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<blockquote data-quote="Pieter Steph du Teague" data-source="post: 1003730" data-attributes="member: 72520"><p>Personally I think it makes far more sense for the 15 to be an extra playmaker than a 12. Purely because of where they're positioned in a back line, a 12 is always going to be a major carrier in a team whether they're suited to it or not as when a 10's under pressure they need to be able to use the 12 as a way of gaining some front foot ball. Nonu's probably the only recent player who was able to act superbly as both a playmaker and a crash ball. Plus, if your 12 has carried and is at the bottom of a ruck (which they do much more often than the 15) then he isn't available to act as a 2nd playmaker. A fullback doesn't have that kind of carrying responsibility so is free to act as a playmaker more often.</p><p></p><p>Plus, as defences have improved the age of a 15 being able to catch the ball at the back and tear through a defensive line is over. They need to have the playmaking ability to utilise both of their wingers in a counterattack. A Watson-type 15 just doesn't have that weapon in their arsenal.</p><p></p><p>I disagree on 15 being the new 'failed' 10 though. It's just a different skill set. Someone like Malins for example could function perfectly well as a 10 and has shown to have the playmaking ability to fill that role but due to his individual attacking prowess and pace is just more suited to playing in the back field.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pieter Steph du Teague, post: 1003730, member: 72520"] Personally I think it makes far more sense for the 15 to be an extra playmaker than a 12. Purely because of where they’re positioned in a back line, a 12 is always going to be a major carrier in a team whether they’re suited to it or not as when a 10’s under pressure they need to be able to use the 12 as a way of gaining some front foot ball. Nonu’s probably the only recent player who was able to act superbly as both a playmaker and a crash ball. Plus, if your 12 has carried and is at the bottom of a ruck (which they do much more often than the 15) then he isn’t available to act as a 2nd playmaker. A fullback doesn’t have that kind of carrying responsibility so is free to act as a playmaker more often. Plus, as defences have improved the age of a 15 being able to catch the ball at the back and tear through a defensive line is over. They need to have the playmaking ability to utilise both of their wingers in a counterattack. A Watson-type 15 just doesn’t have that weapon in their arsenal. I disagree on 15 being the new ‘failed’ 10 though. It’s just a different skill set. Someone like Malins for example could function perfectly well as a 10 and has shown to have the playmaking ability to fill that role but due to his individual attacking prowess and pace is just more suited to playing in the back field. [/QUOTE]
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