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Reserve Grader
It doesn't matter how good our back line is there is simply no way on earth we will be top 4 (and lucky to be top 8) unless we add to our very thin front row depth for 2011.
With Perry gone we now have:
* King - great trier but not getting any younger
* Kite - awesome servant but 3 years past his best '08 form
* George - love him but 30 min at best bench player and gotta lose the pies
* Cross - honest trier but barely above NSW Cup standard
* Guluvao - love him too but come on he's a veteran back rower
And if one or more of those get injured we are in huge trouble.
Forwards win premierships - we've got to find a couple a couple of young gun props now and if our cap is full we need to go to the step of offloading some backs to do it.
I would absolutely hate to lose someone like a Matai or a Wolfman but history shows it's way easier to find a new Whare or an Oldfield than it is a Learoyd-Lahrs. If we can get our hands on someone like pommy James Graham it should be our no 1 priority right now.
Mark my word unless we solve this fast we will be very lucky to make the 8. When we won the comp our pack was awesome and King and Kite were on fire plus we had awesome back ups like Hall all of whom were at the prime of their careers. In fact so good was our pack that Cuthbo and Willo couldn't even make the bench.
With Perry gone we now have:
* King - great trier but not getting any younger
* Kite - awesome servant but 3 years past his best '08 form
* George - love him but 30 min at best bench player and gotta lose the pies
* Cross - honest trier but barely above NSW Cup standard
* Guluvao - love him too but come on he's a veteran back rower
And if one or more of those get injured we are in huge trouble.
Forwards win premierships - we've got to find a couple a couple of young gun props now and if our cap is full we need to go to the step of offloading some backs to do it.
I would absolutely hate to lose someone like a Matai or a Wolfman but history shows it's way easier to find a new Whare or an Oldfield than it is a Learoyd-Lahrs. If we can get our hands on someone like pommy James Graham it should be our no 1 priority right now.
Mark my word unless we solve this fast we will be very lucky to make the 8. When we won the comp our pack was awesome and King and Kite were on fire plus we had awesome back ups like Hall all of whom were at the prime of their careers. In fact so good was our pack that Cuthbo and Willo couldn't even make the bench.