I think you need balance in the front row. We used to have two absolute beasts in Peacock and Leuleui who were the starters, with Bailey and Kirke who were simply there to hold the fort while the other two had a rest.

Our balance in FR can't be that heavily weighted on two players anymore. It looks like both Palasia and Jenkins are in the mould of bigger minute props. Palasia seems to have decent hands, and those three alongside Mik and Holroyd (if he can stay fit) could create good consistency across our interchange without loosing intensity.

I'm hopefully Lisone being limited to 15 minute high energy stints will free him up to do his role better. Sangare when he first joined also seemed like a decent enough, shorter minute impact player. I can't understand the desire to have ever made him into a starting FR.

Yep, good point. Not helpful at all. 

very much a mutual decision after he was told another head knock puts him at a very high risk of complications later in life. He needed to sit out last year.

It would seem Gannon deal not dead, Blease confirmed we have offered him a huge deal and just waiting on a decision from the player. So be interested to see how it goes.

Let them down gently... We did all we could, made the best offer we can, still not decided, he's gone.

Tbf if an NRL club wants any player enough then they can always financially outmuscle any SL club many times over. 


The decision for the player is, is it the right move for me at the right time?


They can back themselves to make it, coupled with financial reward, and if they do then fair play to them. 


If they go and don't make it, they pick up a nice wedge but could be warming a bench for a year or two. Doesn?t do much for their longer term stock. 


They can decide the time isn't right and hold off for a year or two, not risk free but might be the making of them. 


Choices.