@ said:@ said:I cant agree the pack is the most important part of your side.
Look at Canterbury the past few years. Have had decent forwards but god a awful spine.
Obviously you need a combination of both ideally.
However Ask me to spend close to a million on Klemmer or Cleary and I take Cleary every day of the week.
If we lose the guts most weeks , you lose a lot of football games
Of course you need a good mix , we are getting closer , but we still a least one backrower short that Brooks can go to in the redzone that can cause carnage and a bench prop / 13 that can get across the advantage line
Most of us are still agreed we are 3-4 players short
I'd rather have a forward pack ready to go when NC arrives , getting him a year early won't help , maximize the amounts of seasons he can take us to the promised land
And again Penrith are going to want player compensation as well as financial compensation , the players they might want are the players we need to keep
We require patience in regards to Cleary , wait until 2020 , get our line up right and reap the rewards :sign:
Agree Happy we need the right mix. Im not against having a great pack one bit!! Im just saying I think to have a good roster you cant go spending 800K on guys not in key positions like the Bulldogs did with Woods.
Just pretty much saying if forced to choose there is no way I woulds recruit a Klemmer or Taumolol to the club over a 20 year old halfback that has played 60 first grade games and already played Origin.
The Cowboys letting Ponga go is a decision that could haunt them for a decade.
I would be hunting around the young forwards at Penrith or Roosters or Souths. Cheaper and could allow you to spend money on the men that touch the ball the most.