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Message: [QUOTE="theshed, post: 3473466, member: 2290"] It’s taken a year but I’ve finally figured out why there is such differing opinions on hooker. Smoothy didn’t do anything that would make a highlight reel, he’s a hooker that’s not what they’re meant to do. A good hooker is someone who defends well and puts the ball where his playmakers and forwards need it - which Smoothy seemingly does the best of the 3 options. If you’re watching the hookers waiting for some incredible line break or trick play then you’re missing the point. Go google Cam Smith highlights and tell me how many seconds into it your eyelids get heavy. Walters, and admittedly Paix, breakdown the play by overplaying their hand constantly. Billy almost threw an intercept that was never on, he comes on and tries to create but never really achieves anything except disrupting the set or not giving the ball to the halfback. We have a team stacked to the brim with X factor and have one of the games best organisers at 7 - just give them good service and stay out of the way. This is what Smoothy does best imo. Your spine has Adam Reynolds, Ezra Mam, and Walsh in it, apart from the occasional scoot you shouldn’t be doing anything but creating space for these guys. The last thing we need with the team we have is Billy Walters running on sand to make a half break on the 4th. So I do agree that Billy looks the most creative of the 3 (looks, I actually think Smoothy is quite subtle and has a lot of creativity but that’s a different argument). But I don’t agree that what the team needs is for the first person getting their hands on the ball to be a guy of Walters ability trying to come up with a big play. For what it’s worth, Denan Kemp has fairly strongly suggested Smoothy would be his first pick. [/QUOTE]

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