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Message: [QUOTE="Organix, post: 2477422, member: 8187"] [b]Re: The big Dugan discussion[/b] Hoffman might not step but he bends lines and runs straight and hard. He was almost playing like a centre last week and the week before. Defensively he is also good plus adds some catching ability for bombs a little in field. Plus he played superbly at centre for the dolphins when he got dropped (but that is a class thing I suppose). Relying on one player to make something happen is a little foolhardy when they are as prone to injury as Hodges and Dugan but I do concede that point. However, it only takes a few good plays for people to see they are capable of that. Jarryd Hayne is a good example of a guy that is capable but does that warrant his piss poor slack attitude when he doesn't feel like playing. For me that is BS I would prefer seeing someone bust a gut every week than not knowing if he will be there or not (re Bulldogs vs Eels rd 2 2013). Attacking flair I will grant you but this could be partly attributed to the player being swapped all the time. Hoffman clearly wasn't in the right place or didn't offer anything at fullback last season. Hoffman has played two games, give a bloke some time to get adjusted to the position and learn to read the game from that position. I just don't think saying we lack strike power is a fair assessment. I feel like it is there and that a number are capable. Ultimately I just feel that a purchase of yet another back line player regardless is bothersome to me. I think they would need to get rid of a few signings first. What we really need is a strike forward. A Watmough or a Merrin or a Matt Scott. We haven't invested enough in this area and we have too many backs IMO. [/QUOTE]

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