Quote ="Dux"Tony P won me over as a prop last season, I must say. If we didn't have Soliola I'd probably still want him in the back row, but now that we have that option let's get him up front.'"
I think what we wanted from Tony skewed our veiw of him.
We were used to having a strong front row with a lighter back row. Leeds had Ali Lau running round out wide causing havoc. We wanted that and Tony was the man to provide it.
However, in the past 2 years his ability to play prop (very well) has proved more valuable to the squad than his ability to play back row.
Now, we may have a bit more back up in the prop dept now, but Tony's 2 years older, so he may find prop a bit more natural.
Re Meli - I echo Dux's sentiment that Wheeler's the guy for centre if he's fit. To be honest, I'd think about using Meli as an impact 2nd rower on the bench, who can then cover wing or centre.