On first showing I think the Big Man is going to tear up SL XIV. Very impressive.
A bit like Lauititi, but more athletic and with awesome defence!

I was cursing the fact he wasn't on the pitch with 50 mins to go, but in hindsight, holding him back until Wire were fatigued was a great call from Potter.

Didn't really shine at 13, when he started coming in at first receiver, making explosive runs and freeing his hands, he looked superb.

Was naming him at 13 meant to give him more of a free role, maybe to pick and choose his runs more, and let t'other props hit the brick wall? That's what I reckoned on.

Looks a great signing for you. Let's just hope he's missing on Sunday
How many do you think you'll bring over on Sunday?

500

Credit crunch biting, people working for a Sunday Premium, I don't see us travelling well

Good point. We seemed to fire best when he started having defenders hanging off him.

it did worry me a little how much of an impact he seemed to have. he has come from an average NRL team and had to swap his national team in order to play in the world cup yet he looks like he is going to make a big impact in our game.
does this show us how far our game is behind the NRL defensively?

Story was that he had a very good season last year.

It was his first game, give him a few weeks to settle into SL rugby.

We are miles behind the NRL.

This is from having been to Australia and witnessed the gulf in class of the players, and also the professional facilities they have down under not just for RL but for just about any other sport you can think of.

The facilities point and financila clout of the NRL is considerable, but there is some filth running about down under. I once witnessed NQLD versus Souths and it was the worst top grade match I have ever seen and the first time I saw two top grade teams miss penalties to touch 3 time between them - dire.

just not good enough to get a kiwi jersey though.

im not saying he is a bad player, i watched him a few times in the NRL last season (on the telly) and he thought he would prove to be a good signing

Are you sure? Just because he chose to play for Samoa?

I reckon the likes of Puleatua & Lauititi would still be in with a pretty good shout of a jersey when compared to the likes of Eastwood and Mannering.

and that's fair enough.

At least he could get a work permit though, eh? That trumps most Johnny Foreigners at the mo.

Was very impressed with him when i watched the game.
I just wish he had signed for us instead.

Looked very good. Bigger than i had imagined as well. I'm happy to make just 1 signing this year if he keeps that quality up. Rather have him than the 300 or so ozzies wigan signed

Thought it took him a while to get in to the game but once he did he looked very solid imo.

His game needs to be directed down the flanks, his prefered side is the left hand side. At loose forward he was taking too much of the ball up the middle.

I thought he dove straight in. Two cracking offloads in opening stint.

He's pacey in the open as well.

I thought he was going all the way when he made the break leading to Armstrong's try.

500. That's rubbish that is worse than Huddersfield. er i mean Celtic. You will not be able to influence the ref with that sort of support

Are you becoming the red rose equivalent of Harlequins with that sort of away support