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I will be happy to see players in there right possitions and not as stop gaps for the start of the season at least

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I will be happy to see players in there right possitions and not as stop gaps for the start of the season at least

I'm with you on that. Freddy early this season used Jones at fullback, centre, five-eighth and as a utility. The poor kid couldn't get any momentum to settle in one position and have a shot at cementing a spot in the 17. I didn't agree also with Freddy having a winger on the bench, as he did with Sonny Tuigamala at times. That is just a waste of an interchange when if you ask me. We could have had at least another forward there to help out in the middle because we obviously don't have the fittest pack in the league.

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The bench winger is the dumbest idea, he did it with Grose before too. He learnt it from Sticky.

Bench should be a utility hooker/half, a mobile backrower, and two big men. e.g. Jones, Symonds, Mason, Nuuausala.

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The bench winger is the dumbest idea, he did it with Grose before too. He learnt it from Sticky.

Bench should be a utility hooker/half, a mobile backrower, and two big men. e.g. Jones, Symonds, Mason, Nuuausala.

Spot on. What was he thinking putting a winger on the bench? I guess we'll never know. It's just blatantly stupid with no benefits gained from it whatsoever.

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The bench winger is the dumbest idea, he did it with Grose before too. He learnt it from Sticky.

Bench should be a utility hooker/half, a mobile backrower, and two big men. e.g. Jones, Symonds, Mason, Nuuausala.

Jones is useless off the bench! With Anasta at lock next season, and Carney at 6. We have enough depth to cover any injuries during a game in the halves. Jaubs should have the bench spot, as a replacement specialist hooker. That is unless Jones comes on to play hooker every match, but Jones is not a hooker so I can't see that happening

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Jones is useless off the bench! With Anasta at lock next season, and Carney at 6. We have enough depth to cover any injuries during a game in the halves. Jaubs should have the bench spot, as a replacement specialist hooker. That is unless Jones comes on to play hooker every match, but Jones is not a hooker so I can't see that happening

I think Jones can be a very effective hooker. Has anybody seen him play there? If not, it can be a masterstroke if we can prepare him in the pre-season for it. I saw him play there for NSW Under 17 in 2007 off the bench and he was great. He certainly made his present felt at hooker and I was amazed to think he had never played there before. A lot of good hookers started off in the halves eg. Jake Friend, Michael Ennis, Cameron Smith.

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I think Jones can be a very effective hooker. Has anybody seen him play there? If not, it can be a masterstroke if we can prepare him in the pre-season for it. I saw him play there for NSW Under 17 in 2007 off the bench and he was great. He certainly made his present felt at hooker and I was amazed to think he had never played there before. A lot of good hookers started off in the halves eg. Jake Friend, Michael Ennis, Cameron Smith.

I haven't seen him play there. And with Fittler moving him around in all sorts of positions this season, I tend to think he can't play hooker very well. otherwise, he would have been given a crack at it at some point in 2009

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I haven't seen him play there. And with Fittler moving him around in all sorts of positions this season, I tend to think he can't play hooker very well. otherwise, he would have been given a crack at it at some point in 2009

he played hooked on his debut Vs melbourne in melbourne in 2008, it was not pretty.

Then again, it was his first game and it was against the storm

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he played hooked on his debut Vs melbourne in melbourne in 2008, it was not pretty.

Then again, it was his first game and it was against the storm

yeah hardly a good indicator. Personally I think he improved a lot this year at both centre and five eigth. I know we're saying this about a lot of players at the moment, but imagine what he could do with some actual coaching!

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The talent and potential is all there to be developed with most of the players. People tend to forget that these are the same players who got us to the top 4 last season. There's nothing wrong with the talent we've got at our disposal, it's the culture, coaching structures and the attitude.