Kind of irrelevant to this thread, but also kind of not:
I feel bad for
Murchie. I was pretty upset he'd been left out last week, but with how monsterous our pack looked, I'm not sure there is a place for him in the team this year. I do remember seeing somebody say 'Don't bank on
Jazz being here in 2022. Siro is a replacement for him and not
Tohu Harris' though, so maybe he will just have to bide his time and wait for an injury (inevitable tbh) or next year.
I know
Jazz has his fans, but I LOVE the look of a pack where Siro is buzzing around instead. We also don't need his 'intimidation factor' with
Addin Fonua-Blake in the team now.
Anyway, more than happy with the team. I would have gone with Hayze personally, but
Pompey started to develop nicely last year.
Aitken going down is obviously not ideal, but it does give us a chance to see what our CTR options are should
Hiku leave for the Cowboys after this year as some have speculated.