I think we all tend to forget that these guys have travelled 12000 miles and uprooted their families and lifestyles. Try thinking how you would perform if you were going the other way or even how lost you have felt moving from one job to another. It takes time for players to adjust to new surroundings and feel comfortable (some do it quickly, others dont). So a year is nothing. Remember Matt King. I am sure that he will do better next season.

tackles - 783 - 3rd
Meters - 2617 - 4th
Carries - 408 - 3rd
offloads - 41 - 1st
errors - 5 - Last (or 1st, whichever way you want to view it)

His average gain of 6.41 isnt up there with the likes of Hill and Walmsley.. But so what.. alot of props arent up there.

Only downside for me is a few silly moments that have resulted in suspensions.

Great signing for me.. works tirelessly, gives his all and makes very few mistakes.

With the exception of the travel post, fair points. His tackle busts are very low though and he is the 3rd highest penalty offender. I think I probably had expectations set too high especially as it was a season to forget.

Great? You are comparing him against the performance of the Wire squad in general during a dismal season, not like for like against props of other clubs though.

A question I always like to pose, to objectively judge the quality of a Wire player, is "Would he get in the Saints, Wigan or Leeds starting 17".

Rationale being that the more you have that would, the more likely is the squad can compete with those teams. In 2011 we had a lot of players that would. Probably only Hill, Clarke now. Certainly not Sims.

ok, show me a prop from Leeds, Saints or Wigan that has been better than him on the stats this year.. other than Walmsley and Peacock.

Which stats would you like me to compare? I'm assuming not Avg Gain.

So in your mind he would make the pack at Leeds, Wigan or Saints for 2016? In my mind he wouldn't have made our pack in 2011.

Anyhow its sounds like I have got it in for him, which I haven't. He was probably one of our best 5 players last season...

No he wouldn't have made our front row in 2011... But it's not 2011 is it?

And yes I think he would make the 17 in every team in SL.

Sims's stats are the result of him not trying to make ground. He goes in soft, often on his way to his knees by the time the collision happens. That's why he isn't making metres. There isn't a stat for quick play the balls however. With Clark, Ratchford and Sandow off the back of him, I wouldn't be at all surprised if his weak carries are entirely deliberate. If he makes 5m and gets a quick play the ball and Clark makes 20 it's a win.

Would you have him at saints?

All about elbows and knees, finding the grass and securing a quick five second PTB. These stats are collected internally and the players are scored on them.

Is this really how the game is now? No wonder I'm losing interest. Imagine Boyd being statistically analysed on his ability to land on knees and elbows quickly rather than his barnstorming drives and intimidation.

We should have kept Warren Stevens - he was good at finding the grass.