Disappointing to lose Segeyaro for the season if confirmed it might offer a lifeline to Patton.
I'm not big fan of Patton and wouldn't be offering him a new deal but let's not forget he was in the side when we went on our best run of form. I'm not sure I buy this 'bad apple' gone and suddenly we are transformed. There was a collective change of attitude and desire on Sunday and obviously Dec needs to buy into that if he returns.
Greenwood has coached Dec all season, would he really have kept picking him if he was such a 'bad apple' in the squad. Yes he is inconsistent, hot headed and yes he can overplay but I'm not sure restructuring the spine of the side to avoid playing him is necessarily the best option either.