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<blockquote data-quote="Duck a l&amp;#039;Orange" data-source="post: 1212716" data-attributes="member: 72315">Seems logical, but isn&#039;t. We don&#039;t know how bad they&#039;d have been without him on the pitch.I&#039;ve dropped out of touch with rugby in the last five years, honestly. I only really watch England games. BUT that gives me a simplistic lens to view it from. In England games, Marcus Smith makes more moments (breaks, assists, scores) than he breaks (missed tackles, errors, bad choices). More per unit time than any other that I can think of. That is valuable. He&#039;s not always game changing, but he&#039;s good enough that, for now, I&#039;m in favour of having him on the pitch over a mediocre fullback or inside centre.Speaking of mediocre fullbacks, lot of Firbank arse kissing lately (I&#039;m guilty too), but he realistically had fewer good games than Steward. In a more relevant style, yes, but not consistently, I would argue.Beer a l&#039;Orange out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Duck a l'Orange, post: 1212716, member: 72315"] Seems logical, but isn't. We don't know how bad they'd have been without him on the pitch. I've dropped out of touch with rugby in the last five years, honestly. I only really watch England games. BUT that gives me a simplistic lens to view it from. In England games, Marcus Smith makes more moments (breaks, assists, scores) than he breaks (missed tackles, errors, bad choices). More per unit time than any other that I can think of. That is valuable. He's not always game changing, but he's good enough that, for now, I'm in favour of having him on the pitch over a mediocre fullback or inside centre. Speaking of mediocre fullbacks, lot of Firbank arse kissing lately (I'm guilty too), but he realistically had fewer good games than Steward. In a more relevant style, yes, but not consistently, I would argue. Beer a l'Orange out. [/QUOTE]

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