In Aitken's first year in firsts I thought great, here's a Shaun Timmin's clone, tough, reliable, possible future leadership group qualities and maybe even future backrower. Then he started showing his weaknesses in defence. Sure he can tackle but only if he's in the right place, which seems to be beyond him at times, leaving those around him floundering. He can train the house down all he wants but he has to fix his defence if he's to hold a spot next year. A bit injury prone too.
Oh, and Strike player off the bench ? No, not his role, not his style - speed and skill deficiencies and all. Leave that to someone else. I'm hoping Leilua has a massive year.