Boyd snaps Achilles - Replacement?

[Big Pete]

It doesnt matter in the sense that we are (hopefully) going to get some experience into one of our younger players from this, beit kahu, nikorima, taylor etc. My point is that Milford at fullback is so good, that it potentially outweights playing a total rookie in 6, whereas bringing in kahu or something at fullback and leaving milford at 6 doesnt quite sound as strong. Milford is so much better at fullback than 6, that it doesnt matter who plays 6.

If Milford is so good at fullback, why have the Raiders been unable to make the finals with him there? BECAUSE as good as he has been, his five eighth has been absolutely terrible in both years, that's why.

The five eighth role is no joke. You can't just shrug your shoulders at it and say we can throw whoever and that this emerging superstar will be able to cover it because that will only end in tears.

I don't care about how strong things sound. In fact, the strongest sounding combination the Broncos could possibly role with is Australian International and Premiership Winning Fullback Justin Hodges in the custodian position and emerging superstar Anthony Milford at five eighth. That's the strongest sounding combo but it isn't the combination I want to roll with for the reasons AP suggested.

However, I'd much rather see a Jayden Nikorima, Kodi Nikorima or Jordan Kahu at the back than a Ash Taylor, Zach Strasser, Darren Nicholls or Jayden Nikorima at five eighth.

 

[Porthoz]

Yes he has...

Not when he was recruited.

 

[Alec]

When Bennett said Boyd was going to be fullback, I doubt Milford would have said he wanted to be there too.

 

[Anonymous person]

Yes he has...

So you've got the source handy?

He hasn't. He has said that he'll play wherever Bennett wants him to.

If Milford is so good at fullback, why have the Raiders been unable to make the finals with him there? BECAUSE as good as he has been, his five eighth has been absolutely terrible in both years, that's why.

The five eighth role is no joke. You can't just shrug your shoulders at it and say we can throw whoever and that this emerging superstar will be able to cover it because that will only end in tears.

Because canberra have a shit team apart from milford and papalli (even though he was mostly shit too this year). When the raiders won this year it was because of Milford pretty much just winning it by himself. He was like their Hayne, only with a worse supporting cast.

We won with Perry at 7. The Dragons had Hornby. You only need 1 dominant and good half. the other can be a nuffy.

 

[Big Pete]

We won with Perry at 7. The Dragons had Hornby. You only need 1 dominant and good half. the other can be a nuffy.

Both experienced defensive players.

Not young kids with questionable track records with injury.

If Milford was so good that we wouldn't have to sweat it, he'd have a better track record of 0 finals appearances.

 

[Alec]

Pete, weren't you defending Hoffman at 5/8th for half a year.

 

[Big Pete]

Your point?

And no, you've got that wrong.

 

[Porthoz]

If Milford was so good that we wouldn't have to sweat it, he'd have a better track record of 0 finals appearances.

Oh come on BP, you don't actually believe that, do you?

Milford has played a full season and a bit at the basket case of the comp. Not even Locky would save them!

 

[Big Pete]

That's the point Porthoz.

I don't think there's a player in the history of the game that is so good that he allows anybody to just shrug their shoulders at the #6 position without paying much thought to it and you could just throw any junior into the position.

Look at Melbourne, arguably the best 1-7-9 combination in the history of this fine sport yet struggled because of who they had playing at five eighth.

 

[Anonymous person]

So it's just because they were solid defensively? So couldn't we just chuck Jack Reed in 5/8th then? You'd be ok with that?

 

[I bleed Maroon]

Milford was a sensational player while playing behind the worst team in the code by a fair margin. Put him in the 1 behind our team instead and imagine what he could do

 

[GCBRONCO]

We Won a premiership with Perry with the future immortal superior forward pack superior dummy half And a Hodges at fullback who would shit on our current one not the old Datsun model. Don't get me wrong Milford at fullback is certainly an option but we still need a strong halves combo and I'm open to a rookie option but if we do so we back them all the way.

 

[Super Freak]

But if he kills it at fullback, why move him? He doesn't have​ to play 5/8th. He has never come out saying he wants to be or sees himself as a five-eighth.

He would love to play in the halves...

Brisbane bound Anthony Milford eyes halves move in season 2015

 

[Big Pete]

I didn't realise I had to spell it out but on top of being able to hold their won they could organise the team and pitch in.

Look at how well Lockyer played with Perry compared to Seymour - it was night and day.

We never got much of a chance to see how Soward could play with either Head or Henry and we didn't have to because Hornby did his job really well.

 

[Anonymous person]

Brisbane bound Anthony Milford eyes halves move in season 2015

And his exact quotes:

"At the moment I'm liking fullback, but probably further down the track I'd like to end up in the halves," Milford told the Courier Mail."I like it at the back and it's kind of saving my body instead of being in the front line.
"Especially being a half the halves always get targeted a lot so I guess further on as I get bigger I'd love to go there."

certainly doesn't sound like he meant "next season", does it?

 

[Super Freak]

Sure sounds like a bloke that doesn't want to play in the halves...

I also believe he was on the news saying he wants to play in the halves. He is happy to play wherever Bennett wants him to play, but he sees himself playing in the halves..

 

[winslow_wong]

You have got to be kidding me. Wayne Bennett must feel like an idiot now. This is karma 101. Hoffman and barba must be having a laugh now.

Players backflip on deals all the time, can we somehow get barba back lol. We're still paying him aren't we?

 

[vertigo]

We are still better off with Barba & Hoffman gone, neither delivered what we needed yet people want them back? short memories.

Milford will stay at 5/8 and like Pete said, we still have good options for fullback until Boyd returns.

The sky is not falling ffs.