Quote Originally Posted by The Bulldogs Bite View Post
Looked OK up forward, absolutely baffling why we kept trying to settle him into the back half. Every time he went back, he was beaten badly.

Although he may have something to offer as that second ruck option/forward, I still would rather develop Roberts in front of him for the forward half and Talia ahead of him for the back half.
I've been keen to see him play that role and was pleased he showed a bit last week. Agree that both those young guys have potentially more to offer long term, but Talia has to be a defender with his kicking skills and I wouldn't want to see Roberts playing in the ruck at this point in his career. Markovic is the expendable type we can throw into that role for now and Roberts should only come in if his form either warrants selection and we adjust around him or Williams is fit and we get him to do some stints in the ruck while playing forward.