Agree with red, well worth a punt IMO.

I guess the question is do you want cap spent on a one season gamble or somebody who will be with us for years and potentially be the future and not a stop gap.

Id bet my LA Lights trainers that it's somebody garbage to mediocre.

The other question is, is the right player currently available who we'd want to keep hold of long term? Hull (who have money to throw about right now) have just signed a fairly ordinary ageing Aussie in Tony Martin. Perhaps that would suggest there is a lack of quality backs available. Hood has also stressed the point that we moved very early to secure Lulia and Purtell.

For me it would be dependent on what sort of deal Senior is after. He'd be an improvement on both Sykes and Platt.

I thought Lulia looked the part for the Knights but otherwise I agree. Walker needs to go into the second row and stay there, Purtell has played mainly as a winger, Platt and Sykes, well enough said.

Its on the facebook page "the firm" that we have signed Manase Manuokafoa from Paramatta Eels feeder club. Never heard of him

Lifted from Eels site

Could be interesting
Plus a few stats

Now, I'm not saying that this guy will be great, rubbish or anywhere in between.

However, there is not doubt that most of our imports that have achieved the greatest success have this kind of profile.

Just watching highlights on everyones favourite video site, and the 5 things that stick out are monster defence and amazing offload. could be very interesting.

It hasn't been confirmed we are signing this guy yet, he's an unknown quantity, why am I getting excited ?

He has only represented Tonga, how does this fit in with the overseas quota etc. Doesn't Tonga come under the Kolpak ruling or is that all part of your overseas and non fed trained quota now?

Only if you're Tongan - i.e. have a Tongan passport. A player who has represented them as a heritage player (parent or grandparent) can't be a kolpak.

I don't know much about him but he looks a machine, guess we'll have to wait and see if the rumour is true

Cheers Stu!!

Hang on, I thought Hood said we were looking at someone from the NRL? I think its a stretch to say that someone from a feeder club who made one NRL appearance over a year ago is an NRL player