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Message: [QUOTE="bazza, post: 2554107, member: 8440"] Fair point mate, I do respect your opinion, as well as everyone else's, but in this instance, I have to disagree with some things. In my opinion, why wouldn't you touch a combination that may have worked last year if there may be potentially better options available for this year? Why would you stick to that option if the there are better possible options, that will benefit the team better? If its going mean a stronger team, why not change it? The reason that combination was formed, was out of desperation to play like every other team in the NRL, with the block play and a ball playing fullback... that didn't exactly work out. Combinations always get broken through injury and the form of other contenders for that position. Wouldn't you touch that combination if one of the players was in poor form? or would you stick with it because it worked last year? Wouldn't you change that combination if there were other players in better form? No player is guaranteed a spot anyway, despite last years efforts, otherwise there'd be no point for depth. No one can push for a spot in that case, because the combination worked last year... What if our halves this year form a working combination - would you break it in 2015 for Milford...? I'm guessing you wouldn't break it - even if the inclusion of Milford may potentially be better for the team... In regards to Copley, as I've mentioned above, he may not be physically conditioned for a full time position at centre when he hasn't played in over a year. He has come off a pretty long injury lay off. It would be more logical to play him through the QCup for overall match fitness and confidence in his injuries, rather than throw him in the deep end. If he finds his feet again, and his form warrants selection, by all means include him in the squad. Likewise with Kahu, his la[COLOR=#000000]ck of: experience, overall game time (NRL and QCup) and match fitness in addition with his injuries in the past would better suit him on the wing to start off with. He still has to be eased in to first grade and hence shouldn't be given the full-time role of centre or even five-eighth yet. That is one of the reasons I prefer Strasser at five-eighth.[/COLOR] I don't understand why everyone is so negative and pre-determined as to where Hoffman should play. He is one of our most dangerous players, in addition with Barba and Hodges. Why wouldn't you want to get the ball in his hands as much as possible? Why hide him away and isolate him on the wing? He can still very much finish a try from the centre position, while Kahu is a solid finisher as well from the wing. Hoffman doesn't get many touches in good field position when on the wing. His possessions are just short runs in limited space towards the try line. Thats not enough involvement for a player that looks the most likely to break the line with the ball in his hand. He played two games at centre and was looking slick with the extra space. How can anyone say he is not adequate enough when Copley and Kahu have played limited first grade, let alone as a centre. When playing centre, he has more ability to showcase his strong running game, and with his footwork, he can beat his opponent, which means more linebreaks and scoring opportunities [/QUOTE]

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