I don’t agree with the thought that we don’t have depth in the backline. It could be that the problem is we have huge depth in forwards, better than most teams, and as a result the backline depth looks thin. But I don’t see it that way. Just a few simple examples. We have Meaney to cover fullback, we have Cogger and JMK to cover the halves (plus Wakeham who I’m looking at having a break out season), we have Okenbor to cover the wings, we have Harper to cover the centres etc. Plus we have players who can cover multiple positions, forwards and backs, for example CHN and Brown.
What many commentators overlook is that we won the 2nd’s comp last year, not just State but National as well. So even our second level of backups aren’t exactly hopeless.
Go Dogs