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Clean slate remember!Not unless he can work on his fitness and defense...and not passing the ball in to row 30 on a break.
Clean slate remember!Not unless he can work on his fitness and defense...and not passing the ball in to row 30 on a break.
When I read all those quotes all I see is a leading question like "Will Selwyn play wing for you this year?" and then a coach trying to say "he could, but he's a better centre.... he has a high workload, which is usually the job of a winger, but I want Selwyn to play centre, so I need the best of both worlds"I think Kevvie did that towards the end of last season ...
In any event, you can tell by the answer that this was clearly a question Badel asked to get a response to allow him to publish an article he had probably already written.
Madge doesn't actually commit to either position for Cobbo.
Madge said:
“Selwyn is potentially a wing option, yes,” Maguire said.
“Sel can definitely play on the wing and at centre at a high level, so I need to look at the balance of the team.
“With the wingers in this day and age, they play a different style.
“Selwyn is a good sized body and he is pretty handy at bringing the ball back, so I’m working out at the moment the best way to go with Selwyn.
“Deine Mariner is an option at centre. He has plenty of growth in him as well.
“The importance of the back three (fullback and two wingers) these days is huge.
“You have to get back upfield as quick as you can. The back three get your sets going so I’m mindful of that with Selwyn.”
Not unless he can work on his fitness and defense...and not passing the ball in to row 30 on a break.
Without reading the article I can already tell how deceptive this is
Yeah It seems that way but he’s really trying to gee him up to give it a go. Couple articles referring to same. One very good one also highlighting Madge’s coaching philosophy but a bit long to include here.Without reading the article I can already tell how deceptive this is
That right side has three liabilities. And the best defender there is our half. If I'm an NRL coach I'm basing my attack down that wing. Riki can be great front on but getting back after a tackle and when asked to slide in defence he is often just a half sec too slow to react.Left;
Cobbo > Arthurs > Hunt > Hetherington
Right:
Riki > Reynolds > Staggs > Mariner
There are like 4 or 5 liabilities across both sides but that’s the players we are working withThat right side has three liabilities. And the best defender there is our half. If I'm an NRL coach I'm basing my attack down that wing. Riki can be great front on but getting back after a tackle and when asked to slide in defence he is often just a half sec too slow to react.
Could you link or is it paywalled?Yeah It seems that way but he’s really trying to gee him up to give it a go. Couple articles referring to same. One very good one also highlighting Madge’s coaching philosophy but a bit long to include here.
Edit: Removed content from CMCould you link or is it paywalled?
+1Thanks for sharing @Gaz