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He is at Penrith with his brother Wes.

Kevin plays full back and wing. But London has just bought Richie Mathers to play full back. Kevin Naiqama would be wasted on the wing. So it makes no sense, especially since London has no top class centres.

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Quote: JEAN CAPDOUZE "He is at Penrith with his brother Wes.

Kevin plays full back and wing. But London has just bought Richie Mathers to play full back. Kevin Naiqama would be wasted on the wing. So it makes no sense, especially since London has no top class centres.'"


Judging by the title he was speaking about Wes not Kevin.....

I know of neither anyway

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If you haven't heard of Wes Naigama you didn't see any of the last two World Cups. He was captain of semi finalists Fiji in 2008, and stood down as captain of semi finalists Fiji in 2013 for the legend Petero Civoniceva.

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Quote: richie166 "Judging by the title he was speaking about Wes not Kevin.....

I know of neither anyway'"


Sorry, you are right. I just saw Naiqama and immediately thought of Kevin, who is an outstanding talent.

Th e fact that it is brother Wes, who is a centre, puts a whole new perspective on things.

Wes Naiqama played NRL for St George-Ilawarra a few years ago. He was quite good then. Subsequently he went to Penrith but has not had many first grade/NRL appearances there, with the likes of Kiwi international Dean Whare and Jamal Idris ahead of him. But Wes would be a good buy for London since he is an experienced and very capable centre and noticeably above the average quality at Championship level. I hope that it is true, and that London also buys Jean-Phillipe Baile from Catalans. With Mathers at full back, Naiqama and Baile in the centres, and Barthau and Keyes in the halves that could mean that London would have a very good backline.

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Quote: richie166 "Judging by the title he was speaking about Wes not Kevin.....

I know of neither anyway'"



Looked pretty good when I saw him playing for Fiji, reckon he'd be a good 'un for us.

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Does that mean we're getting rid of Ben Farrar?

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Quote: nadera78 "Does that mean we're getting rid of Ben Farrar?'"


Ben Farrar is a utility back who could cover full back, centre and the halves. He could still have a place in the team even though he has been a disappointment.

But whether he is being retained or not I do not know.

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Is KEyes staying? Not sure why, but I thought he was offski... hopefully he stays.

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Quote: nadera78 "Does that mean we're getting rid of Ben Farrar?'"


Is there a fingers crossed emoticon?

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Wes is over 30 and hasn't played regular firstgrade for about 4 years.
He played 73 games of firstgrade for Newcastle, but he only had about 2 good years and the rest of the time he was in and out of firstgrade.
His best time at Newcastle was as a fullback, but he also played wing and centre.
His best playing days were in his early 20s at Saint George when he had some real pace, but he lost that pace a long time ago.
His best attribute now is his goal kicking. He has got better and better at that over the years and has been kicking in the high 80% range for the last few years. Something like 88%.

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Quote: roopy "Wes is over 30 and hasn't played regular firstgrade for about 4 years.
He played 73 games of firstgrade for Newcastle, but he only had about 2 good years and the rest of the time he was in and out of firstgrade.
His best time at Newcastle was as a fullback, but he also played wing and centre.
His best playing days were in his early 20s at Saint George when he had some real pace, but he lost that pace a long time ago.
His best attribute now is his goal kicking. He has got better and better at that over the years and has been kicking in the high 80% range for the last few years. Something like 88%.'"


Having one attribute would still place him higher than Ben Farrar.

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Quote: roopy "Wes is over 30 and hasn't played regular firstgrade for about 4 years.
He played 73 games of firstgrade for Newcastle, but he only had about 2 good years and the rest of the time he was in and out of firstgrade.
His best time at Newcastle was as a fullback, but he also played wing and centre.
His best playing days were in his early 20s at Saint George when he had some real pace, but he lost that pace a long time ago.
His best attribute now is his goal kicking. He has got better and better at that over the years and has been kicking in the high 80% range for the last few years. Something like 88%.'"


Following that description of him, he would probably jump at the chance to come to London, especially if they are offering him more money than Penrith. He won't crack the NRL at Penrith while Whare and Idris and brother Kevin are fit.

Apart from his excellent goal kicking, which is valuable, he might still have enough pace for the Championship, especially if he is playing centre. My questions would be: (1) does he have good ball control; (2) does he have elusive footwork (his brother sure does); (3) is he a reasonably good defender? If the answer to all three is yes, then he should be snapped up immediately.

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(1) does he have good ball control; Surprizingly, yes he does. In his young days he had hands like feet, but these days he has safe hands.
(2) does he have elusive footwork (his brother sure does); Not really. He is 100+ kg and breaks tackles with strength, but footwork is not his thing.
(3) is he a reasonably good defender? Yes. He is a good defender at NRL level. Good enough to play second row in a few games for the Knights and do the job well in defence.

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Quote: roopy "(1) does he have good ball control; Surprizingly, yes he does. In his young days he had hands like feet, but these days he has safe hands.
(2) does he have elusive footwork (his brother sure does); Not really. He is 100+ kg and breaks tackles with strength, but footwork is not his thing.
(3) is he a reasonably good defender? Yes. He is a good defender at NRL level. Good enough to play second row in a few games for the Knights and do the job well in defence.'"


Based on your judgment of Wes Naiqama's talents, I would think that London should be very enthusiastic about signing him.

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