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I think it is OK to be optimistic but you may want to view our inclusions/improvements in the context of what the other clubs are doing to upgrade and improve their own rosters and performance.
The things to consider objectively are:
1. Our roster improvements - Hunt for me being the most significant.
You also have to factor in the loss of Dugan, Packer and Thompson.
versus what the other clubs are bringing to the table in 2018.
Inglis back at Souths fully fit
Thurston back to the Cowboys.
Easts - Tedesco + Cronk on board
Parra - Gutherson back, Moses on the rise
Canterbury - with Pay at the helm, they will be a different proposition in 2018.
We couldn't beat them even when they were down and out.
Newcastle and Balmain will both be much more competitive.
Expect a better performance from the Warriors.
and then there is Melbourne and a Brisbane side with a revamped forward pack.
2. The draw - in my opinion, much harder than the last 2 years
3. The coaching regime - if it does not improve significantly this year, it doesn't matter who we put out on the field on match day.
So there are still a lot of questions to be answered for 2018.
Thanks for a logical assessment.
We can't control what other teams do, only what we do and how we respond to the other teams, which obviously comes back to player/ team performance and importantly how the coach prepares/selects/motivates the team and the game plan strategies and tactics he devises .......