Quote: Madderzahatter "Our pack has a few issues at the moment - IMO i'm afraid guys like Clubb, Crosby, Dudson, Burke are just their to make up the numbers. Taylor should walk a starting place this year - he's been one of if not our best forward and looks like he has the potential to be a great. Farrell and Lockers will be there and probably Pettybourne, but other spots are up in the air.
Look elsewhere and do some of the rest of the squad have what it takes to get to the level Lockers was talking about? Guys like Gelling, Thornley, Hughes, Tomkins. It's fine spreading the cap out to make sure there's depth in the squad, but there's a danger of having too many average players, diluting squad.'"
You've forgotten Ben Flower who IMO had a great season last year. I understand your point though although I think some of the players mentioned will develop to a higher standard. They've got all season to get up to speed before the meaningful games, as has Smith with his kicking.
