ET is probably the best signing we have made in the last 3-4 years imho.
Brilliant defensive player and can do some good things in attack as well.
Doesn't matter what size the stats say - he is what he is and that is an International.
Why you would want to play him at hooker for the first twenty minutes has me gobsmacked. You need someone to knock those big B's down, when they are trying to run down the middle of the ruck. Next year if all goes well - we have Ballin at hooker and he is an 80 minute player as well and as good a defensive player as Farah. I say you would leave ET at lock and let him do his thing. That will leave Sue to fill the last place in our quadastic props (Woods, Grant, Ava and Sue) for 2017 (or earlier if that is the plan). All looking good to me.
Russell u just contradicted yourself or answered your own question by saying "why would u play Taylor at hooker for 20 minutes has me gobsmacked. You need someone to knock those big boys down"….well dont hookers defend in the middle tackling the big boys? Combined with having a rock like Sue start at lock its actually the best formula to knock "those big B's down".
Im not saying its what i would do or we should do. Im saying its a possibility because we know Taylor likes to bring a fresh body on at 9, so i wouldnt be surprised if he takes this tact.
