The upgraded pack is a great start towards redemption, however without a leader and some guys who can regularly convert opportunities into wins, we may still struggle to make the 8, considering of course that there is now more competition for those spots.
I’m confident it will in the years to come.
Agreed.
Do we rate him, or not?
Jury is still out for me but at least he grew up playing fb (so I have read) and not trying to be one like all the others we’ve had. I hope he gets a crack at fb and not centre like some have said. Otherwise we have a fb trying to play centre and a 5/8 still trying to play fb (Laurie).
imo,the game has/is changing for numerous reasons,instead of churning thru players that aren;t the 2 in 100 player by a certain date/minimum time frame,clubs will nurture and educate their players over a longer period
You sign a Herbie Farnsworth who is a proven NRL player with all of the skills required to be a Topline fullback
Still a bit confused why with the 2 junior teams provided a pathway into Flegg our Flegg team In the recent past is mostly made up of players that were directly recruited to start at that grade.
Because they’d probably be hoping that the best of the juniors are good enough to bypass Flegg as much as they can and go straight to NSW Cup and then NRL.
Looks like Sheens only really wants Staines at FB and Nofo on right wing, so he rates him with the tactics he has in mind.
Don’t think Laurie will have first crack at FB?
The way Sheens is thinking he's looking to play Laurie at 5/8 trusting that Brooks and Laurie's defensive shortcomings will be shored up by Paps and Bateman covering them.
Nothing official from Sheens.
Interesting thought.
You mean Nof not playing his best footy for years? He's been on career worst form. Currently not first grade standard
I expect to see this setup in the trials along with AD at 5/8 and Laurie at the back. For mine, putting the Moses saga aside for a moment, our strongest backline (with Sheen's likely playing style in mind), is:
