At the moment, I'd go with
Leiataua over
Berry on the right-hand side.
If it were a case of playing both of them, it would be moving
Leiataua to the left. Why? mainly because what I've seen of both of them on the left, he'd work better. I'll admit that is a small sample size for both players.
Berry was playing well before his injury. He was working well with
DWZ, leading our kick chase. He'd run good lines off Johnson. He does look like he would have benefited from a few more games in NSW Cup. Injuries may have prevented that. I can't recall who was injured what rounds and when he came back. But, there have been weeks where there haven't been much options.
I've always been of the opinion with coaching you need to adapt. Going into a season, you may have a preference on who lines up where or combinations. That might need tweaking as the season progresses. Going into the season, I'd probably have planned for
Berry there when he comes back.
Leiataua has played well enough to keep the spot. Give
Berry a bit more game time and earn his spot back.
Our attack isn't looking great at the moment. A couple of things to consider.
- Leiataua has been getting moved to accommodate injuries.
- Leiataua was playing inside a fullback, filling in on the wing. Would things look better when DWZ comes back?
- Berry might have worked well outside of Johnson who in his later years was primarily a ball player. Who works best with Metcalf?