I've read some extremely hyperbolic things about Taylor the last 12 months, but him being blamed for Siro's form almost tops it all. He was no different under Potter to what he's been under Taylor. Lazy and entitled. Its good to see the majority have woken up to him. If he wants to come back into the 17, its up to him to put the effort in and earn his place. Lovett cops it deluxe on here, but what he lacks in natural talent he makes up for in heart. Its the reverse for Siro. Doesn't show enough ticker to be successful.
There is a lot here.
1\. Taylor hasn't copped it anywhere near what he should have in my opinion. He has had an easy run. There appears to be a bunch of supporters who support anything that he does.
2\. Taylor definitely isn't to blame for Siro's form. That is all on Curtis. This goes for other players as well. Moses coming on last year wasn't due to Taylor.
3\. I don't think Siro was that bad. I think he cops it because everyone wants him to be his dad. Aloiai took over from Siro and also had pretty mediocre stats. I think Aloiai has slightly better hit-ups but his defence wasn't as good as Curtis.
4\. I don't believe any of the stuff regarding he won't put in the effort and he doesn't have enough ticker. I think he lacks explosive pace and most top line backrowers have that explosiveness.
I'd like to see Curtis retained and groomed for a top grade spot. I think he could turn into a quality first grader. I don't think he has been treated poorly or anything like that though. Some players just aren't straight up stars. Some develop into high quality first graders and some don't. Siro hasn't as yet developed into a quality first grader so I can understand the club letting him go.
If he hasn't made it as a backrower yet he never will
As I proposed earlier this reason you could maybe use him as a prop
But if backrow is the plan going forward its bye bye Curtis
