Agree on Michaels, yet still people still rim him for some reason. Maybe they just don't want to fit Naughton into a chant.

Rawsthorne's height will be a huge advantage going forward and if he can provide safe hands under high balls he'll go well.

Personally think the club will try to move Griffin on.
Connor and Tuimavave are the clubs best starting centres at the moment but we are short of a big fast class centre,and a second row and prop that can provide some impact.
Any of the wings mentioned will score tries with a good centre.

cant see griffin going anywhere, looks as though folau rumour is picking up a pace seems a lot of people think its a done deal

Maybe falou is available now and fonua is on his way?

Thats the rumour on the Wests forum about fonua going in June. I would imagine that folau may be on less money and would allow us space on the cap for Hadley?

Folau unlikely to get a visa as rules have tightened - he needs to have played 50% of games for club or nation in the last 2 years.

How do players like Heffernan get Visa's?

Eligible for Malta who are in the EU.

It will drastically reduce the quality of players coming over, the ones who have fit the criteria will be able to earn far more in Aus unless they're in the twilight of there careers whereas someone like say Michael Dobson wouldn't get in.

Minichello signed new one year deal

No brainer, plays with 100% effort, runs hard and his fitness record is outstanding, plays too many minutes to be fully effective IMO, but with our current injuries there is maybe no choice,

Good news

Good chance it'll have to be a British passport to avoid the need for a visa in the next few years.

That and the injury crises that now seem to afflict most clubs most years should see ample opportunities for young local players, at least.

Fantastic. What a role model for the younger players to have around.

With mini signed up I hope we go and get a big south sea island 2nd rower to play off the bench. As great a player as Ellis has been we just can't afford the cap space he takes up for the number of games he plays. Get him into the coaching team