After the fact is one thing, during the match when even blind Freddy can see it in 20/20 is another. The early season donkeys match was the perfect example of our bench use going off the rails.
That is why I voted for hooker being the most important hole that needs filling in that thread. An impact middle and/or lock would be great, but we have deckchairs to shuffle in that area and literally only Hope for the nine.
Noticed that he was wearing chest padding in one dressing room shot and looked to be in the sternum region, which are supposedly very painful and take time to heal, but can be played with little risk of worsening it.
I went hooker, both because Api only regularly brings quality for 50 to 60 minutes maximum and Hope is way off being a consistent NRL level player. Our season is funked if Koroisau goes down for any length of of time.
Especially when he was still pretty explosive playing at 100kg for us, having said that he normally plays at 95kg. If Taylan can carry that weight through the pre-season, he will be a proper unit with improved fitness at that size.
Yeah, though unlike NRL wingers, he wasn't expected to do hit-up upon hit-up, especially early ones into compressed defences. He will be a star if he can bring that into his game.