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Message: [QUOTE="Jason Simmons, post: 2752083, member: 8275"] Our defence is setup the way it is largely because he is in the team... It would be set differently if another player was there instead of him... Was previously, will be again one day. I don't argue he isn't a great defender, but so was Peter Wallace... That doesn't mean you can forgoe other needed capabilities just because you have someone stronger in one area of the game. Are the Cows a less capable defensive unit than us when they have Granville in their side? Of course not. Coaches set up defensive structures based on the way they 'want' to defend and the capabilities of the playing group. If we had Granville instead of McCullough, we would likely have to adjust our style somewhat, but his run metres would ease the defensive load (and field position) issues we have, so that may offset his missed tackle count. On top of which he is far less experienced than McCullough, yet already easily surpasses him in run metres and attacking football. As an example of this the 'unbalanced' side of McCullough's game is why we are unlikely to ever see much of him in Origin. He just isn't good enough 'all round' to be considered one of the top hookers in the game and thus the only way he will ever likely play much if any origin is through some significant injury crisis. He is important to us right now. The last few weeks have shown that clearly but he is hardly the only option we can ever have... [/QUOTE]

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