Well losing Su’A is a bummer, particularly to Souths, and is an absolutely stupid decision if the Broncs pay any of his contract. I feel the soul of the club has really been ripped to shreds in the last few years and Bennett is a huge part of the reasons for that in my opinion (stress in my opinion).
Siebs so far looks out of his depth BUT I’m still giving him two years, I think I can see what he is trying to do.
If Lodge, TPJ, Oates, Fifita re-sign, then I’m ok with losing a few others like Su’A in the long run.
I don’t really understand Macca and Boyd continuing to get games other than Siebs has written this season off and once it is over can tell them, look you had your chance but you just aren’t in our plans.
You can stay but you aren’t likely to be playing first grade. I feel for Siebs on this point. No one wants Boyd or Macca, especially on their wages sadly, Broncs just have to wear those stupid decisions.
So moving forward, the nucleus of the side is mostly already starting to build:
1.
2. Oates
3. Staggs
4.
5.
6.
7. Dearden
8. Haas/Joffa
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10. Lodge/Joffa
11. Fifita
12. TPJ
13. Carrigan/Joffa
Around that, you’ve got Paix, Bullemor, Flegler, Perese, Coates.
The glaring problem is that only one of he spine building blocks is there.
Hopefully Turpin maintains the rage, otherwise that position is a glaring weakness as well given the loss of Simpkin.
If Milf is re-signed, I imagine it will be on a lot less too.