Danny Nutley being lost from the Sharks will be their biggest loss since the retirement of Andrew Ettingshausen - yep, big call, but that is the quality of player they are losing albeit one who was underrated for the majority of his NRL career.
Nutley was one of my favourite players in the NRL and I admit to getting a little choked up when hearing him talk after learning he had made the QLD side last year for Origin 3 - he earnt even more respect from me when watching him bust his ass for us in a beaten side in that game, he went 100 miles hour from start to finish.
Any played who can average 130m give or take 10m a season plus add 20+ tackles is a special player and one that will not be replaced easily.
The signing of Thommo is now imperitive - losing Stevens, Nutley, Sullivan, Dykes and Peachey is a lot of veteran leadership gone from the team as well as alot of class.
DeeGan