I am prepared to dismiss this game all together. There were too many bad performers to start singling out any play in particular. Tilse for example, was certainly no worse than Logan or Thommo. There were a few selections that trouble me, Kelly over Milne for e.g. surley Milne played well enough against the Storm to be retain a spot. Dobson at 7, was that a sympathy selection?? Good Bye. I think we needed a dry track to beat the Warroirs at home and it's disappointing this was the only game of the round played in such conditions.
I remain confident they can hit back against the Roosters although the final 17 will be interesting. TLL is clearly a run or two short and should benefit from the run. Logan looked injured which in a way could be good as it opens up a spot for Thurling. Gets interesting in another week or two if Costigan comes through. Picker or Chalk look like the obvious ones to be dropped. I haven't been overly happy with the speed at which Picker has been hitting the line although his work rate remains high.
A few positives, the effort of Bronx Goodwin and the continued good form of our Toyota Cup side. There is some real talent in that side, several of whom need to be retained on long term contracts. I would be happy for us to only a sign an outside player or two this year, get rid of the dead wood and start to blood some of these guys as the season progresses. I see no reason why the likes of Kelly, Best (age point of view), Turner etc need to be retained.
