Sometimes has to play for time because his own team are still ambling back!

Agree with that!
However, if our pesky full back could skip round 3 or 4 and dance to the half way line every time, our players could just stand and wait for him to arrive

True, but the average forward in Kembles days were about as mobile as the Exxon Valdez.

I think the Aussie way of having a FB who is another ball handler rather than just a traditional high ball taking, one on one tackling FB is the way the future is going. They tend to play an extra runner at 13 and make up the ball player at FB. As Raggytash said earlier, at nearly every NRL team the FB is one of the main creative players. I think with Tansey having played FB recently in the NRL, he is the best Englishman at playing this role and will be an international FB either this year or next.

Couldn't agree more.

A big reason for that is that, for far too long, we (using the term 'we' very loosely, in that it doesn't include me) have, in this country, prioritised safety as being the main thing to look for in a fullback. That lack of willingness to take a risk/progress/show some ambition has led to the situation we've had over the past few years with Radlinski, Wellens, Briscoe, etc. being the sort of fullback we've produced. And that simply isn't good enough.

It's starting to change, but it'll take a while for coaching philosophies at junior levels to evolve and, in turn, for that evolution to have a significant impact at the top level.