Melbourne Storm boss Craig Bellamy is “still not quite sure” how he’ll greatest utilise Ryan Papenhuyzen in his aspect’s finals marketing campaign.
Papenhuyzen, who made his return to NRL motion final weekend within the Storm’s win over the Gold Coast Titans after a prolonged stint on the sidelines, lined up towards the Brisbane Broncos on Thursday evening at fullback.
However, Bellamy tinkered with the 25-year-old’s place all through the Storm’s 32-22 win as he went on to chalk up 99 working metres in addition to a strive for his troubles, though the supercoach conceded “there is still a bit of rust” in his recreation.
“We are still not quite sure (how we will use him) to be quite honest,” Bellamy stated in his post-match press convention.
“All we wanted to see tonight was how much time he’d get through and we took him off with five minutes to go so he would have got through 80 minutes if we needed him.
“We used him in a few different roles. He played fullback, played him in the halves and played him in the ruck for 10-15 minutes.
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“We are pretty sure he is going to be in the 17 but how we actually going to use him will need to be worked out. And part of that will be worked out through what other players we have available and players we haven’t got available.”
Bellamy was fast to mood expectations given Papenhuyzen had performed solely 5 video games within the final 13 months, however admitted he “would have liked” to see the star run with the ball in hand slightly extra.
Regardless, the Storm coach might solely see Papenhuyzen’s versatility as a large bonus proper now and sooner or later.
“He adds a bit of X-factor without a doubt,” Bellamy stated.
“He’s an experienced player too, he’s been a Clive Churchill medallist.
“The question was asked how we are going to use it, well that’s still up in the air at the moment.”
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