I still think the long term position for Doueihi is 6. However, if the current halves keep performing there is no need to break that up this year especially with Doueihi likely to come back slowly.
Depending on injuries Doueihi could fill in at fullback or the halves or even 13.
Can't remember who said it, it was Sterlo or Gould or some footy brain. The best Centers are those that were 5/8 as a kid.
Why?
As they understood that playmaker role. They knew a few tricks for getting the ball over the line and for creating opportunities out wide.
Jamie Lyon typifies this. A guy who was always half Center/half 5/8. At center though he could create opportunites and make things happen.
Doueihi - is damn hard to spell. It's not me is it, the valves and constants and other english garbage stuff my typing. Cmon we call other players letters and stuff why hasn't Doueihi had a nickname yet!!!
Anyway the D man is an athlete. he has grit and he has some playmaking ability. Hence make him Center!
Sheens, in what was a massive blunder hired Braith Anasta as a third playmaker on the field. Why? Benji and Farrah would get locked down by the opposition teams. Greg Ingles was most deadly when he was forgotten in Origin.
D man to me is someone we want as "third playmaker". I am seeing Daine Laurie fitting our Bench/xfactor role if not long term fullback, sadly also seeing Oliver Gildart fit that role as well. ... Both are defensive liabilities and both have talent we can exploit.
Adam "D man" Doueini, is someone who can play 80 minutes, one of 3 tigers who can defend and offer a hell of a lot of value to our team. Put him at Center and get that defensive combination going with a little attacking flare.
