Quality signing, let’s see if he can do it for us in Super League…

Need to bolster the pack over the next few months but McMeekan, Rodwell and Uele is a great start.

Is Atoni contracted for next year?

You’d expect to see a few departures across the side in McGilvary, Thornley, Galey, Bowden, Hood, Griffin, Ashurst, Pitts and Kay.

Some quality and experience to replace.

I’m a bit lost in the level of hype that’s been flying around this week… yes he’s a good player… but this is a three year contract extension for a player we already had on a two year deal.

It’s been a bit ott

Surely you understand, the club have got to make the most out of these things being that social media impressions is a criteria of IMG and the club are doing it very well. The amount of impressions on twitter alone on the build up posts and announcement posts have got is brilliant. Maybe next time the club shouldn't bother.

I disagree btw, on the deal he was on he would have had a couple of months in SL next year before other clubs could approach him to sign for them. I think he's special player and I think a lot of people in the game realise he is.

Of course I understand (and stop calling me Shirley) … I just (personally) don’t like this type of hype.

In the game here Uele looked the better prospect… he was the signing that surprised me

There’s always one

This is a fantastic piece of business as Rodwell has been quality since joining.

A class signing for a thoroughbred forward, who has the skill ,speed and strength and the bonus of better to come. With his age . Well done Ky.

I'm impressed with Uele's showing since he joined, but have to say Rodwell looks to be at a higher level, albeit playing a different style of game. As a Trinity fan I'm pinching myself that we can now attract and keep such quality as these two.

Completely agree and we already said as much before we knew it was him. The big teams would have been licking their lips to see a quality middle playing at Trinity who's not tied down for a few years.
Since Ky dropped off a plane near the start of the season, he's just got better and better. I know stats aren't the be-all and end-all, but as dominating as our props have been as a whole, he just doesn't seem to have anything less than good games. In the last game for example where Bowden and Atoni weren't quite as impressive as they usually are numbers-wise. Bowden made 63 m off 7 carries and 26 tackles, and Atoni made 84 meters off 8 carries and 18 tackles. But both had decent games. In comparison, although he played 2nd row and did 80 mins, which speaks to how versatile he is, 12 carries, 120 m, 47 meters PC. and 31 tackles.

Just looking at his timer with us so far, since his arrival against Featherstone in the League, when he had no pre-season or anything with us, he's had just 2 games, where he didn't do 100 + meters, loads of PC meters etc, and they were his first 2 games. Neither he was poor in especially that 2nd one, he made 10 carries, 93 meters & 38 tackles. Apart from that he's been over 100 meters every game, has plenty of PC and tackles everything that comes near.

He's also shown that he can slip into the back row, a bit like Vagana and played 80 minutes last game. This speaks volumes to how versatile and fit he is, 12 carries, 120 m, 47 meters PC. and 31 tackles. The game before, he came off the bench against a decent Swinton side, & was a cut above again, with 14 carries, 173 meters, 66 meters PC and 14 tackles in 44 mins. The bloke has all the hallmarks to be a Top SL prop, along with Caleb and we know Atoni can do it when he's playing like he was when Big Dave came back and has carried it into this season. Plus with McMeekan we have a really exciting set of middles.

I just hope now, we can get Vagana back on the pitch sooner rather than later because I think he's got a high ceiling as well and the potential to be a good SL Prop.

Personally I’m as delighted as anyone else with the announcement, but I get what you mean. God only knows what the build up would be if we were re-signing Wally!

Remember Ky's still only 24, turns 25 in about a month. So when he starts the 2028 season he's still going to be in his prime at 28.

I don't know, he's a bit long in the tooth nowadays at 64, I bet he's still got a killer long pass.

All they said was there was a 4 year deal to be announced on Wednesday.
All the hype was created by supporters

Which is why it was great marketing

I don't want to add to the so-called hype, but I think he's going to be one of the better props in SL as well. This is a top, top signing.