Mr. Zucchini Head: Things are starting to come together quite nicely. I reckon we are 3 quality signings away from having a team capable of doing something next year.
Clearly we need a top centre. I actually think Briscoe is doing a sterling job of filling in but it's not really his position and he us coming to the back end of his career. It will do for this year, but we need to find someone with a bit of pace and x factor.
We also need at least one prop. Ese'ese is quality, I like Ashworth, and Aydin is that full hearted work horse that every team needs. After that there are question marks. We don't know what might happen with Sao's recovery, but at the moment it seems to me more likely that he will leave. It's a big injury at this stage of his career. Fash just isn't ever going to be good enough imo. Knight won't be here, or at least it's very unlikely. Same goes for Watts. Eseh could be the answer, but he's not played a game yet. We need to add someone of at least a similar ability to Ashworth imo.
And I'd be looking for a quality 6 too, a running threat. Cust is doing fine, but I see him more as a utility man who can cover at hooker and in the halves. Will Pryce would fit the bill. No idea if there's anything in the rumour.
I agree, these are the holes in the squad. As has been said before, satae would be a decent pick-up now off quota and the perfect foil for herman but can't see us bringing him back. Probably too expensive. Eseh may turn into a decent prop but currently too inexperienced to be kne of our main 4.
A quality centre would give us some real threat out wide in the centre area where we currently don't really have much other than cartwright
