Lewis is THE perfect foil for Burton. Look at Penrith halves...they complement each other. Lewis can be an unpredictable half....with strong defence, a long left foot kick, a long accurate pass...his only fault is his running game. With Burton we'd have 2 unpredictable halves. Averillo is too quiet, too young, lacks confidence and needs to be led. He'd make a good centre.
Totally agree. I can't see the fuss about Averillo. Yes he has a step and can make a line break from nothing but he only does it on average about once every 4 or 5 games. Not enough to be a half and he can't be a half with no passing game. Lewis isn't great but in the games we've won over the last few years Lewis has played better than anything I've seen from Averillo (except 1 game), Flanagan or Wakeham.
Lewis unpredictable? Since flipping when? Bloke is as predictable as they come...hit up, bomb..hit up, bomb...oh lets mix it up a grubber that ends in the carpark not the in goal area!
You didn't see last weeks game?....best chip and chase since Turvey. Ever think numbnuts he was playing to instruction? Ever think it was the cattle around him that are useless? Yes he needs polish but he had Hasler as a Head coach who had no time for him then Pay...not the best halves coach...then had only his 3rd game in 16 this year. He was dynamic and his enthusiasm, strong defence, UNPREDICTABILITY, and passing and big kicking game should see him offered a 1 year contract next season. Averillo has had the whole year under a halves head coach and hasn't shown any improvement this year. Lewis has 1 game and tries something new and gets results. Give the Prince of Belmore a flippen chance Trent.
So lets sign him off 1 game...pity he's been awful 95% of other games. He isn't unpredictable, he's average. He is not a half period. He might be a rotation backrower but he can do that at another club thanks. He hasn't got a bog kicking game, he's got an unpleasant and under, sorry but that plan isn't sustainable against good sides, it never works. I don't doubt his effort, I have severe questions on his talent. We surely have moved past giving blokes contracts on effort, as it is we have signed a cooked Josh Jackson.
