The answer to the number 6 or 7 problem is Luke Brooks. Not in a year or two. NOW! He is tough, smart and very confident. He is willing to verbal the opposition and can back himself up. I think he would handle SOO with ease. If you can't see him as a SOO player, then congratulations, you are as blind as the blokes that pick your SOO sides. Partner him with Pearce if there is no one better, and give him a 6 jersey. And, get some of the Tigers forwards in the pack. Young aggressive and used to Brooks, which will add to his comfort levels (not that I think he'd need it). The future for NSW is Brooks. The future must start somewhere, start it here and now.