what has he said that isn't fact???
1. It's a question not a fact. The answer being that Meaney was getting rag dolled and made no metres on kick returns and obviously Hopoate was more effective for us at centre.
2. It's a question not a fact. The obvious answer being because JO's dick got him deregistered and the NRL wouldn't let us replace him.
3. Meaningless dribble
4. How doe he know that Pay pushed for it?
5. They were players not already on long term contracts, plus we could actually afford them under our Cap constraints
6. Because Katoa was worse, as proven
7. Maybe there is nothing there to get out.
8. That started happening years prior, hasn't played for Australia since 2014, SOO since 2017
9. Meaney
10. Holland was the bench back up for a number of positions, hooker being one of them
11. How do you know Meaney was signed as an NRL fullback? Maybe as a CC fullback, or maybe like TTrbojevic, Tedesco and Slater etc was signed to spend some time at winger whilst learning NRL level fitness and consistency.
12. Plainly knows nothing about Steve James or what a skills coach actually does. The fact that some of the players can't retain the skills is a reflection on the players not the coaches.
13. He was a back up to the back up hooker and, as per #6 above, that was about his level.
Just my opinions of course.
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