3 year contract done deal

I wonder why he is leaving ?

Could it be a) He has always wanted to play for Wire ever since he was an embryo.

b) He wants to improve his skills and test himself in a top flight competition.


Or c) We are paying him a million £ / year.

I mentioned it on earlier posts along with Paul Vaughan.
They call Mikaele ‘the soft pillow’ apparently?!

You can smother someone with a pillow. So is that a bad thing?

Yep - done deal: https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/warringt ... k-zfdM5zcU

Yep - done deal: https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/warringt ... k-zfdM5zcU

Has the issue with his eyesight been resolved? He was diagnosed with Keratoconus at the end of 2019 (he can only see for about 15m), he's played on but I don't whether he's been treated or if indeed there is any treatment.

No it hasn't. He currently wears contacts, but the problem is only going to get worse.

There's no doubting Mikaele's pedigree having been nominated for Rookie Of The Year in 2019, but he is a gamble.

A quick google tells me it is not reversible, progressive in nature, but is treatable.

Metres or minutes at a time?

If it’s the latter maybe Sita had it

Or d) He is completely blind and will require a touchline runner to tell him when the ball is coming.

I'm happy with this, he's a good solid prop who can play good minutes, but the Tigers play him in shorter bursts as an impact prop. He hits hard in defence and attack and is fast for his size, i think the more free flowing game here will suit him

I think he's definitely what we need, the vision isn't great. I've just read kasiano on a 1 year is done deal too. The size issue is being addressed.

Just reading what the Mole said, his words all but lost. So until it’s official il wait, Tigers still want him and that could be a deal breaker it’s a big move to come to other side of the world. Also further down the post I saw this.

Warrington has been desperate to bolster its small pack for next season and has already signed one of the biggest men in the game - massive former Bulldogs prop Sam Kasiano from Catalan.

I think if we get dufty for the halves, mikaele and kasiano I'm feeling a lot more optimistic for next season. It would be nice to get a few in now though really.

If the above are confirmed then I would agree, a positive start. Dufty in the halves is not without risk given that he has not, to my knowledge, played there at senior level. Kasiano we know about and he's a potential game changer coming off the bench. Mikaele should also be good, my question would be whether he can be one of our starting props, he seems to be another impact player.

If it is true that Cooper is leaving then I would like to see us offer another contract to Mulhern. From what I can see Bullock, Philbin and Harrison are all under contract for next season. Harrison won't have progressed in the last year due to injury so you wouldn't expect him to receive a shirt number in the 1 to 17.

Do the majority of our current playing staff suffer from this, as our passing is woeful.

However, our kickers' eye capabilities are perfect, as they find opposition full backs with unnerving accuracy

Isn't that the Padgate bird, with more children than Dr Barnardo's

Was KF sent to Oz to sign a blind-side prop and he’s got all confused?

Post of the month

I'm disappointed, thought this thread was going to be about that Springwatch Strachan woman.

Well, we did need a "hit man"

That wins the internet for me today.

I can only see half the game from the south stand with my eyesight. Very confusing at times.

He will light the league up.

Great signing this.