I hope we're looking very closely at Francis de Vries. ex-Pro playing in NZ after an injury, versatile enough to be either a left footed CB to replace Laws and/or young domestic LB to compete with Sutton & a known quantity due to his AWs performances.
That said, I've not seen anything about how he's getting on for Eastern Suburbs.
That said, I've not seen anything about how he's getting on for Eastern Suburbs.
Someone in the All Whites thread said DeVries is the best crosser of the ball in the All Whites camp. I haven't sent enough of him to know if that is true but if so that skill could work well with Zawada.
Just thinking about it, we had quite a few great dead ball players in the squad last year. Lewis (arguably our best Kiwi ever in that regard?) and Ugarkovic had quality, Sutton and Payne are both adept, Kraev too.
de Vries wouldn't hurt this year. Conchie did some great things in the U20s too, looking forward to him presumably becoming a regular this season.
Big change from McGlinchey drilling his corners into the first man every time