Sorry but I am new on here and don't know how to get a link on my post yet! Anyway if you type in coriermail Queensland on google then Click on nrl then Queensland cowboys each player has a profile click on grant rovelli every stat from every game is on there again sorry I haven't put a link on as I don't know how to but check it out.

So you're basically writing the lad off before he even gets over here, if he is too. You say he has no kicking game apparently so you've either not seen him or hardly seen him play? I'd wait until we see him play for us before even attempting to make a judgement before he arrives. He may be crap, he may be excellent and be here for many years, no one knows let's give it a chance. Plus I'd say out recruitment of Calderwood and Cusack for Sharp and Westerman is a bit more than good.

I specifically asked Sheldon the kicking game question as he is in Australia and watches a lot of NRL and he said Rovelli's kicking game is "very average". Believe me, I'd like nothing more than for him to rip it up over here. But IMO it's not a signing to get giddy about - this is more Todd Byrne (who I also liked BTW) than Craig Fitzgibbon and with a reasonable possibility that both our halves may not be here in 2012, I think it's fair to question whether we could have done better from a long term planning perspective.TBF to the club, we're trying (Myler, Briggs etc) and if this is all that's available, fine.

I've never seen Grant Rovelli play - indeed I'd never heard of him until a few weeks ago. However given that this would almost certainly be a Treisteresque short term deal I'd be OK with his signing. I don't imagine there are too many imports willing to agree a one year deal.

If we are targeting a high profile half back for 2012 then Rovelli - with around 100 NRL appearances and a point to prove - for one year as cover is fine with me.

On the other side of that I can't imagine too many being available now and on the terms we'll be offering, maybe a one year prove your worth type of deal, you wouldn't get too many jumping at the chance of it. Plus they will be a backup half, when fit Long/Horne will play so we need cover for when they don't so to the player that's probably not too attractive. Get a player who's wanting to play, wanting to prove his worth when he gets the chance and we could end up with a fairly decent player on our hands. As you say this time next season we could be looking to replace both of them so then I'd expect us to be looking big and a signing to get excited about, right now it's just cover.

Shillington for 2012.