Depends what the yard stick is. We’re a very good side at Superleague level, albeit I don’t think we’re in the best form. Field and French are very good players but so are Farrell, Marshall, Smithies etc. I would actually say Field (last 2 games) and French (all season)have been off their best. Maybe that’s why we’ve not been at our best either but it can’t just be a 2 man show or else you don’t win a game.
Even though he got 2 try’s last night, I thought French continued a slow start to the season. I don’t know if the big contract and the carrot of an NRL move being removed, has seen a subconscious switch off but he’s not been involved in a lot of games and we can’t blame that on being on the wing, as he was dynamite last season. Maybe it’s simply proof that for him to get the space he needs to have the big impacts, the team needs to play better and that would then say we’re not just an average side, with 2 excellent players or he wouldn’t have been able to run riot last season either.
We’re a big, aggressive forward shy of having a sniff at all the trophies this season IMO. If we can do the shuffling around to bring in that type of player is another matter.