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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3600228, member: 9853"] Nothing wrong with your selections, but this isn't a balanced bench - which you already know and I'm sure it pains you. You know you have to find us an edge and someone to cover the backs. Two rookie props, a middle whose recent form has been questionable, and a pure hooker isn't ideal. The only name I have is Patston, but no one from the club seems to be talking about him. And then there's TPJ, whose card is so wild, I'd rather look the other way for now. I am reasonably confident Piakura can shift to centre (at a pinch) but someone still has to move to the edge. On 14, I would have Billy there. Not because he beats Smoothy at dummy half, but because he's potentially more versatile. I've been mulling this transition. And I think it's not a trivial choice to dump one of our Grand Final hookers, especially the one in better form. I see I'm no longer alone in seeing a widening gap between Smoothy and Walters at dummy half. In my opinion, Billy has only been good for a 20-25 burst in the first half. He was excellent in the finals, but less so since the first half of the GF. More recently, the team clearly lifts when Smoothy is injected, which begs the question whether 20-25 minutes is enough from this role. Based on this, before I would consider elevating Mozer - which is inevitable - I would be switching Tyson and Billy, and bringing Billy on for the last 20. My preference, right now, based on recent form, would be to start Tyson and bench Blake. But I think if Billy can prove himself to be a handful from the bench, who can also cover an injured half, he could earn his place as a utility. So I'm not arguing with your selection of Billy, but I would have him earn it a different way. [/QUOTE]

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