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Message: [QUOTE="KingWebcke, post: 2543395, member: 8372"] I don't think Stuart went with Minichiello because he didn't want to back down over Hayne. I just don't think he likes Hayne that much as a fullback plus he has always had a weird thing for Minichiello. before he was coach I remember him writing articles in the DT about how Mini should be brought back to Origin ... I think he just likes fullbacks who play that Dugan/Mini style I don't think that is a good answer at all. if you want to criticise a coach for not developing a half then you should have good evidence of it. you could level that criticism at Hook because he did have a decent prospect (Hunt) in the wings but chose to persist with Wallace for years and then chose to recruit Prince instead of blooding Hunt ... you could level that Steve Price because he chose to play a broken down retiree at halfback all year when the Dragons apparently have a few good young halves (Drinkwater and Kyle Stanley?) waiting in line ... you could criticise Furner for that because he took a really promising young halfback (Williams) and dicked him around and never really showed faith in him but if you want to criticise Stuart I think you need to be able to show something similar. I think he just didn't develop any young halves because he never had anyone promising to work on. After all, both the Roosters and Sharks have pretty weak farm systems ... in the last decade those two clubs have really only produced one good half (Pearce) [/QUOTE]

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