Leeds centres tend to defend inside and have to make 15-25 tackles each match. Briscoe is a good defender but not sure how either he or BJB would cope with the vastly different defensive workload.
Briscoe's main strenghs on attack are touchline finishing and powerful dummy-half running for quick play-the-balls. His weakness is his handling. Play him at centre and you lose the strenghs and expose the weakness, which is why, whether or not he filled in for Hull at centre, he's played 99% of his career on the wing.
SmokeyTA wrote:Well i didnt know he was a top quality winger because the club told me, i knew he was a top quality winger because I saw him play there regularly, and thought, “That guy looks like a top quality winger”
When I saw him play centre I thought, “This guy doesn’t look like a top quality centre, he looked far better on the wing.”
I don't recall you seeing him play centre with Leeds, which was exactly the point.
Craigizzard, you make a very good and valid point. I do however dispute the handling bit, Briscoe has very good hands. The point about defending inside though is a correct one.
i didnt need to see him play wing for Leeds to know his quality as a winger, why would i need to see him play centre for leeds to know his quality as a centre?
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thebloodbath wrote:I remember a couple of seasons ago Saints coming over to Headingley quite depleted with most expecting a Leeds win and they royally turned us over.
No game is certain....unless you're playing London.
Especially away to Saints, we've taken some beatings over there over the years.......the words "red" and "hair" spring immediately to mind.
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