@steve-o said in [Ken Maumalo signs until 2023\.\.](/post/1388882) said:@tiger5150 said in [Ken Maumalo signs until 2023\.\.](/post/1388532) said:@balmain-boy said in [Ken Maumalo signs until 2023\.\.](/post/1388511) said:@steve-o said in [Ken Maumalo signs until 2023\.\.](/post/1386501) said:Every profile I can find of Kepaoa has him listed as a winger, and that’s where he played most of his games for us. Regardless, this signing dumps him down the 2022 depth chart.
Wingers - Nofo, Maumalo
Centres - Talau, Roberts
He's played all of his juniors as a centre or fullback. Only played a handful of games on the wing in his life before he joined us...
That's why people call him a centre. We had opening on the wing, that's why he played there.
Its pretty standard for coaches to bring younger centres or fullbacks through on the wing to get used to NRL level before pushing them in.
Yep at this point I’ve had half a dozen people explain to me in this thread that he’s a centre not a winger. I didn’t realise, as he was listed as a winger in the player profiles I could find, played wing for the Junior kiwis, and had the no.2 on his back for most of his 2019 highlights video (though he did appear to be playing at fullback for a lot of it).
Regardless of all this, I’ll take y’alls’ word for it that he is a centre. My original point still stands - the signing of Maumalo bumps Kepaoa down the outside backs depth chart for 2022:
2. Nofoaluma
3. JTJ / Talau
4. Doueihi
5. Maumalo
Depth 1 - JTJ / Talau
Depth 2 - Kepaoa
Kepoa over TT all day for me. He's faster, smarter and a better tackler.