Quote: NickyKiss "I’d even question the need for somebody like Lussick tbh. I think he’s been signed with a view to replacing Roby but the way Roby is playing, I think he’ll go around again. You then have Lussick hardly starting a game for 2 years and he is probably on a reasonable contract.
Easy to look at it with hindsight but the Saints recruitment strategy looks to have been a bit off for the first time in a while.'"
Not sure on that one. Most squads carry two hookers now and there's only so many chances Aaron Smith can have without doing anything of note.
Like you said with hindsight and injuries we look unbalanced. However if you swap the injuries to Lomax, Dodd and Hopoate for injuries to Walmsley, Lees and LMS then people would be saying we should've signed another prop instead of Hurrell for example. I suppose it's easy for us to be wise after the event and I include myself in that. I was happy with our recruitment at the start of the year so I can't criticise now. I think injuries have exposed some frailties/lack of depth in certain areas.
Having said that, if we go into the playoffs with a fit squad (less Dodd) then I still fancy us.