We followed the same method we did in recruiting guys like Angus Graham and Luke Lowden. Get a guy in with years in the system who can fill a ruck role immediately if we desperately require it, though if we're lucky our #1 ruck will be available. We then have a guy or two on the rookie list to develop, but the important thing is the senior body ready to go if needed.Agree, that's a reasonable assessment on that evidence, though we now have the additional evidence that is our refusal to play him last year.
The degree of inconsistency and incompetence in our club makes it it very hard to form reasonable assessments of their views at any given time based upon past actions I suppose.
We obviously relented and gave Frampton the 3rd year to get him to the Power, but it's not a out of the norm move for us.