Jimbo said:
We will have a side next year capable of being in the top 2.
You must be joking! Talk about looking at the world through rose-coloured glasses!
We don't have a hooker. Ball distribution from dummy-half will continue to be rubbish.
We don't have a 5/8. Ball distribution to the outside backs will continue to be rubbish.
We don't have a forward who can offload. Stevo & Beatts try but drop the ball 2 out of 3 times. So it will be: hit it up for 5 tackles & kick. Maybe Lomu can offload, but he spent so little time on the field with Easts it was hard to tell.
We have very few players who know how to tackle and will put themselves on the line.
We'll be very lucky to come 8th.
Do you think all the other teams are just going to fall over when they see Vagana in our side? Look at the what the other sides have on paper and who do you think we are a sure-fire thing to beat? Maybe Souths. Maybe Saints. Maybe Manly. But all "maybes"
Do you honestly, on paper, rate us against: Penrith, Easts, Warriors, Newcastle, Canberra? We won't win a game against these clubs- we don't have the TEAM to do it. Enthusiastic players yes. But a TEAM? No.
BTW: It is possible to get the players we've got to develop those skills. And it's possible to develop the TEAM. We just need a coach who can make it happen. Not sure if SR can do this. But we've already seen what CA is capable of.