Can't understand why we would recruit him as a forward then without trying him there for any period of time he is now considered a back man and his shoulders have not even been tested yet.
FFS, what is the story?
His shoulders are the problem. Defenders are the ones that do the chopping, not the ones getting chopped. i.e, his shoulders are safer as a defender than as a forward.
So when he is getting crunched as a defender from behing, the side and the front, or having hangers taken on his shoulders.... its better than being out on a lead 10-15 mtrs in front of your opponent???? Or coming over the pack from behind to take a grab????
Agree with Davey, part of his growth, lets hope he does end up forward.