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Maroon4life
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This may sound very far fetched and silly and probably is but what about trying to get Walsh into a halfback role? He has shown he can play with lots of confidence, good ball playing ability, good kicking, fast on his feet. Might be an interesting proposition to give him a go and really give him time under a good coach to learn how to play half. Nicho Hynes seems to have adapted to the role well with time. I also think Matt Burton has really shined going into 5/8 with time.
Two glaring issues with that.
Right now Walsh's greatest attribute is his speed which is best utilized in space, put him in the halfback role and he loses that. His decision making and inexperience is also far less punishing on us as a team from the fullback role. In a few years when he's 150+ games in and lost a little speed the transition may come organically.
Getting Moses would be a miracle play but we'd be getting him at the best possible point in his career and the team is ready for a halfback like him.
Failing that If we cant get Walker to come back then we're left holding the bag. Sexton, Mam, Rogers, Madden, debuting Black are all stop gaps until a real option presents itself and each season that passes is all in waiting.