I'm encouraged by the fact the club are looking for the right kind of person as well as the right type of player. You would hope that they're here to make a difference which would play into them having the right attitude and doing the right things. I've certainly had that impression from the things said by Ellis and Cust. As you say, if Mago has a similar attitude (and I'm assuming from all that's been said that he does) it could make all the difference in the world.

Has he arrived yet or is he flying by steam power?

Bateman has been working with a private trainer, a former Wigan player and I believe is in good shape.

The club could have announced it in an announcement

What's with the Gilbert ball?

It's all a deepfake and the ball was missed from the original RU shot of some bloke in Australia.

Guessing they got some luminous balls ready for in case it snowed. Maybe they're cheaper or the normal supplier might not make em.

Stop thinking logically!!

I know, nothing but conspiracy theories allowed on here.
I only comment becasue they are generally RU balls and from experience they are a slightly differnet 'shape' ,we used to use Steeden coloured ones for training, sure they could have got hold of some coloured ones

Mago has the potential to completely transform our pack and help to give us the go forward that we frustratingly lacked last season.

This should allow us the option of going down the middle more often and provide the backs with some space.

I think what we may also see next season is an improvement from the likes of Byrne and Singleton who will feel less pressure with the workload shared.

From the photos of pre-season Mago looks an absolute unit, let’s hope he benefits from the sand dunes of Formby.

Exciting times ahead.

Yes he has been thrown in at the deep end pre season training wise, hill sprints in haigh hall and sand dune hill sprints in formby all in his first week

I liked what i saw of him in the NRL, the game that most people saw as it was free on sky (the one he looked unfit in) was by far his worst i have seen. I commented a few weeks before about how good i thought he looked and he gets through plenty work. Hard runner aswell, i have a good feeling about mago.

Our NRL recruitment has been bang on in general for this season i reckon, after going back and watching a few of custs games at stand off in the NRL, that lad is one hell of a signing and if he plays to that form i can see him being up there for MOS like he is predicted to be.

Just watched an interview with him on Wigan TV and he seems a good character and sounds really happy to be here. He notes during his interview that he’s trying to slim down and get fitter and it sounds like the club have been trying to help him do that and help him settle in by giving him cooking lessons with the club chef.

I recall around the time of the conversations about him looking unfit in a game for Souths, saying that I hoped he wasn’t coming here for a holiday and looking at him now and after listening to him, my mind has been put at rest somewhat. He looks to have put some work in during his time off, rather than taking it easy and it sounds like he plans to continue that over the next couple of months.

I have a good feeling about all the NRL imports. Young hungry for the opportunity with the best years ahead of them.

Mago impressed me all of last year. Didn’t see much of Cust or Ellis but their attitude seems spot on.

Like we’ve all said Mago and Ellis don’t have tough acts to follow replacing Bullock Clark and Clubb