I thought we had a pretty good backline but you gotta admit that the Raiders have a really talented one. All of them are 190cm plus and have good pace and strength. If they stay together for a couple years (which is really hard considering the cap) they will be awesome to watch.
Okay... Here it is: Aku is too fat. I don't know if it is bulk or just fat but he needs to slim down. Sure he has got more power but where has his speed, agility and endurance gone? He made a break early on and never looked like making it to the other try line... If anything McManus looks more agile of the two.
Gagai definitely needs some match fitness but I think he'll be firing on all cylinders once we hit the finals.
I heard rumours that McKinnon will be going north soon and I couldn't say I am too saddened. Decent player but Sims and Rochow are the much better prospects.
I don't think I've seen Tahu defend so badly the whole year... Just a bad day at the office or do we need to see some Liki or BJ in first grade? I'd even go as far and say Quinn would have done a better defensive job against Fergie...
Our bench forwards weren't even in the game. Very impressed with Snowden. Hope he keeps up the good work and stays injury free.
Personally I can hack a loss when we had our 4 best players out but that was a trafic effort especisally since we were 14 up after 20 odd minutes...
The enigma which is Kidley must be one of the most difficult issues WB has had to deal with during his whole career. He is our marquee player, trains the house down and is a local but is crap... He is better than many of our players in many ways but not good enough to start in our spine. Great goal kicking though.