Just watched the replay on Fox and thaught the only player who you could say is knocking the door down for the top grade is Arana Taumata. This bloke can make a line bust out of nothing, i`m not sure how best to fit him in our top side, but he is a very classy footballer who is far too good for Premier League. I`ve seen a fair bit of Meaney and is is a good solid footballer, but besides his goal kicking, I couldn`t say he`s as good or better than any of our current first grade backs. I do agree that David Fifita isn`t all that far behind his brother, both sensational prospects imo. Lazarus was very good for basically his first game in 3 seasons, but i`d like to see him do a bit more, particularly in defence, before saying he is going better than Robert Lui. Was disappointed Mataka didn`t make more of an impact, but still a big fan of his. Gower played strong as always, but I didn`t see anything to make him a must selection in the top grade just yet. Where did John Clayton come from ??? He is a unit, looks like someone with plenty of potential.
What we need to find is an interchange backrower who will hit hard when defending and cause a turnover, didn`t see anyone at BRET who really fit this description and I don`t know anyone at the Magpies who plays this way, but it`s the type of player we need to find from somewhere.
