Keep an eye out for Schaafhausen - he is one of the few Canterbury cup players that is ready for NRL IMO.
He is way down on the pecking order, but from what I saw in 2019 he would be comfortable in first grade. Similar sort of winger as Sivo but cheaper and more enthusiam.
I do not see a lot of upside in Sivo. Happy to see him replaced with Schaafhausen who would be better value and free up cap for other positions. Dunster probably has more potential than Schaafhausen but Dunster will probably struggle a little for a while, Schaafhausen is ready.
May be offfield reasons why there seem to be sevral wingers in front of him
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Everyone is entitiled to their opinion. but I genuinely don't think some people understand the step up between grades.
I thought CS was one of the few players in the 2019 Canterbury Cup GF side that looked ready for 1st grade. So I do not think I am greatly underestimating the jump. I think it is more his off field stuff holding him back. Have not seen him play since 2019 and he seems to have bulked quite a bit. He is powerfull and seemed on top of all aspects of his game.
Hope he's not Shithausen.
What if he can Shaft the Pappenhaussen?
Lol... poor kid.. what a name..
Sivo’s a talented player, his problem is attitude and enthusiasm.. it would be good to see how he plays under pressure for his spot. Should drop him early if he doesn’t aim up
attitude last year was a worry.
But not just that, he seems relatively new to NRL and raw. His experience in defence and attacking skill set is limited and I do not see a lot of upside. When he was taking a lower amount of cap he was good value. But the amount of cap Sivo takes now is too much. Storm would not have paid him that much for what he brings but let him go if he wanted that much and brought in a cheaper repleacement
Swap him for Fergo.
If he scores a try before round 17 then he is a winner