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Message: [QUOTE="the_next, post: 3382292, member: 9614"] 9 is probably our biggest problem, obviously along with 1 however Tesi showed very good glimpse last night and was something that he could build on. Turpin is a tackling machine. Whether KW has directed him to forget attack and just defend, I'm not sure. Now that we have a smart/genuine 7, those directions wouldn't make much sense as it is probably the number one priority to get our halves good, quick ball. Both of which seem to be lacking imo. Whilst we were all calling for Paix to take the reigns at 9, I've been pretty disappointed with what he has brought. He hasn't brought much more attack then Turpin and certainly isn't as solid in D. He got ran over last night for a penrith try. One thing Turpin deserves credit for is his defence and tackling technique. I think its time for KW to start moving things in the spine. I'd be putting Billy in at 9, with Turpin at 14. Gamble at 6 to partner Reyno and Herbie at 1, at least until Tesi comes back. Im not sure if Pereira could play 1? He might be a good option also. In the offseason there is no doubt that this club HAS to go looking for a 9 externally. If there become none available, look at England. For mine it is our biggest issue and I cannot believe that we have let it get this far. Surely the coaching staff on game day or reviews can see what every fan can see. The 8 is slipping away and if we all cast our minds back about 8 weeks all the talk out of the Broncos from the heirachy was "anything but a top 8 is a failure." I recall Ikin, Walters and Reyno all stating this. Time to do something about it, before we lose grip of the 8 completely. [/QUOTE]

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