Re: Lance Hohaia : Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:01 am  

I personally cannot see Leon staying.

I think it will be Hohaia with one of the young lads playing alongside him at half back.

Re: Lance Hohaia : Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:06 am  

On saints site, Royce says lance will used at halfback.

Re: Lance Hohaia : Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:09 am  

Does he have a kicking game? And by that I mean a PROPER kicking game?

Re: Lance Hohaia : Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:10 am  

Saints do like there utility players

Re: Lance Hohaia : Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:14 am  

Dux wrote:

Does he have a kicking game? And by that I mean a PROPER kicking game?

I'm not 100% sure but my only concern about him playing in the halves is his lack of playing there over the last two years.

I recall call him having a cracker at fullback against the Aussies last year ( I think). I'm pretty sure he went about. 80 meters for a try and got man of the match.

Re: Lance Hohaia : Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:21 am  

He's deceptively quick, that's for sure. A certain well known video hosting website has a clip of him scoring an absolute belter from 60 yards against the Broncos last year.

Re: Lance Hohaia : Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:37 am  

Brilliant signing, looking forward to seeing him play. Well done.

Re: Lance Hohaia : Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:42 am  

where the did this come from? it just exploded this morning! Sir Mac pulls another rabbit from the hat! and on a 4 year deal too.

Re: Lance Hohaia : Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:54 am  

NZ_SAINTS wrote:

I wonder who will be leaving to accomodate.

Kyle Eastmond.

Lance Hohaia was dropped for 2 weeks for his terrible performances. His place has been taken by the FISH who is onhly 18.

Form is up and down. In the NRL they are awash with options and so can drop an out of form player. We don't have that luxury over here really. He could be a dud or he could be a find. We won't know until he's over here. So long as he isn't bloody injured!

Re: Lance Hohaia : Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:56 am  

Obviously a quality player but my only concern is signing a "utility" player to play in a specialist position. Michael Monaghan a classic example, Wires signed him as a 9 who can play 7 and it took them a season of shuffling around to realise he wasn't a 7 after all and had to spend big to bring in Myler.

If you put together a list of players you wanted to replace Kyle I bet he wouldn't have been in your top 10. That's why it's come out of left field. I'm sure he will be a big success in SL, just hope that he will be playing 7 for all of 4 years we have signed him for.

Overall, good bit of business I think.

Chase and Hohaia to partner at 6 & 7 next season?