Like I said I dont like bagging Siebs and he has done some really good things but e.g Lehi ,Talau, Brown etc ,but he clearly pulled the wrong rein in the Souffs game by not playing Humphreys which has come back to bite us ,and I think his faith in Croker as an 80 minute hooker is misplaced .We looked so much faster in the fowrwards with Simkin at 9 and Lawton at 12 .They have a light weight agile pack ,we have enough size already sprinkled with a few faster lighter types like Lawto and Browny ,but all that will count for nothing and make it hard for us without fast 9 service.
So my point is from what I have seen of Flanno he has picked the best for his team in the positions best for the team i.e the Fullback and Lomax ,with little regard for past successes of players or hurt feelings etc .
Anyways just my opinion, and I fear we will see ST's criticising our oversized and slow forwards if we lose ,but in reality the 9 and the service and threat from DH is what probably dictates the success or otherwise of the middles we have .
Go Manly
