Tigersmurf
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@Cultured Bogan said:@MacDougall said:Fifita has been far from crap but to compare him to Bell is a tad unfair. Bell has been getting about 18 minutes a game and still has more tackles. If Bell had the same amount of on field minutes I dare say his stats would be comparable.
In saying that I am definitely finding myself wishing we hadn't let him go.
Beat me to it. I'd be interested to see the comparison in minutes played. Bell did get quite a bit of game time when Heighington was out so I'd suspect they'd be on par for minutes played which suggests Bell's workload on the ball has been a tad lacking compared to Fifita.
Nonetheless, Bell is still a good player and should be in prop rotation tightening up the defence in the middle.
It is no surprise that they punched holes through our defensive line whilst Bell was on the bench! Blair and Rhino cannot control the middle. Bell has to start.