Look perosnally I think it is a much better looking team you add two rep players to any team and it looks better.
I actually think the forwards and especially the props went well last week, after a sub par performance againts the warriors.
I am amazed Lowrie has copped so much, because I feel its all pre-mediated, unless he makes 4 line busts scores 3 tries the knives are out for him. Its clear before he got here thats fans see him as a fall guy for our saviour Mateo. I think Lowrie has actually shown more in his time on the field than most of our other backrowers.
On Mateo, well I would like to see more of him, but you would have to say we saw why people want him picked and why people are hesitant. He looked a threat with the ball, without a doubt. But he also pushed some passes, needs to be selective with the offloads. He stayed down in defence from what seemed a pretty harmless knock leaving us a man short. When we were still in the game he made 2 crucial errors, attacking their line he knocked the ball on early i the tackle count, then at the other end made a terrible attempt at tackle to allow Faalago to score.
Mateo seems to still be learning, he is certainly a danger with the ball, but he holds it loosely a lot and the offload is not always on. I think his current state he will cause us more harm than good. He needs to wait for the opportunity to present itself.
Anyway after all that I am in 2 minds, why probably because I have thought about it long and hard, which I encourage some of you to do.
The backs were the problem on the weekend, both in attack and defence. And the edge of Tahu/Hayne was the worst yet the targets are the other guys.
I am happy to perservere with the named players, but I would think only really Nathan Cayless can say he's had 2 top games. Everyone else has had a mixed bag.
