Because at the time they assumed Waqa, Dunster and possibly Loizou were first grade standard.
Waqa’s form fell off a cliff, Dunster didn’t come back from his injury as hoped, and who the f**k knows what happened with Loizou.
I think we did ok with Russell coming through, but we definitely do need to put some more talent in the backline. Thankfully Waqa is off the books which opens up a spot (is Loizou leaving too?) but there’s not much on the market to choose from, especially in our assumed price range.