You should also know that Campese is 6 foot and 103kg and has been used as a lock forward in the past. He defends as well as a forward because he is built like one.
He won't be a defensive liability. In fact, he'll probably be one of your better defenders.

If he brings all what you are saying to the pitch he will do for us

I'd love to tell you the guy I just described shows up every week, but you don't always know which Campese will get off the bus. Sometimes he can be very disinterested for no obvious reason, and I don't think he goes well injured. Some guys play just as well if injured, but he isn't one of them.

Do you think that Campese and Kellys styles of play will blend well together in the halves Roopy?

I think they will. Kelly can kick well, but he'll probably be happy to leave most of the kicking to Campese and look to run a lot more, which is his strength.

If he didn't have flaws in his game he wouldn't be heading to the UK. I just hope he can stay fit for 20+ games.

Good to see the HKR youngsters coming through.

1/10. You won't be making the FC trolling 17 with garbage of this standard.

It's quite interesting on the Canberra Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/RaidersCanberra that most fans are annoyed by all of the Trolls having a go about about Campese, If Hull fans look back they will find bad comments about most of their players by their own fans, it happens!, Didn't some fans of a certain club once say that Dobbo was crap because he couldn't make it in the NRL, and in 2013 when he went back to the NRL, certain people said he wouldn't get a game because he was behind the likes of Campese, if that's truly the case I for one will be well happy.

It's quite interesting on the Canberra Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/RaidersCanberra that most fans are annoyed by all of the Trolls having a go about about Campese, If Hull fans look back they will find bad comments about most of their players by their own fans, it happens!, Didn't some fans of a certain club once say that Dobbo was crap because he couldn't make it in the NRL, and in 2013 when he went back to the NRL, certain people said he wouldn't get a game because he was behind the likes of Campese, if that's truly the case I for one will be well happy.

Who cares where they come from. Look back at your best days, kemble, o hara, sterling,
Au kau, leului (sorry about terrible spellings). Don't think they came off west hull.
If they are a winning team that's all that matters.

I'm not to bothered about my team been a local team for local people it isn't royston vasey

Trouble is, a winning team these days (in a league with a salary cap) contains the vital ingredient of having a fruitful academy.

There's no fruit at Rovers. Just a few cabbages with Australian accents.

Shows how little you know about our club then

FCs youth system is the only thing they can bang on about nowadays. What makes them think they can hang onto them if they come good anyway? They have been in decline since the day Adam Pearson bought them. I wonder if Chelsea and Man City fans give a t@ss where their players are from?

Talanoa
Sa
Paea
Miniciello
Paleaaesina
Michaels
Rankin

Yep, plenty of Aussie accents there. Obviously, these are only here as back up to the conveyor belt of local talent that has been delivering title after title to West Hull.

Is there any?

Absolutely any?

Chance?

We can stop talking about Hull Football Club?

They're an irrevelance.

1 year deal, had a year left on his contract in Aus - I don't see how this can be a bad signing, if he wanted to sit in the stands he'd have done so in Aus whilst earning his final years salary. He obviously wants to continue playing and hopefully will play out of his skin. He'll move on after a year, we can't afford him.

Who?

Absolutely Sister.

Quote ="phil webbo"It's quite interesting on the Canberra Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/RaidersCanberra that most fans are annoyed by all of the Trolls having a go about about Campese, If Hull fans look back they will find bad comments about most of their players by their own fans, it happens!, Didn't some fans of a certain club once say that Dobbo was crap because he couldn't make it in the NRL, and in 2013 when he went back to the NRL, certain people said he wouldn't get a game because he was behind the likes of Campese, if that's truly the case I for one will be well happy.'" Canberra fans are very odd ducks. They spend their lives tearing their own players to pieces, but if anyone else says one word about their boys, especially a club legend like Campo, they'll back him to the death.

Quote ="phil webbo"It's quite interesting on the Canberra Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/RaidersCanberra that most fans are annoyed by all of the Trolls having a go about about Campese, If Hull fans look back they will find bad comments about most of their players by their own fans, it happens!, Didn't some fans of a certain club once say that Dobbo was crap because he couldn't make it in the NRL, and in 2013 when he went back to the NRL, certain people said he wouldn't get a game because he was behind the likes of Campese, if that's truly the case I for one will be well happy.'" Canberra fans are very odd ducks. They spend their lives tearing their own players to pieces, but if anyone else says one word about their boys, especially a club legend like Campo, they'll back him to the death.

It would appear the 2014 Under 19's table shows HKR academy at this level finished on exactly the same number of points as HFC's youth, and IIRC HKR under 16 academy only lost one game all season so I assume the fruit tree appears as fruitless at the KC.
Be interested to know whether HKR (or indeed any S.L. club) have broken any rules regards signings of overseas players?

Anyway, back to Campese. I hope he continues his foundation work whilst over in the UK. He seems like a good bloke (for a convict).

When Dykes played he went well for Hull. It was he that took us to Wembley in 2008. I think Peter Sharps departure didn't help Dykes who, IMO was rushed back a couple of times and hastened the end of his time.

The comparisons are there between Campese and Dykes. Looking for a new challenge, injury record not good, hoping to take the place of a HB which was the heat beat of the team (Dobson was not really replaced by Keating as Matt Head was not the replacement for Paul Cooke).

Regarding your comment Re Heremaia, Id expect to see Jordon Rankin used as a 9 interchange next season at some point.

I hope so, the big guys will have fun running at him all day long.

Yup, the kid should be nowhere near the middle.