I guess that's the crux of it - which version of Bateman will we see? I will reserve judgement for now, as I don't watch NRL so haven't seen him in a while, but I can only hope that he manages to provide something beneficial.

I like him but his form as been very mixed last couple of seasons.

I think he’s a confidence player.
Very good or very poor.
Might go well under Sam.

I disagree. Oledzki has been useless for a few years. Not sure what the hype is about personally. Our bar should be set higher than this.

Totally agree, very overrated never punched his weight

I wouldn’t put him down as the ‘pack leader’ we’re going to need to replace Vaughan. Probably a better option than Musgrove though I’d say as bench prop - though I’d prefer someone with more impact.