Drew has greater variety in his game and a better reader of the game. He played 21 Sl games lst year - just 2 less than Robbo and more than players like Myler and Brough.

But unless I am mistaken he isn't getting any younger and has had a knee op in the off season and won't be fit for the start of the season.



Additionally both you and I know why he went to Wakie in the first place.

N Brown will not have sign Drew for no reason his experience is possibly second to none and Lunt will learn alot from him as will Robinson. we all saw last season how much Leroy improved with Brett here.

No one is getting any younger. he played more games than younger guys like Brough and Myler - and many others. He is a game breaker and far more adept than Robbo at controlling a game.

Many players have a clear out op pe season.



The fact that we have Robbo and Drew + other quaity options in the halves and hooking roles is all to the good.

Drew only played more because Lazarus et al were injured.

I personally would like to see Cudjoe getting some game time at full back. Hodgson won't be here forever and for Cudjoe to really learn he needs to start playing in his best position and as much as I like him, his best position is not on the wing.

fatz n lawrence on the bench???

no place for faiumu?!!

Fa alogo is a loose forward, lets play him there

Hodgson



Cudjoe

Whatuiara

Lolesi

Lawrence



Brown

Robinson



Griffin

Lunt

Mason



Fa'alago

Gilmour

Grix



Crabtree

Faiumu

Raleigh

Finnigan



Wild Drew and Kirmond would all come in if fit before the start of the season. Looks like you've got a nucleus of around 21 or 22 strong players when you add Aspinwall and Hodgson to the equation.

1 B. Hodgson

2 Cudjoe

3 Lawrence

4 Whatuira

5 D. Hodgson

6 Brown

7 Robinson



8 Crabtree

9 Drew

10 Mason

11 Fa'alogo

12 Gilmour

13 Wild



14 Lunt

15 Lolesi

16 Raleigh

17 Griffin

1 B. Hodgson

2 Cudjoe

3 Lawrence

4 Lolesi

5 D. Hodgson

6 Brown

7 Robinson



8 Griffin

9 Drew

10 Mason

11 Fa'alogo

12 Gilmour

13 Wild



14 Lunt

15 Kirmond

16 Raleigh

17 Crabtree

And Gilmour is a Second Row but he didn't do bad at Saints as a ?,

Leroy is a Fullback but played well on the Wing, Jammer a Second Rower, Browny a ? Wild a Loose Forward, need i go on.



Don't think players fit the positions we would have thought anymore, Think Fa'alogo is more of a ball playing Prop/Second Rower rather than a Loose Forward.



As to previous quotes suprised that I left Faiumu out, don't rate him but that is purely my opinion, Fatz on the bench but on a par with Jammer (just wanna make sure he fully fit 1st) Lawrence on the bench as still learning and IMO Gilmour and one of the other 2 a slightly better option at the mo.



ATEOTD ours are just opinions and the man that matters is Nathan Brown in whom I have full trust, Think Drew will feature in his team, as last season lacked a clever tactical player with good short kicking game, something Drew posseses.