McHunt
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I can say that, and I can offer as scant proof that we had the choice between the two and Turpin won out. Everything Macca did was slow and telegraphed. Turpin is faster. But that extra speed has seen him spray some woeful passes, and whether it's due to exertion in defence, he's hit the talent wall, or he's not being directed by his halves, he lacks the vision to direct the team with his service.I havent. He was a tackle bot with no running game and no decent service from fummy half. Exactly what Turpin is doing. There is know way you can say Macca is a dead weight but not Turpin. He's offering nothing Macca doesnt or didnt. Now i'm not a big fan of stats at all, but statistically, Macca and Turpin are scarily similar this year. In fact, Macca is offereing more in terms of running and try assists than Turpin. He's no improvement at all and he's going backwards.
Is anyone telling him what to do? I doubt it. He's playing proxy captain out there in the leadership vacuum around Lexy. He doesn't appear to be up to that role. No one in this team is.
It's plausible Reynolds might be able to take up the slack there, the way Hunt does with Macca, but I agree with you that he's unlikely to be our premiership hooker.