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Message: [QUOTE="lynx000, post: 3635971, member: 2065"] I really believe that this is a significant part of our woes at the moment. We lack and have lacked 2 or 3 really hard, tough and intimidating forwards. I believe that we are consistently losing the forward battle which then places excessive pressure on our key playmakers to get us out of trouble. When you don't have those experienced and/or brilliant playmakers available, it just compounds the issues. Look at our pack for the 98 GF - Webcke, Andrew Gee, Tallis, Thorn, Carroll and on the bench Kevin Campion and Petero. Each one of those players is the type of player we are missing. Our 2000 GF pack - Webcke, Tallis, Thorn, Campion, Harvey Howard. Our 2006 GF pack - Webcke, Petero, Thorn, Tonie Carroll. Now look at the successful sides of recent history: Panthers - Leota, Fisher-Harris, Liam Martin, Spencer Leniu (until this year) - aggressive, tough, hard forwards Roosters - JWH, Leniu, Radley, Collins Sharks - Talakai, Hazelton, Nikora, Rudolf, Royce Hunt Storm - NAS, Kamikamica, Katoa, and in the past the Bromwich brothers and Kaufusi. The two players that we did have that had a hint of that intimidation factor, Flegler and Palasia, they allowed to sign elsewhere and did not replace them with like forwards. Instead they replaced them with pillows. I think we are too soft, and we are getting dominated which is causing issues for our playmakers. [/QUOTE]

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