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Message: [QUOTE="Clintos, post: 2270330, member: 2003"] Why would you even suggest that? McCullough is coming along very nicely, and with experience he could be one of the best hookers in the game. Why on earth would we want to move a halfback, who I'm assuming has never played the position before, to hooker just to accommodate someone we haven't really seen play? Sure, if form warrants Smith's selection then by all means, put him in the team, but we shouldn't be moving other people around to do so. If Smith makes the team it will be from the bench. I'd say he would play a roaming dummy half role and could be used to give McCullough a rest. I recall last year Henjak expressing concerns about McCullough's workload, so perhaps 50 minutes a week of McCullough, then 30 minutes of Smith will be beneficial on two fronts; 1. It would enable McCullough to keep fresh since he is still adjusting to the defensive levels of the NRL, and 2. If Smith's form warrants selection then it would be in the Broncos' best interests to play him. It would be stupid to just leave him to carve up QLD cup when we could be utilising his play making abilities. FWIW - I don't believe that it would be wasting a bench spot at all. We have a number of forwards that are capable of big minutes, and if it means we get an extra injection on creativity around the ruck, then I'm all for it. Of course all this is assuming Tim Smith is showing good form in the QLD Cup. I don't think he should be in the team come round 1. [/QUOTE]

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