One thing is very clear. We need to play with a traditional 7 first receiver structure. This idea that we can play multiple 6s has never worked and it’s no surprise that over the last decade we have looked best with Jackson Hastings and Jock Madden (two average players at best) in that role. Can Latu play that role? I hope so but it’s clear that Douhie isn’t that guy. It has to be Latu/madden 7 and backup and then however is the best 6. If that’s Douhie to start and Javon to finish the season thats fine, if it’s avarotti that’s cool too but we Ned to commit to this structure
I agree with everything you have said here except the bit about Jackson Hastings. Jackson Hastings was and is a fraud. he is not a traditional halfback, he is not an "organising" halfback, he is simply a fraud.
We didn't "look best" with him at 7. He had 11 games at 7 for us and won 3 of them for a 27% success rate.
Some fans bang on about Hastings that we "looked best" or he is an "organiser" or "traditional" 7 because he points well. Not even joking that was his con artistry and his fraud. He just constantly yells and points aimlessly and fans swoon at his "organising". Total fraud that has been worked out by seven clubs now.
don’t get me wrong, I didn’t like Hastings but I think he did play more of a traditional first receiver and he pushed brooks to 6 which was his natural position. We only won 4 games in 2022 so we had a terrible season all round inclusive of sacking of Madge and the club putting kimmorley into coach to get smashed.
the key question for me is do we think Latu has the personality for first receiver or do we need to go out and try and find one because it’s been clear since Robert Lui that we have lacked a 7.