The emergence of exciting talent Josh Schuster in place of injured Kieran Foran might force Des Hasler to switch the 20-year-old to the position sooner than originally planned. That's the opinion of Parramatta legend Peter Sterling, who acknowledged there's still some "conjecture" about Schuster's best position after he played a leading hand in torching the Eels 28-6 on Sunday. "The way Josh Schuster straightened the play up, he was involved in all their tries," Sterling told Wide World of Sports's Sterlo's Wrap. "All their four-pointers were down the left hand side. Schuster was the man who threw the crucial passes to expose space down that side. "He's an unusual body, with all due respect he looks more like a back-rower but he plays like a five-eighth. When Foran comes back it will be interesting to see which way Hasler goes. I think the '6' might be his even though there is conjecture which position he's best suited to." Manly are 6-1 in the last seven weeks after going 0-4 to start the season. It's a remarkable turnaround marked by the return of Tom Trbojevic in Round Six with the Sea Eagles scoring 208 points while only conceding 78, with a differential of 130 during that period. Foran came off midway through the first half of the Sea Eagles' dominant Magic Round win over Brisbane with a hand injury and did not return, with Schuster taking his place. Schuster went on to put on a clinic for the remainder of the 50-6 victory.
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