the thing with westerman is he could quite easily play in the halves far better then washy, and at a push coul even play a stint at centre, really good addition imo.

Westerman would be a great addition. good player IMO

just because he has been quiet this season, don't mean you turn crap overnight

I have a sneaky feeling that the reason agar was given an extended contract was because he'd negotiated for westerman to sign. Just hope we don't end up with even more back rowers next year and no backs

That's a pretty short sighted reason for a 2 year deal! Now if it was Westerman and Shenton.

Shenton if i'm honest, is a better all round centre IMO. Don't see Hall improving much more.

cant see fitzgibbon going, and to be honest i would want him to, imagine the player westerman could be with him around, like i said westeman can play loose with fitzy in second row giving him more rest time with inerchanges, also westerman at a push and if needed can play several positions, i would offer fitzy 1 year deal if not, then definatley a coaching role, i think he is that important.

Shenton is a marginally better defender, but Hall is a bigger attacking threat imo.

Westerman is a better player than Washbrook. He would be a great signing in a years time when Fitzgibbon will probably go.

11 Tickle
12 Manu
13 Fitzgibbon

11 Burnett, Kent
12 Lauaki
13 Washbrook (or Westerman)

That's how I'd hope our second row would be next season, same as this, unless Westerman would be prepared to wait a year in and out of the side. The other option is to move Fitzgibbon to second row and drop one of Tickle, Manu or Lauaki but them three are currently better than Westerman.

I wouldnt touch Westerman.

I'd be looking at somehow re-shaping our full front row with Dowes, Radford and Cusack to exit. Not sure how we'd do it as i dont think the quality is out there to make the wholesale changes. If we kept Dowes and Radford we'd need to bring a really special prop in as O'Meley cant keep carrying our go forward.

I think McCarthy Scarsbrook would plug that gap and why wouldn't you go near Westerman ?

Agree with you on that they aren't enough quality props available though.

I dont rate Westerman as any better than Whiting and Washy at 13 or 6. He had a great first year on the scene and is now showing himself to be an average and inconsistent player imo.

would like to think he'd be a different player in our team

Not as good as Whiting I agree but I think he's a better player than Washbrook at both 6 and 13, more creative and faster at 6, stronger and bigger at 13.

Not sure he'd bring anything.