Dropped more times than a luckless romantic, Soward was again dumped from the Dragons side that contested last year's quarter-final against Manly.
On the advice of senior players, former coach Nathan Brown opted for enigmatic Ben Rogers and condemned Soward to the Brookvale outer.
St George Illawarra were duly thrashed 38-6, eliminating them and leaving Soward to ponder what his teammates really thought over the long and relentless off-season.
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