Itโ€™s been an interesting season so far with plenty of talking points. What Iโ€™d like to focus on though are the players who just arenโ€™t performing to the high and consistent standards of the club level.

Theyโ€™re not necessarily overrated but for this season at least, theyโ€™re certainly underachieving. I'd go so far as to call them duds.

dud

noun
a thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory or worthless.

adjective
not working or meeting standards; faulty.

So, with the definition above fresh in your mind, here are my Top 5 duds of 2017.

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Sam Kasiano

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs - Prop

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 09: Sam Kasiano of the Bulldogs and team mates looks dejected after a Roosters try during the round two NRL match between the Sydney Roosters and the Canterbury Bulldogs at Allianz Stadium on March 9, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

For some unknown reason, this mammoth of a man is having a shocker of a season. So bad, the Bulldogs have seen him as expendable and reportedly offloaded him to the Storm come 2018.

Sam Kasiano has been a major asset for the Blue and White since making his debut in 2011. He won the prop of the year in 2012 and earned himself the nickname, Dogzilla.

Fast forward to 2017 and a major weight loss for the big bopper to adapt to the changing game, Kasiano's season has been littered with errors and has been sat down by the opposing forward pack too many times.

He looks lazier and less fit, which is odd since he lost a lot of weight. When comparing the, once feared, Kiwi International to front rowers of his expected standards, he has some major catching up to do. He has 0 points to his name with 0 line breaks and only 153 tackles, thatโ€™s an average of 10.9! Dud for sureโ€ฆ

He has 0 points to his name with 0 line breaks and only 153 tackles, thatโ€™s an average of 10.9! Dud for sureโ€ฆ

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