Sia has been great for us, but I don't think his leaving is particularly disastrous. For all his exuberance, he does have defensive flaws in his game. I'll miss him, but I don't think he's irreplaceable.

I thought Wakefield had a better backline than us, anyway?

I'm with Dux, he has great parts of his game, but his overall value perhaps isn't as high as we may think.

Canberra have also signed Josh Hodgson.

I agree but we will miss his aggression, work rate, pride in the shirt and he loves saints. That type of player is hard to find.

Sia has been pure quality on and off the field and is a great role model for any kids to look up to.

He's my fave saints player

You guys may see things I don't when I watch him against us and on Sky but to me he's nowhere near the class of James Graham.

Graham was and is world class and he used to worry me immensely when Wigan played against you. As for Soliola he looks a decent back row (probably one of the better ones in superleague) but no more really. He's rarely had an impact on our games and whilst he's had little support nor did Graham towards the back end of his Saints career yet he still carried you on his back.

Soliola is replaceable IMO.

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Ok, I didn't see that.

What's disappointing is the fact Hull Kr get a "substantial fee" for a player with a year remaining on his contract, but we let them walk for free...

Good luck to Sia, absolutely no bad feelings towards him, but I believe he's replaceable...

With who ?

don't make me get my charts out again

What would be difficult to replace is his influence, but he's struggled to have that this season (only castleford away springs to mind) so hopefully others at the club can step up. I'd really like some kind of incoming announcement before Wakefield, it's at a time when it's needed imo

The wheels on the bus go round and round !

Its time we give the opportunity to Greenwood, Richards, Thompson and Sav in raising there game, if we don,t they will be going the same way as Ashurst and Dixon.

It doesn't help that Brown uses him totally wrong. The amount of times Sia drives it up through the middle like some cannon-fodder prop is so frustrating. He should be charging onto clever balls at the less congested fringes of the ruck area to rip holes in the opposition defence.

Savelio aside, the others are just bog-standard forwards. They'll give it their all, but will never be standout players. Savelio has that something extra, although not without some faults in his game (which hopefully we can iron out)