Frawley was not the best fit for us, despite Rohan and Arthur both favouring him in patches. We needed someone like Jake Connor all along, a player that has the ability to consistently unlock opposition defences. Frawley's best asset was his defence, which was much more important in the Rohan team. We also needed someone with a better kicking game, and his vaunted organisation didn't do much for our attack.


At the same time, Brodie Croft has not turned into a resounding success either but he's always shown glimpses of quality - I'm more optimistic that one will still work out for us.


Jury still out on Ackers. I maintain Miller has been easily the best value of last year's Rohan Smith signings.

He’s on $850,000 dollars a year. Whilst we could put him as Marquee that would mean dropping a current marquee salary and we would have to be paying him quite a bit more than he’s in to tempt him away from the NRL.

He’s lived there since a teenager, in his prime and considered one of the best in the NRL.


Those types of players coming to the SL are long gone.

We don’t need to replace Frawley, Connor will get the 7 shirt with Sinfield as backup.

I don’t think we’ll see many signings, maybe like you say an NRL backrower but that will be it.


Lots of the younger players will be coming ‘on cap’ and personally I think the idea of keeping a settled squad is better than too many changes.

Yep. I think we'll see one incoming assuming Lisone resigns. Watkins was effectively a signing this year on next year's cap given the Sivo exemption. With the Sivo’s return, we effectively have what's left over from Watkins wage, the young players who will enter onto the cap, and the funds from the departures of Gannon  Frawley and ECW to play with. Continuity will have to be the watchword.

Really gutted that were not seeing Sivo in the side with how were playing, hopefully he’ll be fit and ready for next year

Yep.If he qualified he would be playing Origin.