Geez, what a surprise. Who knew that he wouldn't instantly make us better?! It only took 8 or so games, which is actually impressive.
We're talking about a kid who was a rookie last season, played almost every game at centre, a position he wasn't used to, and won centre of the year or was one of the centres in the team of the year? He wins a comp, then moves to a new club, where he hardly knows anyone. He's seen as our saviour, has all this pressure and is playing his first full season as 5/8th. He gets put alongside 3 different halfbacks in his first 6 games, yet still manages to gradually add to the highlight reel. And now, with only half the season gone, people are seeing what the fan boys (like me) were raving about. The kid is way more talented and naturally gifted than most others I've seen, watching since the early 90s. He does things with ease that would take others years of practice, and few would even be able to learn some of these skills.
He was never going to be an instant hit, but with some stability of the players around him and more time to work on combinations, plus having an (obviously) better coach, everyone is starting to blow him lol. Well fkn A to that. I just hope we can keep him at the club for at least 5 years.