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Pezet, Katoa, Strange, Walker all streets ahead

Would kill for a backrower like Jacob Preston. Galvin has won the lottery playing inside him and Critta and still looks shithouse.

Really is anyones this year... close game but not the usual standard for 2 top 4 sides in the finals

The fourth May brother. Went in a very different direction to Terrell, Taylan and Tyrone. Think he would of been a slick fullback.

Great analysis as always Jolls. IMO not being able to ice games against comparable teams was the difference between a pass/fail. Not being able to knock off the Knights in round 1 The total self-combustion against the Titans and Cowboys The Galvin choke against the Bunnies. A really insipid...

Think Brian may have put some teammates offside of late...

Agreed. Things seem to have brightened a bit for the wallabies in the last couple of months. If they are in with a shout for a home world cup he will want to be a part of it...

He's an out and out winger

Nice try Mr Luke!

I think Sione did a goodish job being thrown in there, but he simply isn't a long term option at backrow because of his defence.

Probably a moderate improvement on Hope if true...

Whoooops. Fixed up...

1) Bula 2) Turuva 3) To'a 4) May 5) Skelton 6) Luai 7) Latu 8) May 9) Api 10) Si Fainu 11) Sa Fainu 12) KPP 13) Doueihi 14) Seyfarth 15) Pole 16) Twal 17) Murray (ehhhh) The two places we need upgrades is hooker coverage and an aggressive prop. Possibly some centre coverage for To'a. Would...

Aggressive and dominant middles create the space for the outside backs to do their thing. I don't think our outside backs have the opportunity to get into open air as much as other teams do, but guys like Bula, To'a, Latu and May have shown they can move if given the chance.

This is a much more pressing issue than simply having "faster" players.

Can you actually provide any evidence to support this? Gold Coast would have one of the "fastest" backlines in the comp btw. Didn't seem to help them much this year. Boiling things down to not having fast or strong enough players is such an oversimplification, particularly when the differences...

Think we have dodged a bullet with Hetherington. 4 years is crazy.

Good summary of the season. Some positives but the bad has been really bad.

My reflections on this year are that although it was an improvement and there are some positives to take, it could and should of been much more. Lots of questions to be answered regarding attacking structures and cohesiveness in the spine, make-up of the forward pack and the habit of fading...

Think this and the Cowboys game was a matter of them having an overinflated sense of their abilities, thinking they have done the hard work against a team lower than them on the ladder and taking the foot off the gas...