Now that news of Sandows injury has come out can I assume that his critics in this post will be issuing their apologies?

I've checked back on my posts and am content with what I posted as an accurate reflection of his performance in the final. None of my posts could be considered offensive so no need to apologise.

If he plays Currie at 6 I just don't understand the selection strategy at all. Currie is a near world class 2nd rower, why move players out of positions. Play the understudies for the injured players.

Assume all that you want Silver but, as far as I'm concerned as I'm not a trained medical practitioner I don't think that I can comment as far Sandow's health and fitness is concerned

At the start of the season Sandow was in great form. Getting involved in many attacking plays.

However he got a bad injury and occasionally enjoyed a moment or three of that period socially if rumours and pics tell a tale.

In his return he hasn't, hit the form he was in at season start. Perhaps he hadn't fully recovered from that injury?
Perhaps its psychological and he's being cautious?
Or perhaps he is revealing he's not a 80 min player?

He goes hiding for me for periods and when he is involved during that period his form is suspect, almost like he was daydreaming?

After near a year of watching him, I'm already thinking about a replacement in oppose to extension. I'd swap him for George Williams. I'd prefer a back that plays 80mins a game, every game.

He is a player I like to watch but he doesn't have a great engine and definitely fades in the second half of games. Not sure that will ever change.

And he still fails in his defensive duties.

Undecided if he is worth retaining particularly in light of the size of his contract. If we win the Grand Final that might make such a decision easier!

I thought Sandow played well in a very tough stamina sapping game with all the players having to draw on energy reserves, before going off with a knee injury and playing with a strapped thigh and not everything coming off he gave 100%

We were very close to a very good side and for that I can't knock the players or Smith or his selection as it almost came off but I hope he has a rethink.

You mean you're not disappointed he is not running at the line all the time making 40/20s everytime his ball hit his foot and smashing the oppositions in defence and that he is not single handedly winning the games all on his own?

If only he was doing that, but he isn't. He can do it but chooses when to apply it.

Exactly, not disappointed at all I'd be more disappointed if he did all those things every time who else would I watch? LOL I'm happy with Sandow he varies his game has taken the line on at times and scored comes up with some great plays and kicks I'm sure he will again,Saturday wasn't his or the teams day.

It's such a key position for us and the heartbeat to how a side plays. We need him at full fitness. The pre injury Sandow was unplayable at times,

It's a team game and he obviously shines when the team are playing well, we're being critical that his performances have not been the same as early season but the same can be said for the whole team

I too was not disappointed with his performance yes I'd have loved him to have created more or a piece of magic to win the game but it wasn't to b, but to infer that he chose not to is not fair and probably not true either and a disservice to the opposition defence also.

Half backs look great behind a dominant pack and a team full of confidence going forward, bit also they struggle to take control of the game behind a dominated pack, he was clearly tired and injured too and the conditions would have amplified the effects.

Its no coincidence that he was the stand out hb in the first half n Sneyd in the second half, he is not playing to his full potential try but to make out he is a bad signing and not worth extending his contract is nonsensical he his by far the most exciting half back in superleague, get back to our early season form and we can still win silverware this year and sandow will be key to that.

No doubt about his talent.
Doubt about sustaining it throughout 80 mins.

He'd still be playing in the NRL if there was a different coach at Parra and if he'd decided to wait until the end of the season another NRL club would have picked him up. He was 4th in the Dalley M table at the time he left Aus and was the second highest half back.