True Blue Steve ‘Blocker’ Roach believes the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs should sign Parramatta Eels’ livewire Jai Field to rectify the club's attacking woes and instability in the halves.
The Bulldogs have recorded just one win throughout the entire NRL season and have worked their way through countless halves pairings with Kieran Foran, Jack Cogger, Lachlan Lewis, Brandon Wakeham and Jake Averillo all sharing the duties.
Field signed with the Eels on a train-and-trial contract during the pre-season after ending his long-time association with St George Illawarra Dragons, before earning a place in the club’s NRL Top 30 squad as a back-up for Dylan Brown and Mitchell Moses.
Despite not playing in the NRL since Round 16 last year, Field made a welcome return to first-grade football last Friday night with a stunning individual performance in the Eels’ resounding 42-4 victory over the Cowboys.
Roach says the Bulldogs would be crazy not to chase the dynamic five-eighth who could also be the answer to the Bulldogs’ struggling efforts in attack.
“If I was the Bulldogs, I’d be chasing him,” Roach told Behind Blue Eyes.
“They need an explosive halfback to go with Kieran Foran.
“He can run, (which we saw in) that try that he scored in his first game in for Mitchell Moses.
“If I was a club and I needed a running halfback, he would be the bloke I’d be going after.
“I think he’s a sensational player.”
Field made his NRL debut for the Dragons in Round 1 of the 2017 season but managed just 11 games for the club before he left at the end of last year.
He has again been named for the Eels in their clash against the Newcastle Knights on Sunday.