Did anyone watch Xavier Savage play last night? He was terrific and showed his skill and speed in only his second game in the NRL. He turned that game on its head. He is a player. What I also like about him is he is always looking to support and be on the ball on both sides of the field. Like I said before, he is an amazing talent and it is a pity that the Raiders extended him and now he is off limits. By the time he is available again it will be way to late and cost a bomb to try and sign him.
Oh well, we now have to look elsewhere for some genuine skill and speed. But boy would we be in with a real shot to win the title if we had a player like him in our backline. Blink and he is gone. We need speed. Real speed. It would change everything for this team. Not saying that we can't win a title with this team, but it is unlikely, but doable if we played at our best for 3-4 games in the semis and the teams we played were the weaker ones or slightly off their best. But add Savage or Hammer type of speed at the end of this backline and we are cooking with rocket fuel. Zero chance moment turns into real chance moments. Players like these in very good teams like ours are title makers.