A lot will come down to the type of Middle we need to suit the style CC wants us to play.
Is he wanting a mobile lighter pack or does he want the less mobile big bopper prop?
I think we will see what type of middle we need to look at for 2024 in the first month or two of this season.
I agree.
This is the first time in a long time that we've had a hooker that can hit the right forward with the right pass.
It's still up to the forwards and training coaches to get them to hit the ad line at speed so they have peak momentum in the tackle, not stuttering their run due to sloppy or poor pass from dummy half.
Thompson will have his best year as he is the only 1 I see that times his runs the best. Kikau does too. We just couldn't provide good enough service to Thommo to get his best potential out of him.
After this year (or maybe midway through it) we will know what works best and know what type of forwards we need.
Unfortunately not much will come from Flanno. Burton might link well with Kikau but it will all need to come from Reed at hooker for our forwards to have any chance.
Vaughan's value was there to be seen last year. Didn't need great service from his hooker. Just made the metres in a no fuss way. He will be missed.
