around him and will always shine in that team.
Meaney has the skills to become a quality FB if given the opportunity.
If we snag Flanno and a decent hooker at least, I think Meaney will develop quite well.
1- Meaney
6- Avo
7- Flanno
9- we can only hope we sign what we’ve been linked to.
Good points. It's difficult to justify comparisons of a fullback in teams that are renowned for attacking flair verse a team that has struggled to score points.
What I saw from Meaney this year was enough to say that he hasn't hit his ceiling yet. He showed improvement in every game. With a few more touches of quality around him to create opportunities his attributes could be a lot more useful.
Our playing structure hasn't been particularly strong for giving our centre/wing pairings space for fancy footwork. Our second row plays very wide. So development of a sidestep is difficult when you usually have to be avoiding the sideline means he's had to rely on beating the defence through speed in a straight line.
I think he's got plenty of potential.