True.. however game management second to none.. younger a running 6 off him you never know.. I’ll
Gladly take him permanently still very young but I see your point with pace

I agreed with you until the last part of the last sentence. I honestly thought both Bullock and Hamlin were great last Thursday, and definitely offered more than I've seen Tautai offer in a very very long time.

They were and Bullock in particular offered the kind of yardage Tautai can only dream about. I'm not sure how often we've had a prop in the 100+ category but it can't have been that often.

Both played well but i dont think you can have 2 similar/inexperienced players in the side at the same time.

Bookies have us as odds on @ 3/10 . I think we will win, but it will be closer than that as after last weeks debacle against 'wire' they will be hurting.

I think that only applies if they're showing signs of that inexperience. Early days, I grant you, but I didn't see any 'rookie errors' or signs of pressure in either's play on Thursday in what was a high intensity game.

Good to see Lam’s comments about not reverting to type as we did against Saints. It’s clear to see that that performance was reminiscent of last 2/3 years but over next month or so I think we’ll see a steady increase of quality

I agree, its just going to take a little time is all, if say at round 12 or so things are still a bit awry then theres problems but not at the moment.

It's not easy to change something that is embedded. This group has been together a long time, playing a certain way under the same coach. When you're tired you naturally resort to the path of least resistance, which is the thing you're used to. It's going to take patience and some good coaching by Lam, and belief and a lot of effort by the players to change how we play.

Combine that with losing one of our main organisers in Sam, the team has a lot of changes to work at.

This isn't just a Lam thing, the entire setup has to work hard.

I'd pretty much go with the same line-up as we fielded v Saints, apart from one change; Escare for Isa. Escare is a game breaker, at times this sort of player is valuable in a tight game, coming on running rings around tired legs.

We're a team who have a new coach with new structures and attacking patterns. They need time together to gel and play the way Lam wants us to play, for this, keep it as it is.

Same team for me with Tautai or Byrne replacing Navarrette.