Massive liability. Early days but first impression not good.

Another wasted overseas signing like Charlie Leano, Ryan Tongia etc. First game gets sin binned.

There was always the risk that he'd be trying too hard to make an impression. Give him a couple more games to settle in at least. Other forwards sounded worse.

Knew Id come on here and see people moaning!
He needs to settle down he had a lot of expectation, the weather was also poor and he is still learning. If he shuts his gob he'll be a good signing.

Too early....will know after he has played 4/5 games as to whether he will be an effective signing. It sounded an extremely poor unprofessional Trinity team performance.

Agree, sounded like he wanted to make a big first impression but as sometimes happens, it just doesn't work out and they end up getting more and more frustrated. It's obvious what the guy offers in the go forward department but needs to settle down.

Suspected broken cheek bone.

Wonder how he got that? The tackle by Jones Bishop perhaps? It would really cap off an awful debut.

You couldn't make it up could you.

Wonder if Jones Bishop will get called in for that cheap shot that Fifita got sin binned for

Yeah sinn binned for getting smacked and not having ago back

I for hope his cheekbone is not broke o thought he went ok think could be a big asset one thing i did notice how quick he gets up to play ball

He looked a threat when running the balk in though but not sure yet.

Dont think the weather suited offload game. Could be a handful in drier conditions

Jones Buchanan! Although knowing the rfl you are probably right.

Quite right, that's what I meant, although I wouldn't have blamed Jones Bishop for uppercuting Fifita after his first five minutes in a Wakey shirt

Far too early to write the guy off, there's definite potential there.

Needs more game discipline but he's a big lad and can shift.
Let's see what he is like in next game.

Play the ball, yes, glad someone else noticed that. A great asset these days but sure hope he can improve on the other aspects of his game.

Took quite a few tacklers to halt him at times. The lad was trying too hard. From what I saw in an extremely difficult debut scenario there is pace,aggression and signs of off load game. Think he will go well.Certainly idiotic of some to write him off after one game.

So in answer to the original thread question:

No

Trevor Skerrett wasn't bad, at least that was the consensus at the time, only saw him play once and that was 40 years ago....lol
So it does seem like a long time since we had a proper bowling ball.
Shelford was fair to be honest, his knees were knacked by the time he came to Wakey though.
I can't believe I'm looking at Nigel Bell as a possible last stand out player....at....prop ! , that's a measure of the lack of memorable props we've had at wakey over the years, one from 40 years ago and one that wasn't even a prop :/

Just out of curiosity, who has a broken jaw.

Just what I was wondering....

Maybe nobody broke their jaw then, and somebody's made it up for a laugh.

Looks like he could be a real handful when fully fit, still put in some big minutes though. Probably got a little bit kiddy, trying too hard to impress which cost a few silly penalties. But since when do you see a sin binning for dropping/throwing the ball on the opposition player after winning a penalty? Wasn't the right reaction from him, but an over reaction from Child also. Look like he'll bring some much needed aggression but just needs to tone it down a notch if it's going to keep getting us penalized.

i thought once he settled down and concentrated on running the ball in hard and straight he was a definite handfull for them, Althouugh the run he did to take the ball in from the tap near the end was perhaps the biggest run up iv ever seen he nearly overan the guy taking the tap.