Is Micky Mac too physical a booker for your liking jim or is it that he is not a clever or fast enough player at scooting from dummy half.
With Mac and George both fit I think you would be pushed find a much better hooker pair...
PM your query re-MM gave me pause to consider: It's a difficult question to give an in depth answer.I can't give you a quantative responce ala CP(analytical)or Markill(statistical) simply put my reply is qualitative relying on my intuition borne from my experience ofRL I will use your examplesviz clever,speed,physicality.
At the outset I will say I have not seen anything in his style of play that has made me sit up and'take note' apart from his excessive physicality.In connection with 'speed' Colin Clarke,made me sit up and 'take note'.I was drawn to notice his speed particularly in broken play. Re 'clever' particularly in distribution,Martin Dermott(?) compelled me to 'take note' of this aspect of his gameJames Roby and his mentor Cunningham are called to mind in relation to'scoot forward'
I don't have a matrix of plays/moves that I expect to tick off in assesing a player. I asses a player on his ability to make me sit up and take note when compelled to do or am drawn to do so by aspects of their play that instantiate those aspects
On seeing George Williams play I was immediatly drawn to his ability enough for me to believe he would make a fine Dummy half
I am not saying MM is a poor player only that his ability
has not impressed me enough to take note saving for his over excessive physicality. Hope I have helped to show where I'm coming from. Cheers
