Elijah Taylor is actually a damn good signing for you guys. He's only been in the NRL for two seasons and already made the Kiwis; that should say something.
The only real reasons we aren't fighting harder to keep him:
*We've invested in Todd Lowrie, who brings much-needed experience to our forwards.
*We need to retain Mateo.
*Ben Henry is pretty much the same as Taylor from a skillset and experience point of view, so one of them was bound to go. It remains to be seen whether we chose the right one to let go.
With Mannering, Mateo and Lowrie dominating the second row, Taylor was always going to be a utility or benchie; he's probably too good for that. He can fill in at hooker, centre and likely standoff. He has a good running game, immense defensive workload and shows signs of strong ball playing ability. Will likely develop into another Simon Mannering over time.
