Being realistic, I don't think people realise how bad next year is going to be without Lockyer.
Let's just go through the top three teams at the moment and look at their halves.
Melbourne ... OK they have Cronk, but Waddop was totally unknown at the start of the year, and I believe is having a wow of a year.
Manly ... two virtual rookies.
St George ... When Jamie Soward started with the Saints, he'd been discarded by the Roosters. Hornsby would be below the pecking order behind Wallace for a NSW jersey.
Let's believe that Norman or Hunt will step up two notches, and Wallace one notch.
Yes.....lets make believe everything's gonna be alllrrriight
for now.