Yesterday Austin again showed just how valuable a player he is, and once again one of his better games was when he was not playing in the halves. For mine, his running game in space, coupled with the creativity of Moses should put to bed the debate over who should be our six, as Mitchell is that player.
Blake has had a good and consistent season for us, with his better performances, and generally that of the team, being when he was either playing at the back, in the nine, or off the bench. He may see himself as a six, and goes okay there, but regardless of the individual effort or statistics, we were much better as a team when Anasta wore the jersey. Unless one is wearing blinkers, a quick look back at our season will confirm the above.
Austin has shown his true value is as a top class utility and will be a regular in the side somewhere, probably also seeing a bit of time in the halves covering for injuries next year. I would like that regular somewhere to be at centre after an off season training there to brush up on the defensive nuances of the position.
