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Message: [QUOTE="The Brizz, post: 2201982, member: 1817"] I agree with a lot of the sentiment here about Thurston not being a true halfback but there aren't many left, Prince relies on drifting sideways and then using the show and go just as much as Thurston and they have similar kicking games. Smith does a lot of organizing just like many of the better hookers in the game now. The modern game has evolved and we see 9's play like a 7-9 and both halves play as 6-7 either side, both taking the sides attacking options whilst the hooker does the organizing. Smith, Ennis, Farah, Friend, Payne, De Gois to name a few all do this for there halfbacks to varying degrees and relieve varying amounts of organizational pressure off the halves. On Thurston, he has to be the QLD 7 end of story. We don't need a "halfback" nor would we get much more of one with Prince there, sure he plays more structured but that is rendered near useless with Lockyer and Smith there. I believe Origin is about moments and players who can create/complete/steal/punish in those moments are who you want especially if you have a hooker who will have the pack running in the right direction, Thurston lives in the crucial moments and to this point in his career seems to go better in big games when big plays are needed. The QLD Backline has to be the Australian backline and it would be an insult if it was anything but it. [/QUOTE]

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