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| On the face of it seems to be the longest ever "done deal" before finally being announced. But several other supposedly "done deals" fell through because players could not sign deals until September, giving them plenty of opportunities to change their minds before signing the dotted line.
I think having gone back to Australia if a good enough deal had come in the NRL he would probably have taken it, I don't buy the statement on the website of fending off other NRL offers to land his signature, AP even said on Sportstalk that he has found himself at a loose end, so any NRL offers must have been really cr@p. Hopefully we're not paying him anywhere near the rumoured figure.
Anyway personally think we have got a good signing here, he now knows what to expect in the UK and NRL players often get better in their second year over here. Specialist fullback is what we needed and now have, and at 25 is the right age as well.
Welcome aboard Shannon
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| Quote: hullbg "Not the same player I have seen. Everytime I have seen him he looked dodgy under the high ball and was prone to losing it in the tackle.
Still hopefully PG can get the best out of him.'"
He had a shocker in the Derby at NCP but other than that looked ok last season if not outstanding, but feel he will go better now that he's adjusted to the UK. And of course he will be working under a better coach who he "knows and respects", I think it's also been mentioned that his Dad and PG are best buddies so he will want to prove himself.
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| When I saw him last season I thought he looked ok, especially going forward.
I think his signing may have been better received if he had not been at Rovers last year.
At least we will have a specialist full back. Last season after McKinnon left we had Whiting, Horne, Briscoe and McGoldrick all filling in.
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| Quote: WIZEB "''The Black and Whites have fought off the attention of rival clubs.''
Don't forget he was playing in a team which didn't perform very well generally. Has PG been wrong up to now ? NO! We have to give him every bit of support we can, best of luck Shannon and welcome to a team on the up!
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| Quote: fcexpat "Don't forget he was playing in a team which didn't perform very well generally. Has PG been wrong up to now ? NO! We have to give him every bit of support we can, best of luck Shannon and welcome to a team on the up!'"
He has my full support mate.
Don't worry, the boo-boys will soon be on his case if he doesn't start well for us.
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| By the way the pre season so called friendly ? Where is it ? KC I hope
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| Will have to resist still calling him McDonut now
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| Quote: Hutchie "Will have to resist still calling him McDonut now'"
And I'll have to forget this little gesture in our direction after scoring at the Etihad.
Probably got the wrong player as well, t0ssers.
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| Deffinitely O'Hara.
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| For anyone not sure what he has in his locker, type his name into Ytube.....his last few seasons in the NRL certainly provided evidence he offers quite a bit in both attack and defence.
End of the day, most Hull fans haven't seen much of him other than the derbies and not many of their players showed up in those games. I saw enough in the friendly at the start of last season to think he was decent and has much more pace and years ahead of him than Wade McKinnon. Looking forward to seeing him chime into the line.
Welcome Shannon!
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| O'Hara ^
McD @ Rovers
Competent under the high ball + pressure. Despite this had an annoying tendency to always let the ball bounce when given the opportunity.
Decent feet but no burst of speed to make the break. Although we mainly saw him on damp/heavy pitches.
Joins the line well and may link well with Galea.
Without doubt the best thing he did for us, was his flick pass on Magic.
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More than once thought he could skin the opposition line out wide only to get bundled into touch on the 1st tackle.
Reading of the game was very poor, but may have improved having no doubt watched a lot more SL games/tactics.
His best defensive moment may have been on the unfortunate Phil Bentham.
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| You have signed a right lemon here!!
If the Hull fans are not calling for his head by round 10, then I will be amazed!!
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| Earlier this year there was talk of having Horne as our full back for next year. we needed someone else to at least cover or someone good enough for Horne to be cover for.
McDonnell did play for the Exiles, but then again so did, Lauaki, and Hodgson wasn't available,
as with all signings, looking forward to seeing what he can do in a black and white shirt. that's 3 rovers players we've signed now, Watts got better and better, Galea will be solid and committed no doubt, McDonnell being a recognized full back is a great thing, he has a lot of try assists on his stats which is promising
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