2025 prediction

[Nutz]

I just think one player can make a huge difference.
E.G. Turbo for Manly, Ponga for NC, Walsh for Brisbane

I think (hope) Luai takes control of the team and insists on players doing there job.
The young blokes, Galvin, S Fainu, Pole, Bula, will be another year older and wiser.
Api, Seyfarth & Olam will help.
And if the new blokes,Skelton, Hunt, Tito & Bird contribute as they should, we should certainly win a lot more games than we have for the last few years.

I agree totally. One marquee player would do it.
A great backline is going to come undone if they get get burnt out wide.
The fastest attacking players are usually on the end of an attacking raids where you have someone like Holmes or Walsh beating their opposing player to set their winger up to score in the corner.
Atm our centres are the weak link in this area.
If we had Holmes outside Olam and in the fwds we had a big body workhorse in Angus Crichton then we would give the title a shake.
Luai will keep us competitive but he needs a balanced team.

 

[Nutz]

I think you guys can jag a 7th or 8th spot if injuries are kind.
Bunji is the worry

Hee hee, spoken like a true kiwi from f**katane

 

[WA Tiger]

Kyle Flanagan is a solid no nonsense player but not a marquee ½.

He doesn’t have to be.. Brooks has proven that when surrounded with some potential star power ( Gutho, Sloane and Cook under Flanno’s Tutelage) a halfback just has to pass the ball competently to reach the finals. And the Dragons have multiple weapons including Holmes and maybe Addo Carr at the back.

 

[Nutz]

He doesn’t have to be.. Brooks has proven that when surrounded with some potential star power ( Gutho, Sloane and cook) A halfback just has to pass the ball competently.

Is that it? Just pass the ball. Wow!
Besides, Brooks was signed as a running ⅝, which he did well...DCE did more than just pass the ball...Hughes, Reynolds, Moses, Sexton, Hynes, etc etc will do a bit more than just pass the ball

 

[WA Tiger]

Pretty much..nothing that even slightly resembled marquee .. all players have their good days..but Brooks was mainly there to pass the ball on

 

[Nutz]

Pretty much..nothing that even slightly resembled marquee .. all players have their good days..but Brooks was mainly there to pass the ball on

What in the he'll has this got to do with my statement of Saints needing a marquee replacement for Hunt to be successful in 2025 like you think they will?
Time to take your medication mate.