Quote: "I like roberts, good player, feel safe with him on our side unlike when we had calderwood'"
I totally agree, I also think that Riddell is an improvement on Higham, although I wish he would look interested.
Both of them look as though they have plenty of improvement in them though - if they improve as much as Pat did from his first season's efforts I'll be very happy next season.
However, why do we seem, of late, to bring over players who need so much time to adjust. Barrett being a recent exception. I understand all the arguments about moving from the other side of the world, missing family etc. but wouldn't it be good to find more players who have slotted in quickly like Brett Kenny, John Ferguson, the Iro's, Brett Dallas, Gene Miles, Adrian Lam?