I’ve been a fan of brown but he has been rubbish since he came back in. I think the preferred set up is hooker, mckernan, stringer, and then mobile or small players around that. Mitch is a tall guy that gives no advantage as a marking tall or pressure small so the balance is out in the f50 at the moment.
Was decent before his injury, so I reckon his poor output since his return isn’t indicative of his ability or what he offers the team. May have needed to build some form in the magoos, but we rushed him back in - given our forward struggles. I’d give him another week or two. Hard to be straight in form after missing a chunk of games.
Thought we looked better balanced when he and hooker swapped ends in the last qtr. Hooker straightened us up and Brown was serviceable on Reid plus we looked far more dangerous forward after Hooker moved there. Thought Brown was good prior to the injury but has struggled a bit since. Maybe playing him back for a bit gets him involved in the game again.