I think most people recognise Welsby as a great player.
As opposition fans we have the usual irritation when a top quality opposition player being constantly talked about as if the sun shines from his ar*e. I think that's where most of the animosity comes from.
Would any of us swap him for Bevan or Jai - no.
Would any Saints fans want a swap the other way ? I doubt it. Both understandable positions.
On a side note I thought Jai's influence on attacking down the flanks at the GF was vastly underrated. Pretty much every break was due to his pace or how scared Catalan were of his pace.
Welsby will get big offers from NRL in the very near future - probably more likely than Bevan or Jai getting tempted back due to a) age and b) build. Interesting to see how he would cut it there.
I do think he needs to move to 6 though to get the best from him.
