Re: Trinity Strengthen with Randell Signing : Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:39 am  

Sheldon wrote:

How and why do these players get a visa?

Really? He`s got 50 first grade NRL appearances at a young age... I could name you a massive list of players with a lot less..

So by your reckoning how did Carlos Tuimavave get a visa? - A year older than Randell and 14 first grade appearances in 5 years?

And in response to Jean.. Brayden Wiliame ? 29 first grade appearances? Should he not have got a visa?

As I say the list goes on and on.. I could name a whole host of players who have been successful over here having only played a handful of games in the NRL and I could also name you a whole list of players that have come over with a massive amount of wraps from NRL and been a complete failure and offered nothing but trouble to our society.

Re: Trinity Strengthen with Randell Signing : Wed Jul 26, 2017 5:47 pm  

Wildcat26 wrote:

Really? He`s got 50 first grade NRL appearances at a young age... I could name you a massive list of players with a lot less..

So by your reckoning how did Carlos Tuimavave get a visa? - A year older than Randell and 14 first grade appearances in 5 years?

Agreed, he shouldn't have got one either.

What're your point?

There's too many bang average overseas players here stifling young homegrown talent.

15 overseas players have been on the hull clubs books this season, farce.

Re: Trinity Strengthen with Randell Signing : Thu Jul 27, 2017 2:29 am  

If there was a British Hooker of remotely similar quality & who's avaiable, we wouldn't be shipping him in next season, would we. Probably says more about the quality of the NRL and their system & the number of players they produce compared to us, than it does anything else.

Also playing a ton of NRL games doesn't mean they're gonna pull up any trees in SL, every SL club has histories of signing good NRL players, only for them to disappoint and conversely we've had some not known players to be very good SL players.

As for bang average, Fifita played just 19 NRL games and imo he's been one of the better Props in SL this season.

Fact is until he plays there's no way of saying how bang average or good he's going to be.