I expect that Naden would have copped a fair bit from Benji over his performance last week. If, and it is a big if, we are going to beat the Phins I think Naden, on a good day, offers more than Faatape. Naden and Olam on a good day could be a handful - on a bad day they could be a sieve...
That team doesn't have many points in it; you could debate one or two of Benjis selections, but changing them would be replacing them with not much better. For the most part it is probaly the best we've got and really shows how shallow the depth is at the club.
It was good to hear Richo...
I mentioned a few weeks ago that our games are currently being lost by what's betwwen the ears, not so much by the skill of the players (although we could definitely trade a few). Sports psychology, leadership, preparation or whatever other label you want to put on it, starts with belief...
Spot on Lauren,
It was a poor performance by the match officials, not just the referee. Their performance has been glossed over by the NRL who have preferred to focus on players overstepping the mark. I'm pretty sure that had the officals been performing at an apropriate standard the players...
I doubt we will get Badger. By rights she, along with her touchie mates, should be back in Cup getting more time under her belt. I expect they will not want to do that because of the message it will send.