Just back from the game
Initial thoughts are that as soon as we replaced the starters in the pack, we were off the pace. Sef Paul May have scored and played a nice ball for a line break -BUT, how many penalties did he give away late in tackle counts to give them shots which led to tries. Smith, sorry but the game has passed you by, Peni is all heart and no grunt
The right hand outside backs, only noticed their mistakes, Morgan has stagnated at a so so level, Vai was pretty bad tonight
I wasnot so down on the halves, Gower, Edwards, DeGois and Junior all stood tall, Fui plays in 15 minute spells
How much do we miss Peats, Ma'u and Mannah, thank goodness they will be with us next year, and we have some great young talent coming through.
Plenty of depth in outside backs in NYC, need some experience if we can find room to be a top 8 at least
Souffs played smart tonight, covered Haynes second man plays well, disappointing to give up the last 2tries, but the experience the young fwds are getting will pay off
Think you will find Tepai's contract has been extended, and look for names like Goodall, Matterson and others to come into play ( joey Lussick looked a prospect at 9'in NYC at last)
We played without Lussick, Mossop, Ma'u, Mannah & Peats and still competed until we replaced the starters, and Sef is a depth player only, not a half and not acfwd