Can't believe what I'm reading here.
Look at our win/loss % when Snake isn't playing, I hate to quote Weirdler but he IS the glue.
Not everyone has to get on off the field ( yeah it helps ) but we are talking about two of the most professional players going around.
Yes, he doesn't have the pace he used to but he doesn't need to, he puts himself and his supports in enough space. He was at cruising speed the other night and if the Foran pass sticks he's under the posts untouched. Tom T may turn out to be great but positional awareness in attack in defence doesn't just come overnight.
Look at the Minichiello scenario at the Chooks, all the talk was that he was washed up, injury prone, RTS is the new messiah, blah, blah, blah. They even experimented with moving Mini to the wing
To quote his bio on Wiki "
On 4 May 2012, Minichiello agreed to a new one-year deal keeping him with the Roosters until the end of 2013,
despite being told at the start of the season that he would not be re-signed.
Minichello went on to captain the Roosters in 2013 and to the
2013 NRL Grand Final victory, "
Show Snake the love and he'll love us all back with interest.
He deserves it and we deserve it.