You're kidding yourselves if you think Fainu is up for a full time role at 9 in first grade - he's been quite inconsistent for Blacktown. Great player and is a future star but he needs more time to develop before he can be thrown in. Bring him into the top 30 next year and let him ply his trade in reserve grade. Then for 1-2 years after that he can play off the bench in first grade to give Api a spell. If he does well then hopefully he'll be ready for the starting role then.
I think we all forget that a starting hooker has one of the toughest jobs in league and that there is a big difference between U-20s, reserve grade and first grade.
I think we all forget that a starting hooker has one of the toughest jobs in league and that there is a big difference between U-20s, reserve grade and first grade.