I have only watched this match in spits and spurts, but apart from missing a conversion, Reece Walsh has been amazing for just about every minute that I have seen.
Very similar latitude to me up at the top of the Central Coast of NSW, so I understand your issue, but thankfully we get to change our clocks twice a year.
I don't disagree, though wearing the 8, 10, or 13, they are all middles that spend a good part of their match time at marker or "A" defenders, and often provide a mixture in attack. Basically just a number on their backs.
It just makes so much sense. Especially around the summer solstice and Xmas break, else it would be bright sunshine at 4:30am or so. Plus the kids get to play later during the long school holidays.
Said it before and I'll say it again. Our WT, particularly the forward pack, started to lose it the night that Ben limped off Parramatta stadium. There has been a lack of authority in the middle since.
He gave our middle some real starch during his time with us and think that he only missed one...
Any reasonable applicant would have been carrying out due diligence relating to retention prior to, or at the very least, since officially submitting their interest. They would not have been considered if they didn't address it at the interview stage.
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.