Rocky
Bencher
Most of the guys are legitimate first graders and we have two stars in Jake and Haumole. But overall, our balance isn't great - too many similar lumbering props and a lack of a decent lock.
Compared to the explosiveness of JFH, Haas, Carrigan. Martin etc. in that grand final we are way off their pace and intensity over 80 minutes.
Who plays lock? We need a better option than Jake and Josh A who are just props. Schuster doesn't have the motor to play there even though his body shape is ideal. That leaves Burbo if he can "grow" into the position, but he is probably more of an edge. Lawton and Croker could probably handle the tackling side of it but not a lot of oomph in the hit-ups.
So I guess the default option is Jake. Not ideal.
Compared to the explosiveness of JFH, Haas, Carrigan. Martin etc. in that grand final we are way off their pace and intensity over 80 minutes.
Who plays lock? We need a better option than Jake and Josh A who are just props. Schuster doesn't have the motor to play there even though his body shape is ideal. That leaves Burbo if he can "grow" into the position, but he is probably more of an edge. Lawton and Croker could probably handle the tackling side of it but not a lot of oomph in the hit-ups.
So I guess the default option is Jake. Not ideal.