i dont think joel will play on hird. joel isnt that accountable and is our free loose player in defence playing that sweeping rebounding role. i think chris newman or chubba will get the gig.
if hird plays midfield, TUCK is the obvious choice, as he has the weight and height to match him and tackles hard!!!!
if hird plays defence, i think he wil play on PETTIFER, and try to rebound and exploit him to set plays from half back, thats where pettifer will need to be smart and drag him deep into our forward line.
if he plays fwd, CHUBBA must have first crack at hird as he is taller and slightly heavier, plan b would be newman, ok newman is giving away 5cm and a dfew kgs but has the ability to match him. Thursfield is plan c, he is taller than hird but unfortunatley 13kgs too light 4 him.