Eddie is one of the most unbiased tigers fans you'll meet. I could be mistaken but I think he actually tipped us to miss the 8 before a ball was kicked in 2012.
Personally I wouldn't bet on us coming 1st with someone else's money, but then again how many people on here had the dogs coming 1st, or even top 4/8 for that matter, at the start of this year. Any team with farah and Marshall will always be dangerous and capable of beating anyone.
Back row is definitly the weak point. We have a few great kids from the 20s there who are still a year pr away from first grade. Brendan santi, Andrew vela and Kyle Lovett all look very likely. Fulton is what he is, good line runner, decent ball player, solid defender but too small to ever be a dominant back rower. Blair was a tremendous dissapointment, however you don't become a bad player over night. Hopefully potter can bring back his 08-10 storm form. Anasta could turn out to be a good fit for the tigers. Not saying he is a world beater but to me he is tough, a leader and a professional. The tigers have lacked all these traits over the last 10 years.
Heighington has been bog average for 3-4 years. Last year Matt bell played 100 times better then him when he filled in. Maybe getting away from sheens will be good for him as all he has been good for is 4m hit ups and vital missed tackles on the line. I've never overly rated pettybourne or bodene Thomson but its hard to imagine them being any worse then CH.
BMM for mine is far from a nobody. I've seen Bronson Harrison, Ben teo and BMM come through the grades, BMM is the pick of the bunch at the same age. His explosive line running, off loading and aggressive defending was great for us last year. Really in what was a terrible 2012 BMM was a rare shining light.
I agree with Eddie, finishing at either end of the table wouldn't surprise me. We have the talent and depth to challenge some of the better sides. However our previous flaws mean I can 100% see why alot of posters think we will be just makig up the numbers in 2013.
