Re: Rumours 2 : Sat Sep 29, 2018 10:59 am  

Good job I'm not playing rumour countdown as we'd end up with Xjiky Azca. Would be fun to hear Barrie McDermott's pronunciation, though.

Re: Rumours 2 : Sat Sep 29, 2018 11:25 pm  

Lama Tasi was immense in his first year at Salford, went to saints and did nothing then went back to Salford and is Bang average, i'd be massively underwhelmed if we did sign him

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:44 am  

Tasi would be very underwhelming. We should be looking at Sebastine Ikahihifo at Huddersfield.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 01, 2018 10:55 am  

When did we last sign an "under the radar" antipodean that turned out to be a belter? I'm thinking Chris Hicks.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:05 am  

Captain Hook wrote:

When did we last sign an "under the radar" antipodean that turned out to be a belter? I'm thinking Chris Hicks.

Hiku? I don't think we expected him to be as superb as he was?

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:06 pm  

I take it the fafita rumours are perhaps untrue.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:38 pm  

Captain Hook wrote:

When did we last sign an "under the radar" antipodean that turned out to be a belter? I'm thinking Chris Hicks.

Hicks, Waterhouse (IMO was very good his workrate was unbelivable), Hiku, BMM, Hodgeson (well known quality player but never raved about really in SL till he came to us).

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:44 pm  

moving on... wrote:

Hodgson (well known quality player but never raved about really in SL till he came to us).

He won Man Of Steel in 2009 with Hudderfield in his first season.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 01, 2018 1:10 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Hiku? I don't think we expected him to be as superb as he was?

Fair call, although he was a NZ international.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 01, 2018 1:14 pm  

moving on... wrote:

Hicks, Waterhouse (IMO was very good his workrate was unbelivable), Hiku, BMM, Hodgeson (well known quality player but never raved about really in SL till he came to us).

Im not sure either BMM or Hodgson count as "under the radar" signings. And I'm not sure BMM qualifies as a "belter" just yet, although his try against Wakefield suggests there may still be something to come this season!