If anyone can get the best out of him PG will.
People are pointing out he played for the exiles but after Hodgson got injured there wasn't many other choices available, and IIRC he was average at best in the first game. He is of course a Hull player now and will get my full support just like the rest of them.

Good Signing, deffo the best available. On his day he looked good last year and PG must feel he can can raise his game and consistency up a few notches. If he can we will have a very good full back and it will also be a real challenge to Rich Horne. I don't think Horney will just roll over and we might just see him hit some form too. Rich showed good form at times last year, running close for MOM on a few occasions, and I think they will bring the best out in each other. Will be good to watch them compete for the shirt. Welcome to a great club Shannon.

Looking forward to watching the kid run out in Black and White, dont know too much about him but one of the guys i work with daily is an HKR season pass holder for years and he recons we have signed a complete FB !!
contrary to most on here he sees him as solid in defence, reads the game well, good under a high ball and fast as ferk and joins the line at exactly the right time, he says he has more potential than the last loser we had...
and my one memory of him is he is clearly a fast un so yet more speed in the line, all looks good!!
in PG I trust and look forward to this kid being another class full back in black and white.......

having seen all his games for us to be honest your mate is not far off but not quite right, despite what some on here are saying he is usually flawless under the high ball, he had a nightmare match in the derby but caught everything else in every other game, he is good linking up in attack particularly on the left for some reason, he does read the game well and comes into the line well and backs up well. he is very light weight in defence and his one on one tackles are pretty much non existant. that said tackling from a modern fullback isn't a high priority nowadays, he will do a good solid job for you without being a world beater

Thanks for the info mate!!!
agree that one on one there are few fbs that are super solid and maybe thats something PG will work on , however i guess at mid 20s he wont change his tackle style too much .
thanks again

Was more bothered about losing Watts, who does have the ability to be top class, McDonnell is a reasonable SL player, but not at the money he wanted (if rumours are correct). As said, he is good under the kick, but the worst tackling FB I have seen at Rovers.

Looks like that could be beat next year if hall plays at FB, possible the worst FB I have seen Hull in the last few years.

Saying that he last few comments about McDonnell from rovers fans seem fair, hopefully he will improve at hull with better coaches and players.

As I have posted umpteen times on our forums, IMO Hall will be a mistake at fullback. As for McDonnell improving under better coaching, how long did he play in NRL under good coaching. I think he is as good as he is likely to get, which is average at SL and 2nd grade in NRL.

I agree with this, I think he will go well.

Disagree. hall will bebrilliant at FB [sizeIf you're not a rovers supporter[/size

Well this is a great recommendation for McDonnell

Mind you, His Bobness is the worst predictor on RLFans, so what would he know?

God i wish we signed Taylor