I wouldn’t be surprised to see James Roberts given a crack at fullback in the trials
* He debuted as a fullback in first grade at Souths before they moved Inglis there
* Doueihi mentioned on the podcast that he wasn’t happy with his own performance at fullback especially in relation to speed (I assume this feedback came from the coaching staff)
* They recruited Roberts to address the issue of speed
If this was successful we’d probably see Mbye used as a bench utility until Simpkin is ready (I assume coaches want Simpkin to get some reserve grade games under his belt first) and also as back up fullback if Roberts is injured/suspended/on personal leave.
Then Talau and Momo could fight it out for the centre position, with the unsuccessful candidate used as a back up centre/winger.
Thoughts?
Given the 12months JTJ has had, in his own words, he will need to time rebuild some fitness, confidence and some form.
Fullback is not the place to do this, centre would be.