OMG… Kid's strugglin'.
Wish him a speedy recovery,
Hope to see him back on the field (Imo, not in the #7 as Lui has that on lock) as soon as poss.
Shocking news.
after one good game he has it locked in? really?
hello! Moltz smashes him in terms of line breaks and try assists, not to mention his fantastic support play even from halfback.
Lui is a passenger compared to molt7
A passenger? A tad harsh. Molzten has barely played any footy in the last twelve months, let alone played halfback, yet you want to roll out the red carpet for him to take the position over Lui? He has just as much to prove as Lui does, if not more.
Let us be a little more objective here…
Moltzen 'smashes' Lui in terms of linebreaks because as you mentioned, he is a support player. Lui is not a support player - so I would expect to see Molzten make more linebreaks.
As for try assists - Molzten has twice as many try assists - not surprising considering he has played twice as many games as Lui. Let us not forget that Lui did not seem to have much freedom in the first half of the year, merely playing second string to what Farah and Marshall wanted to do, this did not give him much of an opportunity. The back half of the year Lui had developed confidence, was taking more control and was finally showing what he is capable of.
To be completely honest, I can never remember being 'wowed' by a game Molzten played in the halves. The only impressive things he seemed to be doing was making linebreaks, off believe it or, support play. Now I want my halfback to do more than that. I want organisation, I want vision, I want people being put in holes - can you honestly say Molzten has proven to be better than Lui at these things? As if.
Some of the plays Lui was developing with Ellis in 2010 for instance was class.
Lui's kicking game is far superior, hopefully he will get to demonstrate this in 2011 with Marshall letting Lui kick the ball more, especially from inside our own half.
One good game from Lui? You have got to be kidding. He spent most of the year in the 7, and steadily developed as the year progressed. He played many good games, especially in the finals series. I love a halfback that can handle the pressure!
I believe Lui is fully entitled to first stab at the number 7, regardless of whether Molzten is injured or not. He has shown more promise than Molzten has in that particular position. Molzten can make his linebreaks from support play from any other position on the field.
Moltzen is no doubt a class player - but I don't see him as our number 7.
