Quote: Jake the Peg "So what are everyone's thoughts? For me only 2 candidates - Taylor and Connor.
Taylor has been fantastic, carrying the rest of the forwards on his shoulders for most of the year despite being injured for most of it. The rest of the forwards have been a pale shadow of what we've seen from them before.
Connor has gone from fighting it out with griffin for a centre spot to probably our most important player this year IMO. Before he went off injured v saints, we were winning the game and he'd been the key to us winning games despite being without sneyd and/or kelly for much of the season. Add in his England performance on top of that.
faraimo a distant 3rd but no one else really even looking like the players we know they are.
Tough choice between taylor and connor. taylor maybe just shades it due to connor missing a number of games due to his injury
Young player? Again, a difficult one. Are masi and fash even young enough to be considered? Of the rest probably lane is the only one who has played enough games
My view on the squad
I used to think Jamie Shaul was a good full back but when you see a class full back in action its plain to see Jamie is half a full back because the attacking link/pass part of his game is missing and it does cost us points
We all know what Barba can do but even average Aussies like Rankin or Quinlan at HKR show what a full back should be doing when attacking and how the correct pass will produce the tries.
The problem we have going forward is if we move Connor to full back then we lose him as a centre or if Kelly doesnt play again which could happen then Connor will move to 6 so Shaul remains at full back with no competition.
Miloudi is not a full back but i would play him on the wing in place of Talanoa.
Full back is definately an area we should be looking at.
I would play Shaul as a back up 9.He is doing more running from acting half now than Houghton.
Cant say im looking forward to next season as the team is weak in comparison to the top 6.
We will probably be competitive in knock out games but once again average throughout the season but should just scrape into the to eight.
