NickyKiss wrote:
He's back in the Newcastle team at the weekend apparently. I very much doubt we'll go for a half, which imo is wrong as we clearly need one but if we do he seems a good enough fit. Like it or not we're unlikely to get any overseas players of a good standard without them coming with a few question marks or then being right at the end of their careers. The days of getting a Kenny or a Barrett are long gone.
The days of getting a Kenny or a Barrett are long gone indeed, but let's not forget there are only 32 available berths for halves in the NRL, and they produce a hell of a lot of good players. They can't all get a game. We are often quick to write off anyone who isn't Cooper Cronk as a 'has-been' or a 'never was', or a 'journeyman'. I've probably been a bit harsh on Hodkinson (no 'g' in it!), who is clearly good enough for Superleague. He's just a bit dull, and not the kind of player to 'make things happen'. Personally I'd love it if, for once, we recruited a relatively young Aussie. along the lines of Jacob Miller, instead of someone in the twilight of their career. Maybe there was a chance to get Lolo when he left the Warriors; someone like that.
