James roby is the english cameron smith. Since he came through as a teenages hes been playing for england and for the last 15 years has been the stand out hooker in the league and seems to get better with age.
How do you feel your chances are next season as i no 2020 wasnt a great year for you guys with alot of issues backroom etc. Do you see barret as the man who can turn your fortunes around
If our fitness and playing structure see reasonable improvement I think we'll improve a lot. If Barrett can give the team the confidence to remain composed when things go wrong we'll push towards being involved in the finals.
We've had huge turnover in every area of our coaching staff. With Dean Pay as coach it seems like he was determined to give people bouncing around as reserve grade staff a shot. While Barrett has been proactive in recruiting staff that have come from some seemingly successful systems. So I'm hoping that a new and more professional group can help get a bit extra from every player come game day.
In terms of players we've bought in.
- Cotric will improve our backline, he's a powerful runner with speed footwork and awareness.
- Flanagan seems pretty highly rated by many. Personally haven't seen a huge amount of him. But if he's able to organise the team and offer decent kicking options to finish sets he'll hopefully add some threat in attack.
- Hetherington is very aggressive and will hopefully add some intimation to our pack. Can push that too far though and already has a bad record at the judiciary.
- Waddell looks like he has some pace and footwork based on highlight videos. Will add some competition for second row spots and I'm not sure if he'll be among the first selected. Will be looking to establish himself among a bunch of others.
- Stimson was recruited for this year. But injury early on meant we didn't see much of him. But runs good lines and defends with a bit of aggression. Also in the category of looking to demand weekly selection.
I'm pretty hopeful that we have a good season. Some positive signs overall. But I don't know what to expect until we get a few games together.