Quote: Madderzahatter "He's our first choice hooker - of course we've missed him. But let's not kid ourselves, MM brings some aggression to the team, but that's about it...'"
It isn't just what he brings though, it's what he gets out of those around him. His aggression spreads and his line speed in defence drags others with him. He may not take 20 scoots out of dummy half per game but he's also far more impressive with ball in hand then Powell so we're missing him very badly indeed.
Along with Lockers and in time hopefully Sam Tomkins he's one of our three most important players. If we can get him back before the end of the year we'll be in much better shape.