I have seen Buzz Rothfield and MG pick us for the Spoon over the last few days.
Aside from the old "The lower the expectations are, the better we seem to go" mantra that the Warriors seem to live by, what I saw last year in terms of fitness, mental toughness and just the general vibe around the team and between teammates, the loss of
Shaun Johnson isn't going to sink us to last place.
We have made the finals 3 years in a row just the once : 2001, 2002 and 2003. This is something that needs to be repeated and extended upon.
Looking at who we have signed right now for 2021 :
Afoa,
Ah Mau, Fusitu'a,
Harris,
Maumalo, Satae (only one I'm not sure on) and
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, they're all very talented players who work hard and just as importantly are good people. This gives me the belief that the people pulling the recruitment and retention strings are doing a good job.