I believe before Adam is devalued and derided it might be a good idea for people to allow him some game time before writing him off
I'm not devaluing or writing him off. What I'm saying is we signed him as a fullback (on fullback money) and he was poor. Now we have to 'find' a position for him. My personal opinion is he doesn't have the build/speed/skill set to be a good 6 so that leaves centre, forwards or utility. If he was a natural 6 we wouldn't be having this discussion.
If he plays 6 and goes well I'm happy for him to play there - I just don't see it happening unless he significantly changes his style. He may have moments, but we need a Munster type player who's a whole game, every game star. He wasn't the most mobile player to start with and he'll be less so now I suspect.
Fair play VOR,I wasn’t directly referring to you,but to those who want him out the door before he’s even laced on a boot.It just seems there is a chorus of detractors.I take your point re his fullback play where he was positionally unsound.I’ve maintained he tends to hold the ball and overplays his hand,and his lateral defence has been a bit shaky at times.He can sort that out.You’re right,he ain’t no quicksilver Munster,quite the opposite,but he does possess skill,size and passion,goes right into the line and breaks it consistently.I’m not expecting instant miracles coming back from the ACL but would be nice to see him unlock Daine or the Jet and let the ball do the talking.
.I take your point re his fullback play where he was positionally unsound.I’ve maintained he tends to hold the ball and overplays his hand,and his lateral defence has been a bit shaky at times.He can sort that out.You’re right,he ain’t no quicksilver Munster,quite the opposite,but he does possess skill,size and passion,goes right into the line and breaks it consistently.I’m not expecting instant miracles coming back from the ACL but would be nice to see him unlock Daine or the Jet and let the ball do the talking.
This is a very fair and accurate assessment and pretty much aligns with my position.
I genuinely hope we can find a spot where he shines but in my eyes it's going to be 3, 4 or 14 ( although he's not a 'spark the attack' style of 14, more a 'cover every position' type.)
I see him as a Gene Miles, Jack Wighton, Talakia sort of centre - not overly fast but runs hard and can break the line. Realistically Naden is going to be the 'speed' in the centres so having a tall, bullocking runner works for me.
Totaaly agree VoR love his running game ....love his spirals ...love his passion for the club ...but think his best position is centre and we can't be paying 700-800 k for a centre who isn't at Turbo or Manu levels
I had a look at our performances last year when AD played. When he was:
at 6, we won two, lost 6 and averaged 18.25 points
at centre we won two, lost two and averaged 30.5 points
He could become a 6 with a lot of work, but I feel he's a centre right now.
