For the last 4 seasons blind Freddy can see what we've been missing that's keeping us from being a contender, yet our recruitment team hasn't.
I hate to be stating the obvious, but we have the worst kicking game coupled by the worst game management in the NRL.
In my opinion, the two most important components in fixing this issue are your 7 & 9.
I am hopeful that the new hierarchy has targeted this as priority one and is the reason for moving on players earning more than their worth.
The biggest issue is that this type of player is rare and not always off contract. The club has already stated that it's going to take at least 2 years to rebuild and therefore I believe they are looking at off contract players in 2019, 2020 and beyond .
I could be wrong, but I have a sneaky suspicion that Pay wants Seizer next year. He is off contract and still hasn't re signed with Canberra.
Although solid, he is not always consistent and goes missing in some games.His strengths are his kicking game and goal kicking, but is that enough and/or can he further develop.
Personally, I would wait until 2020 and go all out for Nathan Cleary. The kid has it all. It makes me question why we didn't nab his dad as coach which would have made it easier.
Truth is, Panthers or Roosters will most likely wrap him up before we even get a sniff, that is unless heaven forbid Uncle Nick carc's it before then.
Anyways, we need a great 7 followed by a great 9 before we even think about being a contender again.
If we cant buy any in the next 2 years, then the wait will be longer as we will have to develop them.
So - 7 & 9, where do we go from here.