Warren Smith

The other coaches, so Mick Ennis and Dean Young, would choose Kyle given the opportunity and that he was the best number seven in the club.

What is this decision by Dean?

Your news is he was punted by Dean.

Kenny, Dragons players have told me mentally there is no doubt he's ready.

No doubt.

They reckon he's been ready from the start of the season.

The question mark is over his physicality.

But I had a look back through Sam Walker, who is of the same slight frame, and he was 18 when he started as well.

Well, if he defends on the left hands, if he replaces Kyle, he'd be defending on the left.

You know, I heard an interesting story about Dean Young recently.

He doesn't talk to his old man, Craig Young Albert, who's a legend of the club, that much about footy.

And the reason is because he wants to be his own man.

He doesn't want to be influenced by his old man.

So, you know, they talk on the periphery, but he doesn't take any instruction from his old man.

And he's 40 years old, so that's understandable.

But you know what I mean?

The other thing this change does is it removes the opportunity for players to have an excuse.

The players are very close to Dean and they love Dean, but by making this change,

well, you've got what you wanted now.

Well, Dean Young's expected to stand out, or he may have already stood down as New South Wales.