Slater Backs Cobbo To Become World-class Centre
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- Sep 27, 2024
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Billy Slater insists Brisbane's Selwyn Cobbo can become a world class centre, which makes for a welcome headache at the Queensland selection table.
The 21-year-old Bronco has impressed the Maroons coach with his transition from wing to centre in the NRL, particularly in his last two games against Melbourne and 에그벳주소 the Dolphi
/>Dolphins flyer Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (hamstring) is racing the clock to be fit for the State of Origin series opener in Sydney on June
/>Tabuai-Fidow played centre in all three games for the Maroons last year but will miss four to six weeks after suffering a grade two hamstring tear in the 28-14 loss to the Bronc
/>Cobbo, who has played four Origins on the wing for Queensland, could slot in. He was man of the match with a try-scoring double in the win over the Dolphins last we
/>"To be honest I think Selwyn's position is in the centres. He is a versatile player and has done a great job on the wing but I think he can be a long-term world class centre," Slater told A
/>"It is a position defensively that requires a lot of work and preparation with every play but you could see the class against the Dolphi
/>"Even the week before against the Melbourne Storm (in a 34-32 loss) the Broncos could have easily won that game on the back of some of the plays Selwyn put o
/>Brisbane coach Kevin Walters's switch of Cobbo to centre could be a blessing for both the Broncos and Maroons. Slater said 33-year-old Newcastle centre Dane Gagai, who has played 22 Origin games for Queensland, was also in the fra
/>North Queensland's Valentine Holmes is a certainty at centre for game one if fit.<
/>"Val and Hammer (Tabuai-Fidow) were centres last year and now there is some depth starting to be developed in that position which is great," Slater sa
/>"Dane Gagai is there as well. Selwyn is going to get better the more he plays there. It is a position that a few years ago we didn't have a whole heap of depth. Now we are starting to accumulate some dept
/>Cobbo plays on the left for the Broncos alongside No.6 Ezra Mam who is also a Queenslander. Mam was invited into the Maroons' pre-season ca
/>"Centre is a position where you can go and get yourself in the game but the more you build a combination with your half on that side of the field the better you chances are of getting clean ball," Slater sa
/>"Selwyn is going to continue that with Ezra Mam."<
/>Cobbo, who missed the last two Origin games in 2023 with a hip injury, is ready for any challenge Slater gives h
/>"Anyone would love to play Origin. If I get selected I will do my job for the team and the state," Cobbo sa
/>
"My head is with the Broncos now but if I get the call-up I will play my part in Origin."
The 21-year-old Bronco has impressed the Maroons coach with his transition from wing to centre in the NRL, particularly in his last two games against Melbourne and 에그벳주소 the Dolphi
/>Dolphins flyer Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (hamstring) is racing the clock to be fit for the State of Origin series opener in Sydney on June
/>Tabuai-Fidow played centre in all three games for the Maroons last year but will miss four to six weeks after suffering a grade two hamstring tear in the 28-14 loss to the Bronc
/>Cobbo, who has played four Origins on the wing for Queensland, could slot in. He was man of the match with a try-scoring double in the win over the Dolphins last we
/>"To be honest I think Selwyn's position is in the centres. He is a versatile player and has done a great job on the wing but I think he can be a long-term world class centre," Slater told A
/>"It is a position defensively that requires a lot of work and preparation with every play but you could see the class against the Dolphi
/>"Even the week before against the Melbourne Storm (in a 34-32 loss) the Broncos could have easily won that game on the back of some of the plays Selwyn put o
/>Brisbane coach Kevin Walters's switch of Cobbo to centre could be a blessing for both the Broncos and Maroons. Slater said 33-year-old Newcastle centre Dane Gagai, who has played 22 Origin games for Queensland, was also in the fra
/>North Queensland's Valentine Holmes is a certainty at centre for game one if fit.<
/>"Val and Hammer (Tabuai-Fidow) were centres last year and now there is some depth starting to be developed in that position which is great," Slater sa
/>"Dane Gagai is there as well. Selwyn is going to get better the more he plays there. It is a position that a few years ago we didn't have a whole heap of depth. Now we are starting to accumulate some dept
/>Cobbo plays on the left for the Broncos alongside No.6 Ezra Mam who is also a Queenslander. Mam was invited into the Maroons' pre-season ca
/>"Centre is a position where you can go and get yourself in the game but the more you build a combination with your half on that side of the field the better you chances are of getting clean ball," Slater sa
/>"Selwyn is going to continue that with Ezra Mam."<
/>Cobbo, who missed the last two Origin games in 2023 with a hip injury, is ready for any challenge Slater gives h
/>"Anyone would love to play Origin. If I get selected I will do my job for the team and the state," Cobbo sa
/>
"My head is with the Broncos now but if I get the call-up I will play my part in Origin."