Ok, its only a one game sample but here goes anyway.
- The best signing for the Roosters is Justin Holbrook. They look fitter and stronger.
- With the forwards looking fitter, a pack with Leniu, Collins and Radley has the measure of most teams. Especially with May and JWH coming off the bench.
- I don't think either South's or Manly have the forward packs to trouble the trophy engravers this year. Speed, tick. Skill, tick. Muscle, hell no. Murray will be one frustrated Captain by the end of the year. If any of their starting forwards get injured, I think South's will struggle to make the eight.
- Manly are super quick. Turuva will be getting burned repeatedly if we turn up and play soft. We need to smash them in the forwards so they never get the space to use their speed. Turuva would struggle to catch Saab even if he set off on the the day before.
- Brisbane showed their brittleness again. Flashes of brilliance that produce breathtaking tries, a la the 2nd half of the GF and then brain explosions as they chip kick and throw hail Marys. The Roosters out toughed them really well.
- The Roosters look the real deal. They will be tough this year.
- I want to cry watching Leniu wear that jersey. I wish the Roosters would just Feck off and leave other teams stars alone. Fittler, Sing, Jennings, Leniu. Just feck off.