After watching last night's game and seeing the players combine so well for a great team win I noticed that some of these guys won't be here next year. It got me thinking as to whether we have recruited well enough to cover these guys and how much of them will we miss. My question is who's signed elsewhere and do we have anyone to cover for them?
Foz is the first to come to mind. Say what you will about him ditching our club for the squeels he has shown heart on the field for the last few weeks. His combinations with our outside backs was phenomenal and his cover defence was great as well. There were a few times when a loose ball or a last ditch cover tackle was taken by him. I do think he played through injuries earlier in the year and now he's back at full fitness with our entire backline he's really stepped up in attack. He's probably the one guy we don't have a great replacement for. Killer would do the job but we'd miss him at centre. Hate him or love him, Foz will be missed.
Chee Kam and Ligi Sao are also leaving to the Tigers and Warriors, respectively. Chee Kam filled in seamlessly for Matai last night. Whenever we've had an injury in the backline we've really struggled to keep up with the game. Usually T-Red fills in as cover but his positional defence can be inconsistent. I was genuinely worried about what would happen after Matai went off injured. Chee Kam filled in really well and fit into the attack and defence well enough. Lewis Brown could probably take that utility role and do it well (especially in regards to his defence). We've bought a lot of older forwards but I'm not too sure if we have anyone that can rise alongside Jake in the forwards.
Sorry for the long post but it's something I think we should look at in regards to who will be coming in to fill the gap. Also glad Mateo is staying. Need to get a new contract to Willie ASAP. Love the bloke with his passion and character! All the players love him too.
Foz is the first to come to mind. Say what you will about him ditching our club for the squeels he has shown heart on the field for the last few weeks. His combinations with our outside backs was phenomenal and his cover defence was great as well. There were a few times when a loose ball or a last ditch cover tackle was taken by him. I do think he played through injuries earlier in the year and now he's back at full fitness with our entire backline he's really stepped up in attack. He's probably the one guy we don't have a great replacement for. Killer would do the job but we'd miss him at centre. Hate him or love him, Foz will be missed.
Chee Kam and Ligi Sao are also leaving to the Tigers and Warriors, respectively. Chee Kam filled in seamlessly for Matai last night. Whenever we've had an injury in the backline we've really struggled to keep up with the game. Usually T-Red fills in as cover but his positional defence can be inconsistent. I was genuinely worried about what would happen after Matai went off injured. Chee Kam filled in really well and fit into the attack and defence well enough. Lewis Brown could probably take that utility role and do it well (especially in regards to his defence). We've bought a lot of older forwards but I'm not too sure if we have anyone that can rise alongside Jake in the forwards.
Sorry for the long post but it's something I think we should look at in regards to who will be coming in to fill the gap. Also glad Mateo is staying. Need to get a new contract to Willie ASAP. Love the bloke with his passion and character! All the players love him too.