henry fa'afilli copped the same stick aswell and im pretty sure he was as consistent as hicks in the scoring of tries if not more, yet dean gaskell who scored 2 tries all season was loved!!

Can't see him playing that much after this season. After all how many games has he actually played this year so far?

Missed 4 games.

So that's almost a third of the SL season so far he has missed, and he missed a quarter of last year's too. Briers isn't a quota player and is far more important a player than Hicks. Wingers are easier to replace.

If this was Smiths thinking why give new contracts to Briers,Wood,Higham,and Gix, all have missed more games than Hicks in the last couple of seasons.

You need to weigh up the pro's and con's. Grix is still relatively young, Higham is pretty robust, Wood is a bit part player, and Briers is almost irreplaceable.

The other important thing is that none of them are on the quota.