Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
There's no doubt that was a dismal performance against the Lions. It's one game though. How they bounce back against the Blues this weekend will be telling in terms of the overall season.
After 8 games in 2014 we had the same number of wins with one more loss.
It seems clear that as this point the preferred backup 10 is Beale or Hegarty. Presumably Mason comes into the frame if one of Foley, Beale and Hegarty gets injured. I don't really understand the desperation to bring him in now. I think it would be different if the thought was that Mason is the starting 10 if Foley goes down but that is not the current thinking.
Eh maybe your right. I think boredom factors in a bit. Seeing new players have a crack is funzo.