Having watched their highlights Stewert and Rimbu will certainly give us better pace and support play.

Rimbu can play 6 too.


Lets hope they are both more of a Ipapa than a Lovodua

Good that the club are getting recruitment done early this year. We had nothing last year until August.

It's obviously hard to comment on Rimbu just based on a highlights reel but I guess Cartwright has watched him closely and thinks he has something to offer.

Thanks for the advice but In a couple of years I'll be coming up to 50 years since my first trip to the boulevard so I think following the club is probably in my blood so waking away isn't really a option.

You completely misunderstand me. Having seen the club reach the highest highs and plumb the lowest depths over the years, I no longer worry when things are going badly, but it doesn't stop me posting my opinions on here. In fact I'm far more objective now than I was for much of my time supporting the club. I just say it as I see it. Some will agree, some won't, I don't really care either way.

As for the poor man's boonaire, I love it

Sorry to hear about your marital troubles. Makes watching our shoite bag of a team more enjoyable I guess

Well it looks like Rimbu is done deal according to HDM
Just have to wait and see who is released. I get the feeling it's going to be 2 quota players. Okunbor and Pele as have been mentioned before.
Also, what are we thinking about Smith, is he going or staying? We also have hodgson and balmforth ooc

Balmforth must be off if we've signed 2 young hookers. Maybe we'd have been better signing one better quality one. Possibly also the end of smith. He isn't a half back so shouldn't be oir back up option. I'd expect that is going to be charles.

Hodgson seems highly rated so I'd be surprised if he is leaving unless our nearest and dearest have thrown some cash at him

Pele and Knockonbor and Carlos T must surely be exit stage door left

This is a true renaissance !

We must get a NRL first team beast of a Centre !!!!!
Or else we have failed in my opinion

Balmforth is just too heavy and Cummins is begging him to commit to being an elite player, but it seems he won’t
Good job Jordan Abdull and Balmforth don’t car share on the way home from training as it will be a Fast food crawl !

Will never happen, a high quality NRL centre isn't attainable over here anymore, the best we could hope for is a Lafai/Leutele type player which would be a huge improvement anyway on what we have

Mahe Fonua 2 anyone ?

Think we need at least one more statement signing, so far it's been solid signings, plus 3 risky signings and Asiata.

Have we still got a marquee place left?

Whitehead, Lafai and Murphy and we will be good to go

No one knows (well we dont)

That doesn't matter anyway, as long as we have the cap space.

Half tempted to report you for making a hooker's for half back suggestion!

Well said Carl B sorry to hear about your troubles but I agree digs left right and centre from some on here. They be gutted if we do ok. Amazing they talk Balmforth up but has he ever really stood out? No.