Nobby`s Girl posted:
Actually they havent, eddie said on sky they have bought 11 new players in over the winter. so really it is a brand new team, maybe just done a lot of working together in off season!
They've brought in ten new players, but they only released 2, that's the key point. Their squad essentially has the same backbone to it. I think that is the key to their success, they play well as a team.
They know how each other think, the key players in all positions are the same as last season. Their forwards (Aizui, Tangata-Toa...), play makers (Webster, Murrell...) and their backs (Cockayne, Ford...) are pretty much the same. Then they've brought in experienced quality like Gene and Vella. Morgan deserves a lot of credit in my opinion.
The big question for me is whether they can continue this form after, say, 10 rounds, when the extra demands of SL catches up with them and they really need to start putting in the hard work each and every week. This will also coincide with when teams, like Wigan, start to play as a team.