Tend to think that Kobe has been bought in primarily as a middle to replace the likes of Jazz
He ended up signing with Souths.
who was that / Faitaki ???? The FR with a goose step better than Campese ?
TKO, Lodge?
Expecting incoming flak on this one, but wouldn't discount Lodge, if he has a really good off season fitness wise, can easily see Lodge pushing for a bench spot at least. Lodge at his best won't let anybody down. Competition for forward spots is something that we haven't had for a while. 2026 is really taking shape, and is now something to look forward to.
I like Blake Wilson as a player but I seriously do not understand that signing… TT2 was great for us in 2024 and yet we struggled to get him in the team this year… plus we have Fualolo, Ray, Schoupp and Willey for cover…
Yes, no…
Ideally we wouldn't keep Lodge - but as we have seen you can never have enough middles.
Not a fan but your point is solid (from a pure football perspective)
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| 2 | Storm | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 212 | 40 |
| 3 | Bulldogs | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 120 | 38 |
| 4 | Broncos | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 172 | 36 |
| 5 | Sharks | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 109 | 36 |
| 6 | Warriors | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 34 |
| 7 | Panthers | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 107 | 33 |
| 8 | Roosters | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 132 | 32 |
| 9 | Dolphins | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 125 | 30 |
| 10 | Sea Eagles | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 30 |
| 11 | Eels | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | -76 | 26 |
| 12 | Cowboys | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | -146 | 25 |
| 13 | Tigers | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | -135 | 24 |
| 14 | Rabbitohs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | -181 | 24 |
| 15 | Dragons | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | -130 | 22 |
| 16 | Titans | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | -199 | 18 |
| 17 | Knights | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | -300 | 18 |
