0
I'm sitting watching the war v reb match, and it's looking more of a cripple fight every second. I think the mental toughness has evaporated from each team since it's a dead rubber, so.
I'm looking for something to do for an hour or so before I start hanging shit on either or both of them.
I though a speculation thread would be nice.
Scenario
The force making finals will generate interest from more players to move west, so I want to throw the discussion open for who we'd call over here and why.
Priorities, bring WA boys home
Followed by must be wallaby eligible, must either improve the team or fill a gap.
I'm gonna kick it off with number 7, because there's a mountain of options available.
Our regular starter is kane, with Carlo and Dickie Hardwick running around super rugby and some possibilities overseas, maybe also some locals in club rugby. I'm gonna stick to what I know and assume both Dickie and Carlo make the phone call.
Hardwick, I think he's about a match for Jane, but I have the feeling that he's older. He's not going to want to sit on a bench at this stage of his career and I'm not confident he'd win the selection battle (mainly because kane doesn't do much wrong, is the incumbent and they play a similar game) I'd advise Hardwick to either stay at the rebs or find somewhere different, there's not enough in Perth for him.
Carlo is a slightly different story, I don't think he's any better or worse than kane, but he is younger and he plays differently (and I might like him more because of how much he reminds me of hodgo) Carlo has the time to sit on the reserves for a year, build hunger and destroy people from the bench.
He's also more of a workrate 7 than an out and out jackal. I think he's a bit smaller and more agile.
I'd answer Carlos phone call and try to see if we can get a deal done.
What do you think?