cpwigan wrote:I was gutted when Taylor went pear shaped as I think he has international potential BUT
Taulima Tautai and Larne Patrick IMO will make our team even better and possibly be two of our best bit of business in recent seasons.
In what way do you think they will make the team better than the one if Taylor was playing instead of either of them?
I liked Taylor for his balance albeit he sometimes seemed to lack the ability to go for very prolonged periods whereas both Tautai and Patrick seem to have ' great engines' which for me means they will be better defensively and at least as good in attack if not better. The fact both are prepared to cut back against the grain presents an alternative threat to 2nd man lateral shifts which means defences will be less free to simply shift players wide waiting for the 2nd man lateral play.
cpwigan wrote:I was gutted when Taylor went pear shaped as I think he has international potential BUT
Taulima Tautai and Larne Patrick IMO will make our team even better and possibly be two of our best bit of business in recent seasons.
In what way do you think they will make the team better than the one if Taylor was playing instead of either of them?
I liked Taylor for his balance albeit he sometimes seemed to lack the ability to go for very prolonged periods whereas both Tautai and Patrick seem to have ' great engines' which for me means they will be better defensively and at least as good in attack if not better. The fact both are prepared to cut back against the grain presents an alternative threat to 2nd man lateral shifts which means defences will be less free to simply shift players wide waiting for the 2nd man lateral play.
I think Tautai and Patrick suit the Wane ball game (as you put it) better.