There has been a feeling in the game and mentioned since Stuart Raper was our coach that most NRL players need a year to get settled into the game here.
Exceptions being the calibre of Barratt & Lyon.
Pettybourne may possibly be lined up for dual positions of prop/2nd row.
HH only signed a one year deal and it wouldn't surprise me to see him go to Salford for 2015. Isn't he still having problems following wrist injuries and plates being inserted.
We have a lot of forwards for next year, and quality men at that.

Heard that "H" will miss the rest of the World Cup. Very sad if true, he was delighted to be made Samoan captain.

On the night #3 was Tagaloa, who was on the teamsheet as #4 but switched at the last minute.

I see Eddy has had a haircut.

Makes him faster!

He was blowing last naught after 20 minutes. Hardly surprising given his lack of game time.

His performance dropped off significantly as he fatigued.

He also seemed to be laying down a line in the sand with his future team mates. He was looking to put a shot on Flower every time he took a carry up.

Watching him against Scotland I thought he ran his blood to water. His stats bear that out; 30 tackles, 22 drives, 156 meters. I'll let him have his 1 mistake. If he isn't currently fit (?) and he puts in this effort he'll be one big asset.

Impressed with him going off last nights game.

He seemed to be a real handful and made good yards but what I liked the most was his aggression when things got lively in the middle.

Our pack is looking very strong next season when you factor in Hopkins too.

The beauty of next seasons signings are the unknown potential they have IMO. When you look at lads like Pettybourne, Hopkins, Clubb, Sarginson etc they all come with that bit of an unknown element to them and all look to have room to improve massively in Wigans system.

I'm really looking forward to it all starting again.

Only saw part of the match between USA & Oz today but what I saw of Pettybourne really impressed me. His ability to offload successfully in the tackle augers well for next season.

I will pass on his latest hairdo.

He also showed throughout the tournament he had that nasty edge to him that we at times lack. I think he will go well for us.

117m, and 35 tackles today. impressive stats.