SlowDownDerek
UTC Legend
Why is the debate so binary? He wasn’t crap. He was poor offensively but it hardly helps that when Fraser switches wings it left a huge gap between fullback and sadly too static king/Wilson. He can pass the ball as the neat corner routine first half showed (but billing shot like an over-excited 14 year old) and similarly fantastic accurate cross field ball second half.
He had a poor season last season so maybe he is over concentrating on defence given his lack of confidence? If so, I would rather have smith left back with Stacey right, especially in a back 3 with wing backs.
I thought he was crap because it was the basics that he was struggling with. Passing and positioning. He looked shot of confidence and his passes, at least in the first half when he was on my side, were rushed and 'hit and hope' type balls. No surprises that half of them went to the opposition.