Quote: PopTart "It's a loss but not a massive one. It all depends on who we bring in and who develops out of academy.
I like him and was happy with him in the team but he's 4th choice at best.
We've lost 3 props but that means we have the opportunity to get 3 great props in.
Let's see what Willie can do.'"
He’s 21 years old and has almost 30 top flight games under his belt, he’s way ahead of most 21 year old prop forwards and will get better and better over the next 3 or 4 years.
Not securing his signature on a long term contract is a mistake and betrays the attitude toward home produced players. If he were a 21 year old being signed from the NRL we’d be offering him more money and a decent length of term contract.
It doesn’t matter who we sign, letting Yusuf slip away is a mistake