Coles gone for six months

Also, Vaai is an outstanding attacking lock. Very strong in open play, and a very slick operator in the lineout. There are some issues I have found with him, especially with keeping a cool head when making or recieving the last pass, but apart from that he is excellent at getting into the right areas at the right time. Honestly, the only way to solve that problem is to let him play more, get some more experience, and let him develop into a superstar like he deserves.

There are so many I would put above Naholo this season it’s atrocious. Tangitau, Ioane, Clarke, Reece, Telea, and probably a couple others I can’t remember off rip.

LF converts because that’s the role he’ll need to play, midfield cover (unless someone like Jordie becomes your fullback, just like Tupaea has to be rated on his versatility as well). I also personally don’t rate his chances above any of the others already playing well, but while wing will be where he goes immediatly I don’t see him their longterm.

More strings to Jordies bow the better. I’ve not see enough from him for a specialist role, especially one as important as 12 if the ABs want to rule the world again.

Very happy for Jordie to play 13 and become a full utility.

Very happy for Big Jim to be entrusted as the future at 12, he has all the facets you need to unlock all the other players.

Leicester, Tupaea, Higgins, Lam, can all work at replacing ALB and Havili as the primary 12 people, and better 13 cover than those two too (ALB now too slow at international level for a center).

Jim is already a better 12 that Jordie for me, but until he’s ready to start for the ABs (eased in), Jordie can partner Proctor. It’s all never going to happen of course.

Parkers breaout is a few years later than some is it, or would he actually be a ‘prospect’ or wonderkid still?

I actually see a lot of Sititi in Lasaqa, he has a similar build and running/carrying style, though choose to be more direct. I could see him with some sort of understudy role in the ABs at some point, if he choses to go with New Zealand.

But obviously SC was blind to all this, so don’t think I’m doing anything more than enlightening him ;)