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Message: [QUOTE="Emanon, post: 3393911, member: 13157"] Once upon a time almost a generation ago, being a utility player wasn't something you wanted to be as an NRL player. But that didn't stop them from existing. Guys like Preston Campbell, Craig Wing, Kurt Gidley and Shaun Berrigan were probably some famous examples of what a utility player was back then. Nicho Hynes and Mitch Aubusson do spring to mind as modern examples of a classic utility, but rarely were they started at 9. And without your team facing a major injury crisis, you wouldn't put most current dummy halves at somewhere like fullback. With the rise of salary cap management, squad management and the need to be able to cover for injuries as issues all clubs face throughout a season, what is the utility player who can cover every position in the spine effectively both defensively and offensively for example worth to a modern NRL team? Obviously and realistically you want a superstar specialist as your starter in the spine positions if they are fit and available. But it also isn't the NRL of 20 years ago. Having a superstar player like Latrell Mitchell or Tom Trbojevic getting injured, or your team letting a star halfback leave (like Souths or Newcastle) can de-rail an entire clubs season. So the question I'll end it on is this, could we see the dawn of the superstar all-rounder soon in the NRL from a tactical perspective? [/QUOTE]

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