Good signing, I would have liked to have signed him but we have an abundance of quality second rowers.

Would have been no reason for us to sign him, we are over subscribed in that position already like you said!

Fell away in OZ never got his place back but i think he could do well if he gets a chance, depends how over a year of reserve games has affected him

At least hes english!

Think he'll be a good solid Super League player but nothing special. When he left Wigan he could have been anything but for some reason its just not worked for him over there. If I was a Saints fan i'd be abit wary of the fact that hes not made it over there and is coming back, players off the top of my head who I remember doing that: Richie Mathers, Jordan Tansey and Chris Thorman.

Thats exactly what we were saying about the Hoffman signing last year. Maybe it will turn out the same for you and he will become a fans favourite

Useful squad player for us in 2009, but would never have got into the side ahead of Hansen, J. Tomkins, Bails & Lockers when they were fit (though he did a great job when Bailey was injured). I think he went to Oz mainly for personal reasons, though, so maybe something's happened there that has made him decide to come back?

The fact he's going to Saints won't cloud my judgement on him that he's a quality player. We simply don't need him bit that doesn't mean he isn't a good player. He's a workhorse but has got superb hands and he'll get stuck in.

I'd liken him to Lockers or Wilkin in that he does the tough stuff but with some skills thrown in. He's not in their league but he's of that type and he'll go well at Saints.

Good luck to him.

Hes decent and I think if we didnt have so many SRs we probably would have signed him back ourselves.

Better player than Flannery would you say? That's who I would see as his main opposition for a starting spot - not going to displace Soliola or Wilkin in the back row.

I would say so yes but obviously doesn't have vast expierence which Flannery has.

Flannery didn't have much trouble playing NRL (and SOO) in his time in the NRL though, whereas Flanagan has been playing reserve grade this year (I know that could be down to competition, coach's favourites etc).

Looking forward to seeing how he goes.

Saints did well with our rejects...Long, Gilmour and Cunningham. Not forgetting wide to West.
Although Bibey and Jones weren't considered a success.

Well, not from a Saints POV anyway

Great prospect, thats about it. He looked very good when he played for us and runs some good lines but hes very much in a Dallas Johnson mould rather than a Gareth Hock one if I can say that.

He will certainly do a job and I can see him becoming a mainstay in Saints pack. Gutted hes not coming back, but with Hock, Farrell, Hansen, J Tomkins and then the likes of Tuson etc available we didnt really need him.