Jordan Rapana is a quite signifcant upgrade on Walker and im personally surpsied more people dont think this.

Rapanas stats this year in the NRL are really good. And that league is a cut above SL.

Have you not met our fanbase?



We could sign a team of NRL superstars and some would still find fault.

Wonder if we are in for Tristan Powell with trying to offload Sao?

Maybe there isn't a centre available of high quality, would we be better with Naden or Rapana.

I agree that both will bring quality to a terrible team but we could have used the precious quota places more wisely.

Keeping Walker would have given us more options. He's injury prone but we cover at fullback.

I'm unsure about Sao. On his day he's very good but this season in particular he's been a liability more often than not. We need a couple of forwards if he were to leave but replacing him with the same quality fed player will be difficult. A better quality quota prop may be the only option. If he stays maybe Cartwright will hopefully sort out his discipline. Long shot I know.

Off the field we are getting things right with the coaching and back room team hopefully this will translate to on field performances.

I agree there's no doubting that but Walker is a good player and we could have signed a centre. We were linked with Lafai and Leutele was an option. It's all about balancing the squad to accommodate better quality quota players. I'm not sure we've done that signing Rapana.

Spot on Dave. Rapana is pure quality and a winner. Him and Asiata are massive signings.
On Cust, John Cartwright wanted him so that's good enough for me.
He was quality at Wigan before his injury and he's had some good games for Salford this season.
He also comes with a first class attitude and is a true professional.

Spot on Dave. Rapana is pure quality and a winner. Him and Asiata are massive signings.
On Cust, John Cartwright wanted him so that's good enough for me.
He was quality at Wigan before his injury and he's had some good games for Salford this season.
He also comes with a first class attitude and is a true professional.

Asiata playing under him at the Cowboys might be a pure coincidence as I’m sure he was announced way before Cartwright was even mentioned, but all our quota signings Cartwright has coached, apart from Jed Cartwright but he obviously knows his character well.

It’s an obvious strategy that they’ve gone for players he trusts maybe at the expense of other players who look more suited on paper. It’s maybe a risk and I’m not sure it’s the best way but they’ve obviously backed the coach in wanting to bring in certain characters, people have moaned about player character long enough hopefully pays off.

I'd hope to use our last quota spot on a more experienced prop.

Maybe Walker has asked to leave?