Moeroa and Paulo are two of the better young forwards going around and you know it. You criminally underrate Mannah who while not a match winner is a hard worker who averaged 113m a game last season and made more metres than any Souths forward who wasnt named Burgess (for eg). Wicks looked good for the most part last year but Mannah was miles better. Edwards was actually our best forward before his injury. Our pack isnt top tier, but calling it terrible simply shows you haven't actually seen any of them. It will do the job and has plenty of upside in terms of young players. Plus Watmough and Scott, while past their best, are still quality edge defenders which is what our pack has really been lacking, not metres. Shit taking Sef Paulo out and replacing him with a cutout of Beau Scott would instantly improve our defence.
Losing Junior will be a blow, however that won't happen til 2017 at this stage (if at all, it's because his manager is Tyran Smith more than anything) but I reckon Alex Twal will be better anyway so it may not hurt us in the long term, with Wicks hopefully stepping into his role and Alvaro or Twal come along. But it's not an issue for 2016 yet.
