Its been a while since we actually had a decent aussie.
he is a quality player AND he rubs peoples faces into the floor.

i hope he stays for like 3 full seasons.... he is the new westwood.

Paul Vaughan not doing it for you MD?

Fitzgibbon doesn’t give away pathetic penalties and gets himself banned for weeks on end.

They are both exceptional signings.

Vaughan is currently #10 on the SL Meters chart which is usually the preserve of backs with a stunning average gain of 9.1. To put into perspective he has made more metres than Tom Johnston and Jack Welsby etc.

Top of the pile is Dufty who is averaging 175m per game

Has he stopped booking you RD?

Great signing for us, big like bennie and reminds me of trent abit. Time will tell!

I really like the start that this guy has made to his Wire career, defensively sound and runs GREAT lines, something we've been missing from our second row. He can pick a pass...not quite sure how you'd defend that swivel and offload because of his physicality and that little bit of attitude!! What's not like, you'd fancy playing centre next to him.

I really hope he's enjoying himself here as much as we are watching him. Deserves his own song, perhaps Bill Oddie and Co could think of a tune

Have a day off. Vaughan is the best prop in the league and has been a fantastic signing.

You'd be mad to say Vaughan was anything but a great signing. If you are a tough forward you are going to play at the edge and pick up a ban or two, and the ban at the end of last season was a total joke.

Fitzgibbon also plays close to the naughty line and will get into bother at some point.

lol, if he gets himself another lengthy layoff for the CC semi final, and the SL playoffs again, I can arrange him free passage to Manchester Airport.

But seriously Great player as he is, we are basically carrying him atm. I can’t wait till he makes my post look tongue in cheek and pathetic.

The rubbing the face of Welsby was good fun. Welsby of Notre Dame didn't like it one bit and, tough man as he is, responded by throwing the ball at him.

I'll have some of whatever it is that the Duck's smoking.

and yet Welsby does like a bit of winding people up, so quite surprising that he didn't see the funny side and just call Fitzgibbon a scamp.

lol. I meant wages while on the sidelines.
Not his actual playing on the pitch.
My bag.

Brilliant back to your 'best'

sorry... i meant 2 good aussies

As his confidence is growing so is his stature in the team, he will keep growing and we will see that we have a genuine NRL start amongst us, in his prime.

Both he a Vaughan are top signings, what we don't need is a player giving away penalties for fun. The way the game is played and officiated players will pick up bans.

Absolutely this.

I appreciate Vaughan getting terrific stats, but the teams he’s available for, my grannie could replicate.
We’ve a few games now where Vaughan once again will obtain stellar stats.
I can’t want to see him make me eat my words with stellar stats Wigan Saints and Catalan.
I’m looking down the calendar to see when the next school holidays are…
He’s been here a season and a quarter, and I’m still waiting.

So not only doesn’t he book you any more but he ran over your cat and refused to date your granny, am I close.
More seriously if your granny could replicate those numbers why aren’t more players from either our, or any other team doing it?

Perhaps they aren’t as fresh as Vaughan when he return against the bottom 6 clubs.

Look, I’m fully aware my post is tongue in cheek, but I want to see him playing in the top games…and like Diana Ross, I’m still waiting.

How did a thread, on how much i like Fitzgibbon, turn into an RD Vaughan bashing thread?

Ducks quack MD.

I watched pretty much every game of Fitzgibbons towards the end of last season after we signed him. You could tell we’d got a good un but i saw none of his filthy play……really glad he’s got that side to him, god we’ve missed it (especially when it’s mixed with pure ability). Word on the street is he loves it over here as much as we love him. Superb signing.

Fitzgibbon has been absolutely fantastic, he's hit the ground running from the start. As others have said I like the little but of devil he has in him as well.

Duckie Vaughan has been an incredible signing, best prop we have had for years, you either need to change your password because you've been hacked by lebron currie or you really need to lay off the juice.

Duckie needed some attention is all.