Raider_69 said:
cant see em doing much
good spine (1,6,7,9) but not much outside that... they will struggle
but the spine is too good to take out the spoon... ive gone 12th
Puletua, Waterhouse, Pritchard, Clinton, Lewis, Rooney have all played reps and Rodney was one of our best towards the end of last season. Its not like these guys can't play. One problem is some of these players are a little too similar in style and don't offer anything too confusing for the defence. If their attitude and hunger is right they will form part of a powerful unit, with the 1,6,7 & 9 likely to perform strongly if the forwards do their job.
I don't think the squad is much weaker. In some parts the signings outweighed the losses. I definately like what I see of Norrie alot more than Crossman and Lee Hookey obviously has some raw talent, but hasn't gone far in his career at Souths. But I remember he scored 14 first grade tries in a season once, can't be that bad. I'll take Hookey over Franze too thanks.
I've gone for 6th. But another good season with injuries like in 2003 could see us even higher.
Probably the toughest obstacle to overcome is the difficult early draw all away from the newly upgraded stadium. But if we get through that ok, then look out!