I think it's unfair to judge tony on signings made just after he joined the club. For all we know he may not even have had any part in them plus the signings mentioned were mainly players picked up who had no club anyway. Given a decent run at it his recruitment is outstanding when you look at the rest of SL, far and above anyone else in the comp.

You also have to remember that these players have come half way around the world into a completely new environment and all of our overseas signings have been injured or missing for one reason or another for a fair few games. Given a decent run in the team they'll all show their quality I have no doubt.

As for pritchard you also have to factor in what his presence does to defences and the space he then creates for others when attracting defenders. He picked up an injury early on sunday so didn;t really get a fair what at it

What we also have to take into account is that the club had players on inflated wages that didn't warrant their ability, so in terms of signing top drawer players it was never going to happen, he had to make do with what he could get while reducing the wage bill, I still believe motu has been our best signing and our club is far healthier today than in the past on and of the field, his contacts and knowledge in the game is second to none and he's clearly held in high regard.

I wasn't sure about the signing of Minichello when it was first announced. Like quite a few things over the last 12-18 months, I've been proved very wrong.
His strength, and ability to break the line, has been a big part in our upturn in form. He also looks like a real leader in the group.
Think Motu has been one of Pearsons better decisions. He seems to have good contacts, and goes about his business in a quiet professional way. Certainly gets results. How many other clubs would have taken a punt on Talanoa?. That signing has Motu Tony written all over it.
I think the signings of Colbon and Howarth were stop gap and short term, based on whatever salary cap we had left. I'm sure we wouldn't make those signings now as the club have been able to implement their planned recruitment strategy over the last year or so. I think we've recruited on culture as well as ability, and it's starting to pay off.