I wouldn't be expecting Kevin to change this seasons fortunes. He's still a way of full recovery ( getting there so that's the important bit ) he needs to play games to get his fitness back and blow out the cob webs that would realistically take a player post a serious knee injury several months.
Don't get me wrong , he's not a lame duck....just the reality of the situation if you take Locke this year he won't be peaking till end of the comp.
I've watched him play this year , he's moving ok , the speeds not at full tilt , but he's going ok.

One player can't tip the fortunes of a disjointed team. We are finding that out with Sam Tomkins at my NRL club the NZW....and Sams Fit.

If your current fullback is rubbish Locke will be better than Rubbish right off the bat.

I really hope it works out for Kevin, he is a brilliant player when he is in form. Solid at the back , and can pull off some pleasing interplay with a good creative half.

I'd love to see him repeat the form of 2010 and 2011 before things went sour, he was one of the best over the two happy years of his career.

No reason to expect that in 2015 he won't be busting to get all of it back , I know Kevin, I know he misses the thrill of being on top his game. He certainly will give it a crack. If the situation was reversed I'd be happy for the Warriors to sign Locke all things considered were he an external player with his quality coming into our system.

Quote: middleman "rlhttps://tvnz.co.nz/rugby-league-news/locke-keen-remain-warriors-6001392rl Apparently he isn't the answer not this season if TV NZ is to be believed ...'" This seems to contradict that. i.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/spor ... /10153493/ Guess it'll just be a massive Brucie if he does pitch up this season. One thing I'm always puzzled by is why do players need to wait in Aus/NZ for clearance? Surely we'd be much better served getting him ASAP and getting him used too the plays and his new team mates.

Quote: middleman "rlhttps://tvnz.co.nz/rugby-league-news/locke-keen-remain-warriors-6001392rl Apparently he isn't the answer not this season if TV NZ is to be believed ...'" This seems to contradict that. i.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/spor ... /10153493/ Guess it'll just be a massive Brucie if he does pitch up this season. One thing I'm always puzzled by is why do players need to wait in Aus/NZ for clearance? Surely we'd be much better served getting him ASAP and getting him used too the plays and his new team mates.

It's a good job he's not trying to renew his passport..........

If you link the interview and media report it looks to me that the Warriors are rightly protecting their asset.
Think about it if they release Locke before the visa is issued and then if for any reason the visa is rejected then Locke becomes a free agent.
If other media reports are correct then the Warriors have previously blocked a move to another NRL club.
So it seems to me once he gets his visa then they will officially release him.

This.