It’s more his attitude I’m worried about than his ability. I think the Locke signing still harbours a few nightmares and I just fear these type of signings don’t work out for us. Especially when we are in a battle. If he comes though I hope he has a stormer on debut and casts those fears aside. It just all sounds a bit too good to be true.

I actually think the Anthony Tupou comparison is a perfect example. A guy with multiple rep appearances, including Australia, NSW & Tonga, played in NRL grand finals and in his heyday one of the best in the world in his position, but by the time he got here he was past his best and had a chronic injury which meant he could only perform to a limited capacity. In the end he missed as many as he played and left early. The situation could be similar unless due diligence is done. AF would improve us and should generate interest. But even with a subsidy he ain’t going to be cheap. We need to be sure he is up for the fight and has a damn thorough medical before any contract is signed. We need to be much more savvy than we was with Tupou.

Tangata signed for Halifax! Am I living in some sort of alternative universe here or what!

Ink must be dry

From twitter....

Ian Laybourn @ILaybourn @WTrinityRL have confirmed they have made an offer for Tonga international Andrew Fifita that could reunite him with twin brother David at Belle Vue.
6:25 PM · Apr 13, 2021

Getting nerves and hope he says yes

Would they risk being a prop down (Tangata to Halifax) unless they were pretty certain that they were signing a replacement?

I know some have concerns regarding his fitness and others with his attitude if he does arrive.
I have to say I couldn't care less about any of the above
The club
in my view have taken a giant stride to show some ambition and hopefully send a message out to fans and other clubs that we are not just making the numbers up.
Marketing big Dave and his brother could see fans returning in numbers.
Just hope this now happens.

Prob bring in a full back

I seem to remember David saying a couple of years ago that it was an ambition of his and Andrews to play together before they retired. We can only hope that it's at Trinity.

You are right. I’ve got my reservations but there’s no point worrying about it really until we’ve seen him put the shirt on. I think half of writing him off though was because many of us are in denial of it happening so you just write it all off as a bad job. Carter has delivered from his side though.