Is Sisa wasted on the wing?
Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 4:16 pm
Hear me out here. I am not suggesting he should be moved away from the wing defensively or even in our defensive half. What I mean by this question is that his ball playing ability is above the standard of your average winger/centre and I wonder whether we can use him better when we are attacking our own tryline.
Here are a few stats to back me up, bear in mind that he has spent the vast majority of his time on the edges where there is generally only the one passing option - to the centre inside him.
Games: 54 (Stats are inclusive of 2013 WCC as I have stats for that game)
Try Assists: 10
Line Break Assists: 9
Offloads: 58
By comparison, Ryan Hinchcliffe, who has spent enough time at hooker and is used as a ball playing lock at times has the following numbers which go to show that Waqa does an above average job as a ball distributor.
Games: 134 (Includes 2013 WCC but not 2010 as I have no stats for that game)
Try Assists: 2
Line Break Assists: 8
Offloads: 30
I dare say we could do more with him at times based on these numbers.
Here are a few stats to back me up, bear in mind that he has spent the vast majority of his time on the edges where there is generally only the one passing option - to the centre inside him.
Games: 54 (Stats are inclusive of 2013 WCC as I have stats for that game)
Try Assists: 10
Line Break Assists: 9
Offloads: 58
By comparison, Ryan Hinchcliffe, who has spent enough time at hooker and is used as a ball playing lock at times has the following numbers which go to show that Waqa does an above average job as a ball distributor.
Games: 134 (Includes 2013 WCC but not 2010 as I have no stats for that game)
Try Assists: 2
Line Break Assists: 8
Offloads: 30
I dare say we could do more with him at times based on these numbers.