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Message: [QUOTE="Thelmus, post: 3014429, member: 8988"] The reason i think the ex-players tipping for Boyd to go into the 5/8 position is that they need a leader in the halves rather than dynamic running 5/8 or good kicker. Someone who can access the situation and direct the game accordingly. At this moment (with the exception of the cowboys), neither of our halves seem to have it in them (this is their thinking, not mine) Thrusting a rookie player into that role is asking for a disaster. A kicking half: sure. A leader to direct the team around the park that is under 20 and barely playing 1st grade: is a recipe for disaster. Bringing in Boyd into the halves also lets your captain lead in most facets of play as he would be in the centre of most of them. He is in a position to stamp on a problem almost immediately, rather than 5 tackles down the track, as a fullback would. Boyd obviously isn't the preferred candidate, but the only other real option: bird, failed last year. I would have Bird at lock and Knik if this was the offseason, but it isn't. At this stage, sweeping changes will simply unravel whatever strategies and structures the new coach has brought in. If we are changing halves there are few palatable options, which is the current ones have kept their place. Really, it is up to the coach if even such a change is the answer, but after that loss, one thing is clear: things can't go on as they are. There is something that eats away at the team's focus and as an outsider, I have no idea what it is, but I've seen enough games of football with this club to know it is there. I hope whatever it is, has a solution. [/QUOTE]

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