Same approach to the Nines last year.. where did that get us?
People will say "to the Grand Final HA HA!", but the reality isn't that. The reality is that we lost a grand final. Coming second is as bad as coming second last. Afteral you still lost, just a little later in the comp.
Since 2012 we have been scoring less and less points, and our defence getting worse and worse (this is FACT).
The Nines are a chance to showcase your attack, toss the ball around a bit (rather than during your NRL season), and see what works.
Clearly last year (and this year) our approach to the 9s didn't work. Guess what? It didn't work in the regular season either. If we could have actually scored some decent points last year, MAYBE we wouldn't have had our pants pulled down in the grand final and copped a hiding.
At present history is just repeating itself. Last year we scraped by winning quite a few games by only one point. This year we may not be so lucky.
We NEED to improve our attack, but "doing the same thing as last year", will not accomplish that, regardless of who we buy.
Heck even GI, Slater or Folau couldn't have scored in the Nines for us the way we played.
Arguements re injuries are moot points. You could trip over at home just as easily and injure yourself as you could playing in the Nines. If we are that worried about injuries, bypass the trials and all rep matches too! Because they are pointless right??
Anyway I've said enough (of my opinion) on this topic over the past few days.... Just don't expect a massive turnaround this year, and if we show we STILL can't put points on, perhaps we NEED to start taking the Nines more seriously, and try tossing the ball around a bit like everyone else does in the Nines.