tiges got lynch after their first premiership - part of what helped then win two of the next three imo
the equivalent for us would be picking up, say, charlie curnow at the end of next year as a high-priced free agent
they traded out baker and higgins to the aints for not huge return in consecutive years, and lost ellis via free agency to gc17; they're not exactly 'key' players - the equivalent of us losing spargo, chandler, and perhaps a neal-bullen?
by comparison it looks like we are up against it to retain jackson, a key part of our plans for the next decade
i remain confident that gus brayshaw is going nowhere