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<blockquote data-quote="Pieter Steph du Teague" data-source="post: 1109315" data-attributes="member: 72520"><p>I think we're far too picky and impatient with developing 12s.</p><p></p><p>Most of this can be said of literally any centre on the planet. In offence, of course Slade and Lawrence both look better at 13 than at 12; they have more space to work with and more time on the ball, and so we immediately label them as being 13s. Andre Esterhuizen would look better in attack if he was at 13 with more space and more time on the ball, but that doesn't make him a 13. Someone has to do the gritty, hard work at 12 and I think we're far too fast at disregarding a player's ability in that position just because they aren't immediately as successful there as they are in what is an objectively easier position to attack from.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pieter Steph du Teague, post: 1109315, member: 72520"] I think we’re far too picky and impatient with developing 12s. Most of this can be said of literally any centre on the planet. In offence, of course Slade and Lawrence both look better at 13 than at 12; they have more space to work with and more time on the ball, and so we immediately label them as being 13s. Andre Esterhuizen would look better in attack if he was at 13 with more space and more time on the ball, but that doesn’t make him a 13. Someone has to do the gritty, hard work at 12 and I think we’re far too fast at disregarding a player’s ability in that position just because they aren’t immediately as successful there as they are in what is an objectively easier position to attack from. [/QUOTE]
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