I wouldn't mind Kamakamitha and Lazurus Vaalepu both from the storm, young bull and old bull, Lazarus is a giant and is now stuck behind a few middles in that system. Lazurus is Samoan and i believe was on the tour with Luai.
@We don’t need an elite prop IMO. We need someone to take the 1st hitup in a generic set , say 40 out of, or the 4th in one coming out of yardage .
Theres a reason a prop as IMO middling as Thompson , who 10 years ago wouldn’t even get mentioned , is being paid 800k.
as for edge back row …. I mean how many do you want . There’s literally ;
Fainu/KPP starters
Bird,Geyer, Sukkar , Saukuru , Roberts ,Seyfarth , with Broaderlow and Godinet in dev contracts .
Thats 10 guys out of your 36 who fill 3 positions . We have enough .
as for those who say we don’t have quality … I mean I dunno what you guys are watching , Roberts is a gun , and has huge raps on him . Geyer is very serviceable , looking for an opportunity , and KPP stands in every tackle I see with his arms free , and has an extremely high tackle efficiency, usually causing the 1st man in to miss his assignment , either sliding off or down off the ball . This imaginary idea that “we need to sign a Kikau” is just nonsense IMO. Kikau isn’t even “Kikau” . It’s an unrealistic expectation. Especially when we have the “Kikau” already in the club wearing 11 every week .
I think also Pole needs to start and take the 1st hitup . Whilst ideally I feel like he’d be a great impact player , I feel his head can drop especially if he can’t make an impact off the bench , and a lot of the time he can’t fail to find and match the tempo of the game .
I mean I get it totally . I personally hated playing off the bench . I took it as a kick in the guts . Which is nonsense now I look back , but not how I viewed it at the time . I can see him lifting this week . Prior to his injury the nrl world were talking about the amazing 1-2 punch of Pole and May . We need to find that Pole . More than we need to sign and waste money on an “elite” prop. Outside of May we’ve never ever signed an elite prop who has lived up to the hype . We need to sign a wrecking ball imo , and continue to develop Pole and Sione .
