Barba is a big addition for us this year, he hasn't been instrumental in our wins, only the Bulldogs game where he put on a kick that lead to a try in a low scoring game, I guess that's a good thing to know we can win games when he's not at his best.
Thaiday as a wide running backrower is another huge bonus, Parker's offloads as well as his non-stop effort, McCullough playing 80 minutes making 40ish tackles a game, Copley has come back a different player although he still makes some poor decisions you can see him getting better week by week.
Our front row provide alot of go forward which helps without a doubt, I just think everyone in the team is doing a job at a competent level, early on our halves looked bog-standard and there will be periods this year where they will remain to look bog-standard but it is a big improvement on last year, Hoffman looks likely to make a linebreak and Hunt can setup a try 10 out from the line, his long kicking needs work as does his grubber to force a repeat set but it's an improvement on last year despite those negatives surrounding him, we look dangerous with the ball again.
I think we'll be in the mix of teams from 5th to 10th on the ladder and will definitely be better next season with the addition of Milford and Hunt getting a full season as halfback, it's exciting as a Brisbane fan after going through some lean years to finally have something to cheer about.
We're missing Kahu and Hodges who are 2 quality players as well although I have question marks surrounding Hodges with all his injuries.
