Au reviour Leon - Where do we go from here? : Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:57 am
Losing Leon is a massive blow to our chances in the next couple of seasons. It isn't a surprise either, this rumour was first brought up around the start of the season, so the club cannot claim they didn't know this was happening. Which worries me greatly as they may have already spent his salary and we may not get a back to replace Leon (Wishful thinking anyway probably).In taking stock of our recruitment, it is another year (To add to the previous 5 or 6) where you look at it and wince. We are losing 3 of our best 4 players from a side already incapable of keeping pace with the top 2.
We are replacing them with two players who are going to be playing out of position. Laffranchi is no prop and Hohaia is rarely played at half back in the NRL as he's not good enough for it. His has been a disaster in the NRL by all accounts this season.
Losing Leon also adds to the fear that we'll be stuck with Wello at fullback for another 12 months. This is criminal and is going to be very hard to watch.
Now do we go:
1 - Wellens
6 - Lomax
7 - Hohaia (Ouch)
or
1 - Hohaia (Drop ball-tastic)
6 - Gaskell
7 - Lomax
or
1 - Lomax
6 - Gaskell
7 - Hohaia?
Either way, it's not the big bang introduction to the new stadium we expected is it?