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In response to the poster about recruiting and developing the Storm way, a lot of their players are older when they make their first grade debuts. Harry Grant was 22 from memory. Kamakamitha was 24. Examples only, but these guys have had years to develop their bodies, minds and games in reserve...

Give me Oregan Kaufisi and Jack Willliams for a combined $900k instead.

Agree. Has a good fend and is the most likely in our top 30 to beat a man one on one.

No doubt Bateman tries hard. But because he is so undersized (especially in the middle) he wears down and becomes ineffective. As a club we need to move to players that are effective rather than just trying hard. Although, given how poor we’ve been for over a decade and some of the poor efforts...

I’ve never seen him run so sideways and because he’s a plodder he gets smashed and pushed backwards ruining our set.

Don’t worry about game breakers. I’d settle for a few new recruits who can provide league average performances consistently.

1 to 7? 1 to 30.

He’s not getting pulled up on 50/50s. I can see that he’s going to give away a penalty 1 or 2 seconds before it happens. He just puts himself in dumb positions. He and his contract is a dead weight around the neck of this club.

Bateman is poor. But the fact is we have a forward pack on big dollars who simply aren’t delivering. Bateman - $650k Ice - $600k Klemmer - $800k Stefano - $500k? These guys aren’t playing anywhere near the contract values. We basically need a whole new forward back. Would keep Sam Finau, Steph...

Correct. Mostly the 4th tackle I’ve noticed, especially when we are really under fatigue.

I thought Finau really struggled at 9. He has a terrible left to right pass. No wonder he plays 5/8 on the left side only.

But it’s not those players that are the issue. It’s the forwards, and I suppose wingers who start the sets. We have no go forward.

I don’t agree with this. He had made the tackle and cleared the ruck. It was the lack of pace/effort he showed to get to the kick. The whole league bangs on about “effort on effort”. We never do that. I am surprised to see a single effort from some of our players.

Agree. I don’t know why people rave about him. Not in the top 10 fullbacks in the game. Will be replaced by Large if he sticks around.

Don’t just get him out of the middle l, get him out of the club. He’s terrible. Small and slow and a penalty machine. Everyone knew he was a bad signing except Sheens. Unfortunately he’s got two more years after this year. Richo has his work cut out trying to rejig our roster, we are just so...

The ref was bad but we are bad as well. We were lucky Sezar didn’t go to the bin earlier. Our squad is so poor. Can’t even consider us challenging for the 8 until 2026, we’ve just got too many players to turn over. Luai will be ineffective behind this pack. Should have put his money towards...

Bateman. Another dumb one. Always puts himself in dumb positions.

Bateman gives away another restart, and as usual on the 4th tackle which is usual for him. Sezer gives away the penalty off the next set and now 2 behind.

He’s bad.

Naden always good for a dumb penalty.