Again, disagree. See previous post. Good players dont become bad players overnight. They look tired and jaded. That is different to not being good enough.

We're playing too close to the ruck. Good when it works because you get in the gap behind the markers, but when the timing isn't right it's a pass that is easy to knock on and lets the markers get to the runners right on the gain line.

never mentioned not being good enough. they look tired because
A- they are being outmuscled
B- they can't be rested,there are no alternatives

As is the case with every SL team due to the salary cap.

ATEOTD we have our hands tied because of the whole Eastwood situation. Short of bringing in some of the kids, the only thing we can do is rotate them as to who starts.

I personally think the WC and the extra matches such as the WCC has caught up with them, so maybe the early knocking out of the CC is a blessing in disguise.

Possibly. They do look like thy need a good R & R session.

we have cap space spare, Gh said AFTER we signed eastwood we had room for a mid season signing. i cannot believe we never spend the full cap.it's a joke

IMO the centre position is more of an immediate problem.

No point in panic buying anyone. IF a good player is available then we will go for him im sure.

agree.i cannot see why we cannot sign two players instead of muddling through. i won't hold my breath though

Maybe its to leave some leeway in the event that certain practices get caught under the salary cap that hitherto did not?

Also worth noting that not necessarily everything a player earns from the game comes directly from the club and ranks under the cap.

There are no rlrucksrl in Rugby League.

Perhaps you've been watching the tykes?

I wonder what Red hall's reaction would be if a certain large construction company were to employ say...... about 17 new part time salesmen on 100k a year ....who co-incidentally played a mean game of RL.

I agree.
In every game that I've seen the opposition forwards seem to make more yards per carry from the PTB, particularly in the early stages.
Other than where we have gained ground due to a penalty, 40/20 or opposition mistake we've been kicking from deeper in our own half than our opponents which further amplifies our generally poor kicking game.
Bluey has hinted as much in his comments about our current lack of conditioning due to the short off season for most of our team.
I hope that learning from last season he's planning for us to improve gradually over the whole season.
God knows we'll need to.
We're too reliant on one or two outstanding individuals to make breaks rather than on an overall game plan a la Saints.
Despite playing poorly on Thursday they still had just enough nous & spirit to beat Wigan, by sticking to their accepted style of play.