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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3124293, member: 1899"] It goes to show how little Mary rates Dufty. Hunt suffered a knock early in that second half which could have easily been used as an excuse to make a change, but they go with Dufty who was a key ingredient behind their 2018 surge. He was the one back who possessed that bit of danger for them, somebody who could convert half-breaks into points. He wasn't Tom Trbojevic or James Tedesco, but in their squad he was a real strike weapon you could base your attacking plays around. The Dragons didn't play towards him on Saturday. When they weren't just playing for a kick, they were largely just playing towards Frizell who tried his heart out, but was well and truly covered by the Warriors. We rarely saw any inside passes or short kicks behind the line with Dufty chasing. Usually when Dufty saw any ball, it was on a spread with the defence on the front foot, a waste of his speed and acceleration. Regardless, at least a change was made. I was worried Mary was just going to shift a few players around on the bench and call it a day. This line-up should suit what they were going for against the Warriors with three playmakers around to give them some better end of sets options. I feel like Norman is wasted at fullback and should just be a roaming five eighth regardless since that structure worked so well for the Dragons with Hunt-Widdop prior but I guess this is Mary's way to inject fresh blood into the 17. They're going to have to work for it against the Bulldogs. Foran is a big inclusion and if he can hit the ground running, he should provide them with the direction they've been sorely lacking in their opening two games. [/QUOTE]

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