Royston is a specialist thats where he made his name, he covered at FB last year due to Faxs injuries at that position.

Well he's the right age, big strong. Sounds like he's got a good attitude and plays in a position we need. Very pleased with this signing.

He is a Wollongong junior and played his first game of firstgrade for Saint George.

Signed by Brian Smith to the Knights as a 21 year old.

His strengths are his defence and his fend - good at both because he has very good upper body strength.
He is an outstanding defender in the NRL, which should make him unpassable in the ESL.

Weakness is mostly that he isn't particularly quick and tends to drop the ball a bit.

He has only played a few games for the Cook Islands, but his brother, who has the unlikely name of Lulia Lulia, has been a regular for the Cook Islands for years. Lulia Lulia is a very good NSW cup player, and played outside Keith in the Pacific Cup in PNG - which was a commentator's nightmare.

He has never forced his way into the top 17 at the Knights, but thanks to Adam McDougall only playing 10 games a year, he has had around 50 games of firstgrade I think - a few at Saints and the rest at the Knights.

Very competent centre, especially in defence - not much of a winger - too slow.

sounds a shrewd signing hopefully

hape wasnt particulary quick, but he was quick in thought and could beat a man and release winger.

I've heard of him and seen him quite a few times.

He is ok, nothing special, but should go decent in SL.

When hull (who i presume you support) have 0 overseas players on thier list then you can complain. We probably have less overseas than most. We're also bringing some talented youngster through. Hull have rbought in Houghton and erm....erm... THATS IT!!

So well done Hull

Article from the Newcastle Herald a few weeks ago. www.theherald.com.au/news/local/ ... 75173.aspx "A Cook Islands international, Lulia would be eligible to play in the English Super League as a non-overseas player."

Article from the Newcastle Herald a few weeks ago. www.theherald.com.au/news/local/ ... 75173.aspx "A Cook Islands international, Lulia would be eligible to play in the English Super League as a non-overseas player."

tbh junior sau would have been a stonking signing...butt lulia is a fantastic player . he really has the potential to become the next shonny if not better. hes got the passion to play and sould be very very good buy for us

We need a good defender out wide in the centres as we've been pretty hopeless out there at times over the past 4 years. This bloke might give us some solidity by the sounds of it. If he can fend off the defenders and get a ball to his winger then that will do for me, he doesn't need to be that quick. As Mick said Hape was good without being quick.

we dont need a good defender we need a defender beccuase out wide we are hopeless !
where does this leave platt, royston ad crookes and possibly ah van ?
if raynor, ainscough are resigned then its going to be a reall fight for spots