Let's do it properly:
1. Walsh - I felt it was the most complete game we've seen from him. He put the flashy stuff away mostly played tough. He was rock solid at the back and didn't push the play. Even the pass that went over the side line, you'd expect the winger to be there. This needs to become his base performance - 8
2. Cobbo - He worked his butt off in the wet. He could have put more pressure on some of the attacking kicks but he took so many tough carries and I love that he almost got Averillo right at the death. It came at the death, the game was basically won and he had to come from the other side of the field. He's really contributing and I am expecting him to blow a game apart some time soon - 8
3. Staggs - So nice to have him back. He was really solid in defense on a fantastic centre in Herbie and had so much energy in attack. For a first game of the season, he did amazingly well. Our competition for the centre spots is amazing - 8
4. Shibasaki - He is amazing and I never thought I'd say that. It was a big call to go with Gehamat over Deine and he more than justified it. He is legit one of the best centres in the comp early season. If he can maintain this form, he is going to be in discussions for origin. His second coming is unbelievable - 9
5. Arthars - He was really hot and cold and just refused to go for contested bombs. He has had far better games though, so you can forgive it on the odd occasion he has a poorish game. Even so, he still took some good runs amongst the not so good one - 6
6. Hunt - That early kick was a shocker, as was the kick away after the drop / knock down from Xman. That said, he set up a couple of tries and is always there to clean up. I also noticed a couple of time late in defense, he was kind of defending like a pseudo fullback, it was a very rugby union way of setting up defense and that was interesting. He is blowing hot and cold early season but I love his competitiveness - 6
7. Reynolds - He controlled that game beautifully. If he want to go another year, we need to make it happen somehow. He is also so good at defending for a little dude, deceptively strong. He was exactly what we needed in those conditions, though he could improve that goal kicking from the side lines - 9
8. Carrigan - I noticed he had very low metres at the end of his first stint - 39 but finished with a hundred more, so his second stint was much more impactful and defensively the same, how good was that hit on Gilbert. He was good to very good as he always is - 8
9. Paix - How good was that try! I saw that opening up as I am sure most of us did and I was so glad he took it. I don't know what the talk was about his defense, he is really strong at that. It wasn't really the game to be running a lot but he still needs to work on that. His defense is strong, so he needs to work now on his run selection - 7
10. Haas - What a freak. Even in conditions like that, he still terrrorised the opposition. He is just the complete player and give a 9 out of 10 or 10 out of 10 game every single week. He is unreal and is just everywhere on the field, worth every cent we are paying him - 10
11. Gosiewski - He is a good money ball signing and great in a game like that. He is also really good at running a second rower's line but he is very limited. He does allow Piakura to come on fresh and that is a nice weapon to have off the bench. Gosiewski did nice work on that first try - 6
12. Riki - He was great and it shocks me that posters can't see it last night. There were signs last week he is starting to get his running game working and went up levels last night. He was great both sides of the ball, hope he does not get suspended - 9
13. Hetherington - His leg looked pretty busted at the end of the game. His first stint was pretty good defensively, put some starch back into his tackles which was good. Not sure he is doing enough to warrant keeping the starting 13 jersey but he might be out next week anyway - 5
14. Walters - Billy was good too, no I mean he was. He offers a lot because he is different to Paix. He plays smart and he has been choosing good times to run and pulled out a great shot - 8
15. Jensen - He has really stepped up the last two weeks. He played a much longer stint than I think he thought he would and he was safe both sides of the ball. He went many accolades but more than did his job - 7
16. Willison - He played far safer than he has in the first few rounds which showed smarts for the conditions. He's got a lot going for him and he looked like he still had energy when most other forwards were tiring. Him and Haas as a front row in a year or two is going to be a treat to watch - 7
17. Piakura - What a shot! Yeah he got caught out on their last try but he wasn't alone there. He is providing a lot of punch off the bench, it is really working for the side. I really feel like he is learning his craft well. He, at least to me, is starting to look more consistent - 7
