I didn't know he'd played the game before. That makes a big difference, will he be able to cope without a pre-season. He'd be playing Rugby non-stop for nearly 18 months.

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Except he wouldn't

He would. full 2009 season, 2009 tour to South Africa and a full 2010 season of Rugby Union.

Nice one Barry, glad you came. Why do you bother?

So you think a game of Rugby lasts for 24 hours a day and there is one played every day of the week for 18 months?

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Whether this is a really injury or not I'm not sure

No Barry, you ignorant get, of course not. But he has been training non-stop for all that time, the body needs rest. I'm not calling the lad, i've never seen him play. All i'm saying is he has had hardly any recovery time for his body to rest. From what people are saying now, he's had an injury, which is good if he makes the switch as the rest of his body has rested.

He will play more minutes than Paleaasina, I was just pointing out that he isnt too fat and unfit to play SL like you were trying to claim. Also in value for money terms he will bring a lot more fans hence money into the stadium than a NRL prop would do

Palea'asina is an impact player though.

Do you reckon he's got the kind of stamina that James Graham and Jamie Peacock have. If he has, an 80 minute prop can be a massive asset.

I get which angle you are coming from on this CJ, I hate Union too. But Wales need good players and Crusaders need Welsh players, if he can do it, sign him. It's good media, good for RL in my opinion. I just wish I could find out what he's like without Barry McKenzie butting in!

He's an inch shorter than Peacock and a stone and a half heavier. That is fact. I wasn't saying he was unfit but he isn't as fit as the elite props in the league. If we're paying elite prop wages than that is what I want. Why wouldn't I want it if we're paying enough money to have one.

That's like buying a car that costs the same as a ferrari but runs like a fiesta. Put bluntly if you wanted performance you wouldn't buy it.

Can you explain how Powell brings fans into the ground bearing in mind the Welsh union fans will already have read about the Crusaders and been alerted to the club when Alfie signed?

Do you not think that if they sign good union players it will show they are serious?