Quote: bonaire "Its not just poor recruitment there is no strategy
The signing of Asiata should have been the benchmark but its just gone backwards after that
we have signed Hardaker as a centre when he clearly is a better full back
We have signed Rapana as a full back when he is a winger
We have signed Sezer in desperation who was mostly poor in S/L having been knocked back by other players
We have signed three players who cant get into their clubs first team squads yet deemed good enough for this club
Think we have seen enough of Chamberlain to say he is just a poor utility player yet he is on a three year contract and likely to be a first choice centre.
Abdull we know there is a player in there but his indiscipline towards food and his injury record doesnt inspire confidence.
Anyone who thinks this recruitment is anything more than poor is deluded'"
I really don’t understand your logic with Rapana. We don’t know for certain that the coach wants him to play fullback, but he’s played well there this season and there’s absolutely loads of top players who’ve been able to play both wing and fullback at the very highest level like NRL origin and international.
I’d argue Bevan French most ‘natural’ position is fullback but he’s gone into 4 different seasons at Wigan as the starting 6, fullback, winger and back to 6 again. There’s no rule in RL that you have to stick to one position. Cartwright knows Rapana well, and if he wants him at fullback it’s likely because he thinks he has the skill set for that, kick returns likely one key area we are weak on.
A lesser extent the same applies to Hardaker. I don’t think it’s a great signing given his age, but he’s a better option then what we’ve mostly been able to field at centre or fullback this season so for me it’s irrelevant what his best position is, he’s a decent centre I’d be happier if we still added another centre though.