Connor will grow into the 6 role in due course
I see him very alike to Jamie Lyon..has a lot of similar attributes. But Lyon grew into a 6. He wasn't rushed..he was an outstanding centre just like Connor. I think a lot of Connors best attributes are still centre attributes
Carlos is the most underated player in SL imo..so him 1 side..Connor the other with Kelly n sneyd pulling the strings is pretty tasty. Adds that x factor. Think if Connor stays centre Fariamo will be in the mix for top try scorer
We're not a fast team but I think the pace thing is over done among our fans
Shaul can from anywhere
Faraimo scored a couple of 90metres jobs
Carlos has gone from distance a few times
Connor not fast..not overly slow though
Talanoa is by no means fast for a wing but a powerhouse....realistically though how often is a winger asked to go the length? Most times its getting the ball down from 10 out. He was league's top try scorer leading Upto his injury
Then at 6 we've Kelly who can shift
We're not cas or wakey but we're not as bad as made out pace wise. No arguing we're powerful though..which helps from close and you'll always get more chances from close than long range
The teams biggest issue this year is prop. To be succesful this year several things must happen
Taylor must stay fit
Bowden must get back and be the Bowden of old or better quickly
Westerman (loose I know) must stay fit to replace the workload and handling ability that was lost with watts
I think we'll go ok in 2nd rows..think Manu n mini will be big for us again. An 11month season with the World cup and then 3 week pre season did neither any favours last yr imo. Also Griffin could be a weapon off the bench there
All in all I'm fairly happy with what we have...Will of learnt a lot last yr..kids be better for it..and squad has a little extra depth
Bring on the season...