Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

batboy said:
No - I think 3/4 in different positions of the side certainly suffice.
Not all of them are considered 'Superstars' some are just super consistent players of a high level.
Even Teams like Manly (Who didn't finish much better than us this year) have Turbos x 2, DCE...
Knights have Ponga, 2x Saifitis, Gagai amongst others....

Blokes like Tupou from the Roosters isn't a superstar - But heads and shoulders above our wingers...
Elite players aren't always superstars, And you don't need a team of them to be competitive....
We had 0 - Eels had 5 or more and we beat them this year.

Been saying for years, With the squad we have - We've been over achieving in previous years...
(Bar this one obviously)
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So I tend to agree here, it's semantics in one way, but important in another, in that, the word 'elite' I think is a better description of these types of players we're talking about.

e.g.
A superstar would be a Turbo
An elite would be a Tupou, Radley, Papali'i
and a decent, maybe a regular starter - Max King, Sivo, Riki

Just random examples. On this logic, I agree again, that 3/4 of these would go a long way to challenging for the 8. I think SeanT's first comment was a gross exaggeration and that we're closer to the 8, at least squad-wise than people may think.
 
I get the feeling with Sheens and Benji it’s the pathway kids or bust. The next few years is about laying the foundations and introducing a new style of game plan with very little in the way of expectations.

Most signings or re signings are seen as gap filler till the kids are ready , bar Api and Papi. Could be wrong but hard to see anything above bottom four as a reasonable expectation
 
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