TillLindemann
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Staines at fullback and Laurie in the halves has been discussed, not sure if that is a legit option or not. Gus Gould always said Laurie is a 5/8.The jury is out on Staines. The reasons he came to us were, in no particular order; 1. he won't make the cut at Penrith 2. he's cheap 3. he's fast 4. We don't have any real speedsters.
To my mind, he is hanging on to the scrapbook accomplishment of his five tries in one game two years ago. From memory, he was simply required to catch the ball and cross the line in each case. Since then he has looked merely serviceable. He was rumoured to be a star in the juniors but has a lot to prove in first grade. There is no way he should replace Laurie, who, although needing to brush up in some areas, at least showed guts and some attacking flair towards the end of the season.