The thing you have to look at is the top 4 money earners at each club- these are generally the guys who the team is built around. Our big 4 apart from Hindy are outplayed by our middle-feeders week in week out. That's a disgrace.
Stapleton, Armit, Tsolous, Pearson and even Peek have all been outplaying Vella on a weekly basis- bar maybe the last 3 weeks which have been Vellas best in a while.
Same goes for Cayless- great leader he is- but he spends more time on the sidelines through injury and suspension than he does on the field- and when he is on the field he is usually getting match fitness back and playing below his best.
So assuming Hindy, Cayless, Vella and Dykes are our 4 biggest earners and thus taking up a large part of our cap- are they worth it or are there better options available?
Cayless is a good leader so depending on how he goes next year i'd at least give him that year to see how he goes. Another long term injury/suspension/poor form and i'd get rid of him.
Hindy is a weapon- absolutely deserves to be our highest paid player.
Dykes- at least his played more games this year than he's missed and is the best half option at the club at present.
Vella- Can't say he's consistently our best prop- should be offered a cut-price deal or shipped off.
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