I dont mind our pack. Tolman is the biggest addition by subtraction.
Not here to shit on a great clubman, but the game has passed his skillset. 8m hitups are ineffective as are numerous hitups when 10 out (especially on the 4th).
His freed up spot will help in the development of Ogdne and Renouf, both hard running props with some lateral movement and speed (and line bending ability). Fair enough both of those boys do have defensive flaws they need to work on, but its easier to teach a person how to read defence and how which player to tackle and how to tackle them, instead of teaching them how to bend the line. Both of the boys have never had any coach to teach them and guide them apart from "lets bring the madness".
If Napa starts on the bench (big call to make and I doubt the club has the balls to do it), it would actually suit his game better. Getting to come on, play his 15-20 mins then go off again. Napa does lack the motor and impact of other forwards and he seems gassed after the first 5 mins of games. Best way to use him is bring him on when most of the intensity in the early stages of the game are over and he can do his job from the 20th to 40th min, get a breather at half time, then put another 10 mins after the half before going off.
With the likes of Renouf, Ogden, Hetherington, Thompson you have have more mobile props. Throw in RFM who can also play the roll of a hard running middle forward, and they will do a better job in the quicker game then the likes of Napa.
Hopefully Napa is let go at the end of the season it will only help the club on its championship quest.
Stimson, Wadell, Jackson, Elliot, Dooley, RFM will all battle out for the back row. There are a lot of names there but none that would be considered game changers (jackson seems a shell of his former self, and funnily enough elliot looks like the best of that bunch, all be it not having seen any of stimson yet).
Napa, Thomson, Ogden, Hetherington, Renouf, to play in the middle. And fitting them all in will be the hard part (8 forward sports in our 17 with 12 players vying for them) tough calls will need to be made. But I think we certainly have enough to compete with most teams. Especially with the versatility of our pack (and the speed of it).