As someone who has watched KPP regularly this year out of curiosity and had to watch Seyfarth and Bird, there’s no comparison. KPP beats both in the eye test and box score and it’s not really close.
KPP isn’t some elite second rower and definitely has some areas to work on but he’s only 24 and has improved as the season progressed. He makes nearly120m a game, around 36 tackles at 93% and looks very dangerous when taking on the line and has a good offload. If the figure of 600,000 being floated around is true, it’s a no brainer. Can we unlock his potential? Who knows but it’s definitely better than what we currently have.
Seyfarth gets dominated in attack and defence, is yet to crack 100m in a single game this season despite playing every round and playing full minutes and is good for at least one dumb error every game. His side is deliberately targeted by the opposition although that’s not just because of him. Don’t let his tackle stats fool you. And you can make a good case that he cost us the Warriors game.
Bird had a good start to the season but has been below average over the last 5-6 weeks and was even dropped. His discipline against the Cowboys was just the latest example.