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    Matt Kenny January 21, 2016 at 2:05pm

    With the fitness of todays players two less interchanges won't affect them too much.
    
    Wen it gets down to six interchanges, I think then it will make a difference.
    
    Until then our pack won't have the energy required at the back end of games.
    
    There energy will be sapped from being pushed back eighty metres or so, every defensive set by the bigger opposition packs they will have to confront, each week.
    
    A few games of that tends to wear players out after a while.
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  Glenn Lifetime Eel January 21, 2016 at 1:43pm

  Matt already covered this in earlier blog headed recruitment fail if we lose Paulo. Along the same line average forwards means average position on table, irrespective of backline, However, most people obviously have some funny glasses on and read I didn't like our recruitment so missed the point of the blog. Yep I agree with you but apparently most think our pack is top 4 and if Paulo leaves we have the players to fill the void. If he goes we shall see who is correct but I hope he stays and is not released a year early as speculated.
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    Poupou Escobar > Glenn Lifetime Eel January 21, 2016 at 1:47pm

    Huge doesn't mean good. 110kg is plenty big enough and we have several blokes that big. The Cowboys just won the comp and their forwards aren't giants.

    Just because Souths won with a trio of 120 kilo forwards doesn't mean it's the only way to win a premiership. The last grand final didn't feature a single forward of the Burgess/JWH/Kasiano size.
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  RIDER January 21, 2016 at 3:35pm

  Would you like to tell me where Paulo and Pauli are sooooo much better than there team mates?

  PS. Ricky would be proud of me

  
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    Matt Kenny > RIDER January 21, 2016 at 3:51pm

    So why did we keep Terepo, his stats are near identical to Pauli's ?
    
    I would have thought that with Pauli being younger & larger than Terepo, he would have been the better option.
    
    Especially with Terepo's abyssmal ball control.
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    Matt Kenny > RIDER January 21, 2016 at 4:00pm

    So for business sake we let a powerhouse up and comer, who is still learning the game go, to keep a tried & tested player in Terepo who can't catch a ball to save himself.
    
    Money talks, it's a shame.
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    est_88 > RIDER January 21, 2016 at 4:12pm

    Totally agree with every point tbur has made...... on top of what he said everyone has potential especially if you make it to 1st grade, it is what you do with that potential and so far pauli has done dick all, he may well come to bite us on the ass but whats not to say if he stayed here he wouldnt be rubbish his whole career
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    Matt Kenny > RIDER January 21, 2016 at 4:19pm

    I get what your saying guys.
    
    This year will make interesting veiwing with a number of players on one year contracts, I just hope those who are expected to step up do so this year.
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  Poupou Escobar January 21, 2016 at 3:55pm

  Terepo has never been in as much demand as Pauli would have been when he re-signed, so he would be a lot cheaper. Plus Terepo plays in the middle where there are plenty of spots, and more importantly, plenty of spots for average players. Edge forward (Pauli's position) is a key position, especially in defence, and under the new interchange there will only be two spots in the 17 (both 80 minute starters).
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  RIDER January 21, 2016 at 4:04pm

  Mate, if you need money and have a 1990 beat up Commodore and a 2015 Amarok. You sell the one someone will buy off you.

  Sure youd like to get rid of the Commodore, but if noones interested its kind of a moot point dont you think?

  Not to mention, Terepo might not be in our top 25.