Gelling is not an NRL standard player simple as that. I wouldn't trust
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad at centre either, I think he would get shown up there on D.
As much as I hate to move
Fusitua I think we have to until
Beale and Kata are fit and put
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad on the wing.
Lawton needs to come onto the bench.
Yesterday I would have told you to just get used to the idea of Gelling as he is coming to a movie station near you on Friday night. However, based on an analysis I just did on the draw and the short turn around to week 8,
Beale may not be back to Round 9, which means
Kearney knows he has a hole at centre to plug for two games and not one game. If it were one game then it will definitely be Gelling for two reasons
1)
SK would have brought him over here on the understanding he would be a depth player and would play during injuries. Managers like
Kearney hate going back on the word as their Integrity is involved.
2) It is just one game and it is the least disruption to the backline - if we lose so be it - it is one game he will figure
However it likely is two games, and a two game run may allow enough time for the combinations to click more eg Fusitoa playing out of position. Secondly while
Kearney may be willing to lose one game in order to keep his word or any pre-season promises - losing two consecutive games is a different story,
I have pulled all of this out of my Wahzoo by the way so feel free to take this with a huge grain of salt.