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!

Thanks for the background. really good read that and looking forward to seeing the big man in action.

Although from what`s been said he doesn`t like the donkey work coming away from the line.
He does sound like another Ryan Hall type player though which can`t be too bad.

Think you just contradicted yourself .

and it effects his game.

Haha you might be right.
What I was meaning was in reply to Jack Burton who said let`s hope he can take it in from the line and do the hard yards.
However a NZ Warriors fan said he doesn`t like doing that.
But maybe we will get a Ryan Hall type player and will be expected to do all that and finish well 10 metres out.
Don`t think my latest explanation has helped at all mate!

We’ll have a good kicking game on his side of the field next year, Martin has good pace for a back row and Newman is… Newman. He will certainly need to get his passing game sorted otherwise that’s a heck of a waste of talent outside him.

You’d have to be happy with that set for a RHS combination in a Super League side though.

It’s nice that Leeds can really play both sides too - in fact our right has more strike than our left now.

He didn't seem to mind doing his share when that was not the only reason the Warriors were using him. It became more of an issue when it became apparent that the Warriors outside backs were no longer capable of using him as a try scorer, that was when his game slipped.
The Warriors used a formulaic big Winger kick return start to all sets, Ken Maumalo was their other big winger, he is enormous. Those two, Fusitua and Maumalo, would carry the Props work, it has been that way at the Warriors going back a decade through the Vatuvei era...big Winger plays like a prop.

David has twinkle toes, he is a horse that needs to run, he just needs to get back to try scoring, you cannot stop him when he gets on a roll, a happy David is a nightmare to mark in the red zone. Once he locks onto that corner flag it is game over.

Great great insight

His Tongan appearances seem to be poles apart from his recent Warriors efforts too.
Let us hope that we can keep him happy, seems to be down to managment from the outside looking in

Big challenge for the coaching staff this year is to get a bit more width and fluency in our game in order that the likes of Fusitua, Handley and Newman can profit. This year we were very much down the middle (Dwyer & Leeming top scorers) and of course this was dictated by the constant injuries to our playmakers, but next year, with upgrades in these positions, we can play a more ambitious brand of football. Looking forward to it.

It was very rare that our half backs put our centres in a position to draw and pass to our wingers, so it is hard to be too critical of our centres. On most occasions, our centres would be swamped by the time they had received a pass.

I am hoping with new half backs that this will see a big improvement.