Re: Rumours thread. : Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:08 pm
Matai is a great player but will cost a fair wedgefor a single player.
The backline needs a complete overhaul and
has been neglected for a while.
One other nettle Saints have yet to grasp in the need to bin
off Gardner as well although he has a year left on his deal.
The fashionable view seems to be either
NRL superstar or stick with the kids.
I think a pair of wingers and a left centre
(although I would be happy with Wheeler
if he could prove his fitness) are required.
I would rather take a punt on a couple of development
signings from the Championship or an out of favour
SL player.
For Matai's money you could probably get Menzie Yere and
a Kevin Penny or Paddy Flynn.
I like the ideal of Perry a current SOO and Test NRL prop.
However in isolation Matai could just end up as an
expensive version of Talau with a Shaun Day type winger outside him .
I think the backs need to be looked at as a unit rather than individual
positions.