I disagree, Anasta has been training to be a backrower the ENTIRE offseason. It's extremely hard to just shift continually and there will be a degredation of performance, not knowing plays is a big one and generally being built for the back row. To contrast, miller is BUILT like a half back and has trained with benji and robbie in the offseason. I'd say we should keep anasta at 11 and keep miller there a bit longer. If he strikes out after 2-3rounds bring in Brooks. Cause, miller KNOWS that he screwed up, he knows he was quiet he said it in the interview. So, Potter will probably help him out and he will help himself out and hopefully have some more dominance in later rounds.
I'll also chuck in a big speech I made about this in another thread:
"I don't think the plan was EVER to bring in braith and miller and divide up the kicks evenly, 1/4 to benji, 1/4 to braith, 1/4 to anasta, 1/4 to miller. It was so that it takes SOME pressure off of benji and robbie. Obviously, miller needs to step his game up a bit and get a BIT more ball but i don't think anyone in the team or potter wants him to take complete control of kicking. It also takes pressure of people when playmakers are injured. Just look at what happened without farah last year, benji playing half, organising everything, kicking EVERYTHING while captain (i think). That's too much for him, he needs someone to give him some breathing space and that's exactly what miller and braith are there to do.
Brooks could quite possible be a lot better than miller, and i think he will be. But, potter has chosen miller for the time being to take that pressure of benji and robbie and just play consistently good. not amaazzinggg. Like robert lui, i looked up his price on dreamteam and he was 125k, same as miller despite playing some 40-50 nrl games. Lui wasn't bloody kicking half the kicks and setting up tries left right and centre, he just played consistently and helped partner benji really well.
So, give miller 4-5 weeks. See what happens, if he is AS quiet as on saturday or takes up a larger presence but starts making big errors. brooks in miller out, but if he plays a reasonable game week in week out, no worries! Brooksie is 18, his time will come."
I'll also chuck in a big speech I made about this in another thread:
"I don't think the plan was EVER to bring in braith and miller and divide up the kicks evenly, 1/4 to benji, 1/4 to braith, 1/4 to anasta, 1/4 to miller. It was so that it takes SOME pressure off of benji and robbie. Obviously, miller needs to step his game up a bit and get a BIT more ball but i don't think anyone in the team or potter wants him to take complete control of kicking. It also takes pressure of people when playmakers are injured. Just look at what happened without farah last year, benji playing half, organising everything, kicking EVERYTHING while captain (i think). That's too much for him, he needs someone to give him some breathing space and that's exactly what miller and braith are there to do.
Brooks could quite possible be a lot better than miller, and i think he will be. But, potter has chosen miller for the time being to take that pressure of benji and robbie and just play consistently good. not amaazzinggg. Like robert lui, i looked up his price on dreamteam and he was 125k, same as miller despite playing some 40-50 nrl games. Lui wasn't bloody kicking half the kicks and setting up tries left right and centre, he just played consistently and helped partner benji really well.
So, give miller 4-5 weeks. See what happens, if he is AS quiet as on saturday or takes up a larger presence but starts making big errors. brooks in miller out, but if he plays a reasonable game week in week out, no worries! Brooksie is 18, his time will come."
