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[weststigers]

Not sure on 1 only that his record this season speaks for itself. If we did a competition table since he started as coach, I bet we are in the top 3.

2 Purely my opinion I think Haywood has better dummy half IQ & craft than TDS and better passing game both sides. TDS being 2 years older is stronger & better defensively than Haywood atm but that gap will close as Jared physically matures & does more pre-seasons. TDS better explosive running game but Haywood is no slouch either.

tbh Galvin & TDS leaving could be the best thing for the club long-term as bad as that sounds. Galvin has proven to be an immature tosser & TDS has plenty of flaws to work on still.

Thanks mate.

Re. Galvin, my initial thought was he always wanted to leave and whether it was this year or next, the same result occurs. If they don't want to be part of the club, then best they move on. His ability is overstated at this point in his career and frankly looks a bit lost in games. He has a bit of main character syndrome which probably works at times in our team, but not in a team where you need to stick to your job. Agree that it could be the best thing for us long term.

Da Silva, in my opinion, wasn't ready to be the full time hooker and he is showing that now. The extra 2 years for Api made the most sense while Haywood develops. I'm glad the club didn't pay 600k to a kid that was at best a rotation hooker at this stage.

Time will tell, but we haven't done too badly despite the losses. Stefano and Galvin did us a massive favour by rejecting our deals. Imagine 1.8 million tied up in those 2?

 

[balmain boy]

Possibly...and I'm only speculating...our value to players is the ability to play NRL sooner than at other clubs. At least, it has been prior to this season. If that path is blocked, they want to move to a club that offers better development?

Quite possible