Terrible signing. Great player, great goal kicker, another back row forward wrong side of 30.

Keep thinking Hull and one day soon you may just grasp the fact we don't need players like this.

We need a scrum half who's class, we need a fullback or stand off dependant on the plans for R. Horne and we need a pacey/powerful centre.

Get a grip Hull it's not what we require, hope he can't get a visa.

I really cant see how Fitzgibbon is going to dramatically improve this team.

We needed size and speed to improve the forwards, Fitzgibbon brings neither.

A handy forward in his day, with a good injury record and a good goalkicker, just not the player we needed.

my only hope is that he has a previous so his visa will be rejected - souths gets crocker and who do we get

my shirts already for sale

Difference is our a far younger and NOT at the end of their careers as FC seem to make a habit of signing theses Aussies in the Twilight of their careers.

Not only that our overseas signings have been far superior to yours.

Missing a Dobson by any chance?? Bet you would love Newton or Galea too

even at 33-34 he's going to be better than Radders

Great recruitment policy BTW

I really despair with some fans!

Sign Crocker, one of the best ever 2nd rowers and it doesn't come off for us

So then, we sign Fitz, another one of the best EVER 2nd rowers and being offered a contract at his current Club in the Roosters, one of the best clubs in the world.....Still, it seems, not good enough for some fans!

Here's some of his stats off Wiki:
* Played in the 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 & 2004 Grand Finals (scored 3 tries & kicked 9 goals for 30 points)
* Won the Clive Churchill Medal in the 2002 Grand Final
* Played 8 games for New South Wales 2003-2005 (scored one try & kicked 16 goals for 36 points)
* Played 15 games for Australia 2002-2005 (scored 3 tries & kicked 39 goals for 90 points)
* Played 4 games for Country vs. City 2002, 2004, 2005 & 2006
* Craig Fitzgibbon is the highest point scoring forward (1482 points)
* Is the current captain of the Sydney Roosters
* Has played 239 first grade games (scored 39 tries & kicked 664 goals for 1484 Points)
* Has kicked over 600 goals for the Sydney Roosters


Still a bad signing and poor recruitment?!

I think not

Well if Fitz can't attract a World Class Scrum Half, I don't know who will

As suggested elsewhere, signing Fitzgibbon doesn't mean we aren't signing a scrum half.

Exactly, in fact probably the opposite. He will attract interest.

I agree 100%. I think Fitzgibbon is a quality signing and an excellent replacement for Crocker.

Worked OK with Stephen Kearney.