the only positive I see in Lodge is size, who along with Saifiti changes the dynamics on our front row. Frank the tank makes good metres and puts on a good shot from time to time, but the rotation of him JDB and Lawrie is too small and gets dominated. Lodge at 193cms and 115kgs along with Saifiti at 195cms and 118kgs gives us some size and anger up front. We need our forwards to at least hold their own next year so cook and liddle can have maximum impact off the quick play the balls, as K Flanno and Hunt are not the most creative halves.
Sloan can then feed off the breaks Cook and Liddle are able to create, along with second phase play on the edges running off Leilua and RFM/Sua.