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<blockquote data-quote="BPM" data-source="post: 1171891" data-attributes="member: 59968"><p>Exactly. They really aren't blocking anyone. Heyes has had plenty of opportunity to leapfrog Cole at club level and hasn't managed it yet - mainly because he hasn't been good enough.</p><p></p><p>Sinckler has really been poor for about 3yrs. If there were more options, he'd have been cut loose before now. Stuart can be good but is inconsistent.</p><p></p><p>A lot of the age grade props - Marcus Street springs to mind - just haven't amounted to much so far. They may do as they mature but currently we have a big gap between Cole and Stuart because there isn't a tighthead in their late 20s who is good enough. Paul Hill was promising early on and then became incredibly average.</p><p></p><p>On the loosehead side, it's a much closer contest between Genge and Marler, but Ellis has barely played this season. Rodd is third choice and rightly so. It's a shame VRR and Obano haven't had more opportunities but injuries have most definitely played a part in both cases. We have two excellent prospects coming through in Baxter and Brantingham.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BPM, post: 1171891, member: 59968"] Exactly. They really aren't blocking anyone. Heyes has had plenty of opportunity to leapfrog Cole at club level and hasn't managed it yet - mainly because he hasn't been good enough. Sinckler has really been poor for about 3yrs. If there were more options, he'd have been cut loose before now. Stuart can be good but is inconsistent. A lot of the age grade props - Marcus Street springs to mind - just haven't amounted to much so far. They may do as they mature but currently we have a big gap between Cole and Stuart because there isn't a tighthead in their late 20s who is good enough. Paul Hill was promising early on and then became incredibly average. On the loosehead side, it's a much closer contest between Genge and Marler, but Ellis has barely played this season. Rodd is third choice and rightly so. It's a shame VRR and Obano haven't had more opportunities but injuries have most definitely played a part in both cases. We have two excellent prospects coming through in Baxter and Brantingham. [/QUOTE]
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