Yes, often Heighno does fall into the trap of running into the markers and making little metres. For some reason he has a tendency to do this, but i think he sticks to it because if he beats the first man, theres plenty of metres to be made in that area and he's shown us this many times. It can be frustrating when the marker does nail him, but overall, Heighno's work is good.
Some will remember i was his harshest critic a few years ago, i wanted him gone from the club and thought he was a myth of a player. But im now really dissapointed to lose him. Sheens is saying he wants a more dominant pack and will move Ellis to lock. But this seems a strange move considering he let 2 front rowers go and has replaced them with unproven kids, i would have thought keeping the experience of Heighno would be a great asset. Heighno is effective in a pack that is often dominated, imagine how effective he would be with a pack that actually wins the battle? His footwork has come back and i can see him making many breaks behind a new look stronger pack.
11.Blair, 12.Ellis, 13.Heighnigton looks a lot more effective than…...11.Blair, 12.Dwyer,13.Ellis.
