It would have been handy having a few older heads and bigger bodies like Libba, Wallis and Trengove in the team, instead of players like West, Richards and Young.
But, like 2015, our players, especially the kids, will have learned quite a lot from that loss.
If you could head into battle with one player on our list, Bailey Smith would be right up there. What he lacks in a mature body, he more than makes up for with his will at the contest and his instinct to get stuck in for his teammates. He’s the air to Libba’s throne and an absolute gun to boot.
But, like 2015, our players, especially the kids, will have learned quite a lot from that loss.
If you could head into battle with one player on our list, Bailey Smith would be right up there. What he lacks in a mature body, he more than makes up for with his will at the contest and his instinct to get stuck in for his teammates. He’s the air to Libba’s throne and an absolute gun to boot.