Very good signing for you guys.

Agreed on the face of it, our squad for next year is looking as good as it has for fair few years.

I actually think Sezer and Austin will nail down the 6 and 7 positions, I like Austin and how he plays the game, I just think he's lost his way at Warrington a bit.

We've been crying out for some out and out pace, I think Fuitsa signing could be a fantastic one for us.

Hope he can link up well with Sezer with cut out passes and kicks to the corner.

Definitely. It's high time we get back into the top 2 or 3.

That could be a great weapon..

Hope he’s not like Fonou at Hull and more Big Les.

I agree mate.
I think Sezer and Austin start at 6 and 7.
Be interesting to see the squad numbers.
When do they get announced?

Great signing and fingers crossed he stays fit.
I reckon if the club does go 6 and 7 Sezer/Austin it shows intent to let Gale go.
Surely Austin will get the 14 shirt.
If we do let Gale go and an injury at HB we are back to playing Leeming there with Dwyer our 80 minute hooker

Yeh I think they'll give Sezer the 6 shirt and keep Gale with the 7.
But I think the combo of Sezer and Austin will be the main one at half back.
Johnson can cover HB as well if we get injuries. He did well there at York.

the only merit in letting Gale go is if someone offers to pay for him

Seen a lot of comments about his aerial threat and being a good finisher (uses the touch flag well). He looks like a great runner in space though with a good step too and appears to run good lines at great speed. He looks very comfortable at any of full back, winger and centre and could see him moving around dependent on who isn't playing well and/or injuries but suspect he will start at winger with Briscoe dropping out or moving to centre.

I suspect Gale, Sutcliffe, Myler and Dwyer will start the season (in the 17) but it could be Austin, Broadbent, Walker and Johnson who leapfrog them and finish the season.

Nobody is going to pay a fee for him - talk was Hull KR which would be result - he could be a blocker to changing the style of play. He plays one way and the team have to play that way to accommodate him.

What will happen if he doesn't get picked - another dummy spit?

Appreciate all the noise is Gale is staying but One additional hooker option next year is Bentley with dwyer off the bench.

Plus Johnson depending on how he is travelling.

Good signing if he stays fit.
Still would like to see us sign a big prop

Quality Strike Power something we have desperately lacking for quite some time. Really looking forward to next season and a top two or three finish and silverware is possible with these signings..big big improvement.

What injury problems has he had?

Not sure but through a combination of things and personal issues with not wanting to bubble in Aus this last season he’s only played 28 games in the last 3 seasons combined

His last five NRL performances (2021 season) were not good. Let's hope the club focusses on his his state of mind as well as his fitness to get back to where he can be.

Interesting line in an article on Newshub NZ -
"Newshub understands Fusitua favoured the move to Europe as an easier transition to a rugby union career, while the Warriors were keen to retain his services, but didn't want to stand in his way. "

His personal issues were related to being stuck in Australia in a bubble while his pregnant wife was in NZ. She needed him to come home and thats what he did.
I understand the whole family are coming over together so that's a real positive.At the end of the day he could have picked the same money for the next 2 years staying where he was in NZ.With regards to his more recent injuries we just have the trust that the club have done their diligence.

David is a machine at scoring trys, as far as finishers go he is the best at scoring in the corner, there is no one better.

Unfortunately he had some kind of mental health break down at the Warriors, the club were fiercely protective of him, so the story of what happened never came out.

If it relates to his game it is not hard to see why he became a depressed looking player out there. The Warriors got rid of Shaun Johnson, and moved Pita Hiku to the opposite side of the field, any good ball that David had been getting to lead the comp in Trys completely dried up...he became a battering ram for kick returns and you could really see him suffering out there in a slump.

I am really happy he has made a decision to have a clean break from the NRL. The Warriors looked after him for most of this season and did not give up on him, clearly they value the guy as a person.

He is a winger, a great winger.

He can fill in at Centre no problem, but he is not a specialist there, he did not set the world on fire, merely provided a really solid injury cover at Centre for the Warriors.

His junior football was played a fullback.

He has a loping style as you will see in those videos, not the fastest winger around, but if your back line can line him up with the corner post you would put the house of David beating the defender and scoring.

Thanks for the feedback, good to hear a view from someone closer to what’s happened over there and what he’s capable of.

So as long as Newman gets decent ball to him near the line he should be ok.
My impression was we had bought a speedster on the wing but that doesn`t seem to be the case.
I`m sure he will be better than either of the Briscoes though.

He reminds me of Hardaker in his running style, deceptively quick and elusive.

He gives us the athletic finisher we've needed out wide for a long time. Hopefully, he is able to do the donkey work and make big metres coming away from our line.

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Re the point about speed. It's all relative. Not the fastest in the NRL might well equate to easily the fastest at Leeds. One thing is sure though - he can score tries. Feed the FUS and he will score!