They have had plenty of time. Why do people keep mentioning Richards who was played out of position in a team coached by Millward that was in a poor state? It's just not relevant IMO as an example of if you give players time then they will come good.

Players like Roberts and Riddell who are experienced NRL pros should hit the ground running as the vast majority of our overseas signings have always done and not need half a season to settle in.

Dave

It's three isn't it and how many did we win?

We won two playoff games to get to the semis in 2007 & 8 and capitulated in the CC semi in 2007. As someone else posted all these semi final appearances did was paper over the cracks.

They playoffs were par for the course under Noble, win two games, lose the next.

Dave

They've only had half a season! All players are different, they can't all make the same impcact that Trent did. I remember Lam and Craig Smith took a full season before they showin their true quality, they were even more experienced in the NRL than both Roberts and Piggy.

I think I've been fairly consistent in my appraisal of Riddell all along. I CBA digging it out but I did post before his signing words to the effect that anyone expecting a world beater was in for a disappoinment.

What do you mean "only"? It is more then enough time to be up there as two of our best performing players. They are both ex-NRL pros not wet behind the ear kids.



I am not suggesting they would make the same impact as Trent and simply mentioned him as an example of a player that, once his injury cleared up, was up to speed right away. And I think you are wrong about Lam and C Smith in terms of it taking them a season to settle in but even if you are correct this means (for example) when we sign a player on a three year deal we only get two decent years out of him. When we sign overseas players taking up precious quota spots that is not acceptable IMO. We need such players to turn up and add something to the side right away not dilute the strength of the side while we wait a season for them to do so.

Dave