Sharks plan Moylan move to bring out his natural talent

Matt Moylan will return to his “natural” position of fullback in 2019, with interim Cronulla coach John Morris confident that’s where the 27-year-old plays his best football. Moylan hasn’t played fullback on a full-time basis since the first half of 2017, but a return to the role in 2019 is now certain following Valentine Holmes’ departure to American football and Shaun Johnson’s arrival from the Warriors. A fullback when he first came into the NRL in 2013, Moylan moved to
the halves two seasons ago at a time when he was considered a NSW State of Origin five-eighth option. But an analysis of his career shows he averages more tries, try-assists, linebreaks, linebreak-assists, metres and tackle busts at the back, while he is also more reliable in defence. “Matty is a natural fullback for mine, he likes the unstructured style of footy and last year was a challenge fitting him into halves,” Morris said. “He was going a bit between fullback and halves, and Valentine was on the wing for a bit, so we never had that continuity in that position until halfway through the year.