I think a fit Roberts is probably 3 leagues better than where he currently is. I don’t think we have even seen him properly match fit. He’s not really played a sustained spell for 3 years so he is much like Beestin in that he needs 5 games or so to get match sharp.
When fit he will waltz through low blocks at this level. Can Butler turn him into a number 10 though?
I think we only just started to see glimpses before the second injury; can’t remember the opposition but there was one game where he tore them to shreds.
The problem we saw last year- especially with Butterfield in the second half of the season- is that teams pack out the middle and nullify any threat within the space a number 10 occupies. Maybe 2 up front will create extra space for him in there next year ?
