Quote: fun time frankie "funny you missed out galea as one of our long term absentees mind you he plays for hull now and wouldnt make your argument seem as good would it'"
I said "included", not "was limited too". Old players get injured too, obviously. If you want to generalise, there is a greater likelihood that they get injuries than younger players. But to go to the extreme of saying no player should be signed over 30, when there were 14 of them on display in the Grand Final, is silly. Experience of the sort Sinfield, Peacock, Briers, Monaghan, Menzies, Finch and co bring to the comp is undeniable in its influence. Saying it's a long term build for the future is fine (assuming, of course, you can retain your best talent like Taylor). But as Neil Hudgell once put it, the competition should be about the here and now and anything less is selling the supporters short.