Quote: KaeruJim "Bentley has been discussed to death but one thing he isn't is a player who will get us on the front foot. You can't just have one or two forwards responsible for all the momentum. Good sides hit the opposition with heavy artillery on successive carries; we have generally been unable to do this.
He works best as a bench player but then we have O'Connor for that role who is arguably better at it.
I'd be surprised if Bentley is retained beyond his (confusingly long) recent contract. If Blease wants a Murray-era pack we need a few different players.'"
Bentley is a better 2nd rower than O’Connor. Remember, this is a player who Saints wanted to keep and showed abilities that many thought would lead to him playing in the NRL.
Not signing at least 2 experienced props over the off season, instead adding another lightweight 2nd rower hurt us badly.