Very true. I guess time will tell. Certainly starting to shape up as a very good squad for next year and Agar will have no excuses if it doesn't perform.

I reckon next season's starting line up will look something like this

Tansey
Calderwood
New centre/Briscoe
Yeaman
Raynor
Horne R
Long
Dowes
Berrigan
Cusack
Fitzgibbon
Tickle
Washbrook
Subs
O'Meley
Luaikai
Manu
Houghton

that is far better than what we have now

I mean its very radical, with an actual half back and a loose forward, it'll be interesting to see if this experimental approach works, it might revolutionize RL



a quality centre really would get me excited for next season! and better still a new coach!

matty head

Cheers, I know it might come as an alien concept to some but I reckon it just might work.

Tansey
Calderwood
Briscoe
Yeaman
Raynor
Horne R
Long
Dowes
Berrigan
Shrek
Manu
Burnett
Fitzgibbon

Subs
Yak
Hame
Washbrook
Lee/Houghton

Wouldn't start with Dowes and Cusack TBH. Too much quality on the bench at risk of not playing at all with our utterly random interchanges.

Fancy taking 3 Players from one of the NRLs Worst Sides...

Yes, taking a world class prop and quality back rower could still play for Oz and taking a good utility player who has won a SL GF and played in the NRL is a bad thing isn't it.

all a waste of time as at an y one time we always have 4 starting players injured _ FACT

Your positive spin is every bit as bad as his negative spin



Still i guess pass sales should be up

What's wrong with it?

Meeely will fit in well, another crock. Poor signing that could end up being good.
I am starting to think that rule is taking notes from the ambulance chaser over at the dobbins. It seems to be you have to be old or crocked to get a contract here.

He's only 28 and him getting injured is out of our hands. Would you not sign Darren Lockyer for next season even if he was injured now ?

Cool signing!!!!

Couldn't be d to read 17 pages, but have you seen the O'meley v Gibbs vid on the popular internet video site? He looks awesome

Would have Moa instead of Kingy

if we cant sign a centre that would do for me but i would spend pre season coaching yeaman and briscoe the art of putting their winger away.

can you add some blue to your jersey

I realised that when I said yesterday that I was underwhelmed by this that I was going to take a lot of stick, but I dont see where all this talk of "world class prop" is coming from. He played for Australia in 2004 (5 years ago) and has been terrible for two years. When the Kite rumours have been doing the rounds, who is currently world class, I am underwhelmed by this signing.

I know that I will be accused of being negative, but I think its funny how now that we have signed him, he is being described as a world class Australian international. You cant just disregard the last two years because he is going to be in the black and white next season, he hasnt been getting picked for the worst tean in the NRL.

Having said all that, I really hope that I am wrong and will happily accept "I told you so" if he tears it up here, like he has done in the past.

Your entitled to your opinion Archie, i,ve watched quite a bit of NRL over the last few seasons and seen him a few times and have said 'i'd love to see him here' as i did with Crocker, so i'm prepared to give him a chance, hope he gets himself fully fit and revitalised again and we see the best of him, cos at his best he'll do for me.

He played for Australia up to 2006 and in the City v Country match a couple of months ago.

Whilst he may not be "world class" (and no such Aussie would come here anyway) he certainly isn't "terrible".

At his best, I entirely agree with you. I was in Sydney for the 2004 NRL GF and at that time he was awesome, but like I have said, you cant discount the last 2 years.

I apologise foor getting my facts wrong there, it was off the top of my head



Berro was still world class when he signed for us.

His form of the last couple of seasons has been terrible, if he can recapture his form prior to that, then excellent. I really hope I am proved wrong!!

I really don't get this negativity about his signing. IMO he is nothing short of a fantastic signing. He is everything in a prop forward that we don't currently have, he is big, hard, aggressive and proven at the very highest level and at 28 yrs old he is in his prime as a prop forward.

So he has a knee problem ?? How many players play in the NRL or SL for 10 years without having a knee, shoulder or wrist reconstruction at some point ?? Berrigan ?? Crocker ?? These operations are common place and most of the time they prove to be a successs and prolong the career for a number of years.

Some are saying that he has had a couple of lean years, well that's fair enough but he is playing in NRL's worst team currently for a coach that he clearly and publicly doesn't get on with. A move to England with us, IMO, is just what he needs to get back to his best and I am really looking forward to seeing him in a black and white shirt.

Lauaki, O'Meley, Fitzgibbon, Moa and Manu in the same pack looks very very good to me !!!!