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The kids will love it. Stealth swearing.

Achurch looked good on u tube , this guy is 25 and limited to 5 sub appearances for a poor N.R.L side ,. Yet again an underwhelming signing , we desperatley need a big quality prop and this is what we get instead

Apparently The reason he only played 5 games last year was be ause he chose not to form part of the covid bubble that had to move to Australia, not because of how good or not he is.

Let’s give him a chance before writing the guy off.

Well said

Not sure its that low risk.What if a player becomes available in a couple of months and we cant get him because we dont have a quota spot? Doesn't necessarily have to be a world beater but a genuine prop who could do some quality donkey work for a year or two whilst our kids develop. With Holroyd,thompson,smith and a hooker where does this lad get in our match day squad nevermind improve our go forward against the big boys.

What if? Spent last year waiting for a prop to be come available and there was nothing. The club have made a decision, time will tell if it is good or not, but waiting till the middle of the season with only four props was the equivalent of sailing towards an iceberg. Whether its from the stands or sat at home I'll be cheering for him. He seems a lovely lad, and he might just be a good un.

Not strictly true that Chris. He did move to Aus but chose to cut it short to go back to his family in New Zealand. Which is probably one of the reasons for a 1 yr deal.

Lets see how he goes and what he offers. Fijians are usually skilful and athletic so he might bring something. Hes a bit of size about him so lets see if hes upto it.

Fingers crossed it works out for all.

It gives us depth in an areas we're weak. That allows us to rotate and rest Holdroyd and others. It also covers for inevitable injuries.

It's not a signing that sounds like it ups the quality massively, but time will tell

I really enjoy our signings. Almost always an unexpected name.

No one is in the know.

Hadnt heard of him before we announced him yday, watched 2 of his games for fiji against PNG and Samoa from 2019 ociana cup last night and got to say, i was impressed ,looked hard to handle on his hitups and hits hard on D, Looked decent size and very athletic. Made good yards after contact on his carrys.

Edit. Looking at his NRL stats, he looked to be really finding his feet at that level before lockdown, his last 3 games he averaged:
9.6 carrys, 100.6 meters, 10.4 meters per carry....The yards per carry stat is very good. That was against some decent packs in the Dragons, Panthers and Cowboys.

Small sample size i know, but got me feeling pretty optimistic about his signing

Good research that. Sounds positive

OK i have finished on the subject and like you will give him my 100% support , but a lovely lad and might be a good un ( no one else wanted him ) is not what we want if we are to get anywhere near the likes of Saints and Wigan or even Wire . Of course i have been wrong before and nothing will make me happier than the Guy being a success !

Agree 100%.
If we wait til mid season, a couple of injuries and we could be in a relegation battle.
Not the wrecking ball superstar we all wanted, but realistically in current climate that was not going to happen.
I’m looking forward to seeing how he goes.