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| When he played he did pretty well for us IMO. I never quite got the talk about him being a poor signing for us. We certainly got more value for money out of him then Hull did.
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| Quote ="NickyKiss"When he played he did pretty well for us IMO. I never quite got the talk about him being a poor signing for us. We certainly got more value for money out of him then Hull did.'"
Really? As unlikely as it seems then, there must be two players called Epalahame Lauaki that played for Wigan, as the one I recall was useless.
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| Quote ="NickyKiss"When he played he did pretty well for us IMO. I never quite got the talk about him being a poor signing for us. We certainly got more value for money out of him then Hull did.'"
What? I don't think he had one decent game for us.
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| Has he taken up David Vaealiki's contract?
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| Quote ="DaveO"What? I don't think he had one decent game for us.'"
What about when he acored 2 tries within roughly the first 10 minutes while playing prop?
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| Sounds like a very good move for him and Manly obviously see something in him, he his joining a good club and will bring experience to their pack.
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| Quote ="Grimmy"What about when he acored 2 tries within roughly the first 10 minutes while playing prop?'"
You will have to remind me which game that was but regardless of that he was a useless player for us carrying on with where he left off with Hull.
He rarely made any yards when he went into contact but did make a good show of flailing arms and legs as if that meant anything.
Every other prop at the club throughout his time with us was a better player than him. Do you not agree?
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| Quote ="dany1979"Sounds like a very good move for him and Manly obviously see something in him, he his joining a good club and will bring experience to their pack.'"
What experience is that then? I don't think he ever played in any big games for us (I remember the Magic game against Leeds but you'd hardly count that).
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| Quote ="JTB"Has he taken up David Vaealiki's contract?'"
Which one ?, the £ one, or the Aus $ one ?
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| Quote ="NickyKiss"[uWhen he played he did pretty well for us[/u IMO. I never quite got the talk about him being a poor signing for us. We certainly got more value for money out of him then Hull did.'"
You must be on the wind up
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| Quote ="dany1979"Sounds like a very good move for him and Manly obviously see something in him, he his joining a good club and will bring experience to their pack.'"
I don't see him making first grade tbh, even with Manly's shallow pack. Then again different players suit different conditions, look at how well Sam Moa is doing over there after being pretty much a nobody over here.
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| Quote ="Captain13"You must be on the wind up
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Not at all.
He was solid enough, not many errors, decent discipline (bar Warrington at home once) and I'd guess didn't cost the earth. He wasn't a world beater by any stretch and I probably wouldn't select him in last years or this years first 17 but he certainly wasn't a disaster (like I feared he'd be).
His reputation from his Hull days always went before him but he was nothing like the ill disciplined lunatic he was at Hull for us.
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| Quote ="DaveO"You will have to remind me which game that was but regardless of that he was a useless player for us carrying on with where he left off with Hull.
He rarely made any yards when he went into contact but did make a good show of flailing arms and legs as if that meant anything.
Every other prop at the club throughout his time with us was a better player than him. Do you not agree?'"
Only just seen this. Yes I agree he was a dud, just think it's harsh to say he didn't have a single good game for us. He showed the odd glimpse but nowhere near often enough. I think he may have been better utilised off the bench as an impact back rower punching holes in the fringes (isn't that what he did for Hull?) but we'll never know. I feel bad for the guy because he was signed to do a job that he never really looked capable of and probably would have been better staying at Hull if they still wanted him.
That game by the way was Cas at home in 2012. 2 tries in the first 7 minutes
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| Quote ="NickyKiss"Not at all.
He was solid enough, not many errors, decent discipline (bar Warrington at home once) and I'd guess didn't cost the earth. He wasn't a world beater by any stretch and I probably wouldn't select him in last years or this years first 17 but he certainly wasn't a disaster (like I feared he'd be).
His reputation from his Hull days always went before him but he was nothing like the ill disciplined lunatic he was at Hull for us.'"
His reputation was proved justified. He was ineffective and didn't get much game time because he was basically pants. Wane deserves some credit for not picking him just because he signed him. Noble would have never dropped him.
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| Quote ="Grimmy"Only just seen this. Yes I agree he was a dud, just think it's harsh to say he didn't have a single good game for us. He showed the odd glimpse but nowhere near often enough. I think he may have been better utilised off the bench as an impact back rower punching holes in the fringes (isn't that what he did for Hull?) but we'll never know. I feel bad for the guy because he was signed to do a job that he never really looked capable of and probably would have been better staying at Hull if they still wanted him.
That game by the way was Cas at home in 2012. 2 tries in the first 7 minutes'"
I believe he played very well v us in the back row for Hull but did end up as a prop for them and went backwards after that. I did say when we signed him I hoped it was not to play prop but it was and as they say, the rest is history.
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| Quote ="Grimmy"What about when he acored 2 tries within roughly the first 10 minutes while playing prop?'"
I remember that game, half the people around me were screaming for him to get every pass to get him a Hat Trick.
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