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Message: [QUOTE="subsbligh, post: 2460005, member: 1950"] A couple of points: 1. Hodges effort's in the final ten minutes of a finals game we had already lost comfortably is not a true test of his ability as a full time fullback 2. 2006 - 7 years ago, the game has moved on and Hodges has slowed dramatically. That said, it's not a completely stupid idea. Returning the ball, a good fullback can rotate the work through himself and his two wingers - KHunt used to do it well, as does Billy Slater. Under the high ball, IMO the ability of your wingers under the high ball is a more important consideration than your fullbacks. Not often you see an attacking kick aimed at the fullback with the point of a one on one contest. I've always been a fan of the old montage of getting your best 17 on the park and let positions sort themselves out. I think Copley and Maranta deserve a position based on effort and form in the 3/4 line ahead of Norman and Hoffman, so this backline might work: 1. Hodges 2. Maranta 3. Reed 4. Copley 5. Yow Yeh 6. Wallace 7. Prince [/QUOTE]

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