Quote: CobraCraig "French did look a bit podgy but he never looks great physically, won’t be winning any bodybuilding comps that’s for sure but I would think that’s a lot down to his genetics rather than lifestyle. One of the fittest blokes I knew in the army was overweight and had very little muscle, he just had unfortunate genetics but when it came to performance the guy was a machine.'"
The aesthetics aside, I thought French generally looked a little unfit - he was slow retreating the 10 metres, often looked pedestrian and a little lazy off the ball and seemed to be struggling to catch his breath.
Not saying it necessarily has any implications for his performances when the season starts but that's what I saw on Sunday.