Quote Uncle Rico="Uncle Rico"I don't get to see any NRL and when I saw him at the LSV I thought he looked the part whilst limbering up, a physical presence. When he took to the field, all be it for ten minutes I thought that he was just sizing the situation up rather than going at it full tilt, working out what he needed to do to compete in the English game so I was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt (admitedly based on one glimpse).'"
He didn't really get much game time during that match (I'm sure it was only about 15-20 minutes in total) so I guess I just based my opinion on the time I seen him. Though seeing what he's done so far, I guess my estimation wasn't that far out.
Quote Uncle Rico="Uncle Rico"However, with each game I'm afraid that my doubt is growing and if what we have seen so far for whatever reason is all that he has got to offer then I'm more than a tad disappointed'"
I don't even know if he will come good or not. Will be interesting to see if his form continues to dip come the business end of the season. I really don't understand why it's taking him so long to blend in. He's had over 200 games in the NRL, played over 20 times for the Kiwis (also been captain), co-captain of the Rabbitohs, a NRL Grand Final winner. Everyone always say that SL is slower than the NRL, but at times whenever I see him run in and hit up, it's like watching it in slow motion. The only thing I can think of is that he may be suffering a slight bout of homesickness or something.
