Re: Hansens comments on Sia's tackle : Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:43 am  

He's already a favourite. A prime example of how to be ferocious yet fair in defence (wigan take note). He makes opposition players avoid him, disrupting attacks against us

Re: Hansens comments on Sia's tackle : Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:25 pm  

One of biggest hitters when tackling in defence and always takes three guys to bring him down in the line... much like TP... another forward like either of those two for next season and the loss of James Graham will not be too great

Re: Hansens comments on Sia's tackle : Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:31 pm  

For me we need to be signing some key players like this long term if we can. I'd have no issue with sia getting a four year deal. Same for lomax and if gaskell continues the same for hime next year.

The NRL may draw sia back but if we can keep him we may have a cracking forward for years.

I cant say that there are many key players given our youth structure but big hard hitting forwards are hard to develop and we have lost three half backs in the last year so we can really afford to keep letting other teams poach them.

Re: Hansens comments on Sia's tackle : Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:33 pm  

ekk spelling

Re: Hansens comments on Sia's tackle : Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:59 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

For me we need to be signing some key players like this long term if we can. I'd have no issue with sia getting a four year deal. Same for lomax and if gaskell continues the same for hime next year.

The NRL may draw sia back but if we can keep him we may have a cracking forward for years.

I cant say that there are many key players given our youth structure but big hard hitting forwards are hard to develop and we have lost three half backs in the last year so we can really afford to keep letting other teams poach them.

Sia doesn't seem to be a player who is too concerned with the bright lights and big stage, it's more about his family and whether they are happy. He seems to be at the moment.

If he ever thinks about leaving, we can just tell him he can't get Xbox Live in Australia, he won't know it's not true.

Re: Hansens comments on Sia's tackle : Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:03 pm  

He's got better as the season has progressed, this has coincided with him apparently stopping thinking that every tackle has to be a big hit.

Re: Hansens comments on Sia's tackle : Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:52 pm  

True but he still knocks em about a bit and legally too.