A very short list : Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:21 pm
Well in thirty years of supporting Trinity this is definitely a first.Normally I’d start a thread on how people think our new signings will go. Usually the list contains numerous players, this year so far it’s a grand total of one. I’m not saying that’s a bad thing, just highly unusual.
So without further ado let’s comment on Mason Lino.
For me he’s a typical Trinity signing from the NRL and the sort we seem to do well with. Enough NRL experience to justify being called an ex NRL player but not enough to arrive with a reputation.
I’m pretty sure he isn’t another Ronnie Troutman but whether he’s good enough to replace Broughy most notably the first time we had him I don’t know.
Watched as much of him as I can and he seems good without being outstanding, though I will say right now I prefer him to Williams who to me was a backward step. That said Williams was a known quantity.
Tbh what I want to see from Lino is a kicking game near the line and a player who’s busy and gets at em. Miller has plenty of party tricks given the time and space so if Lino just plays the standard no7 I’ll be happy. The fact that he is quite nippy is a bonus.
He looks like an organiser from what I’ve seen so hopefully he is the player to replace the sorely missed Finn. He’s also got at least five years of top RL left in him, something neither Finn or Brough did.
So with the shortage of any other signing (Senior doesn’t count Imho) I thought I’d throw in some players who might break through and make a real difference. Not dertracting from others who may do the same these three just interest me.
1. B Walker. There is something about him, he looks confident, he has skill and he’s athletic. Some say LF but he’s a SO all day for me.
2. Lee Kershaw. Totally over shadowed by Johnstone and BJB but if you watch his highlight tape on YouTube he’s actually a very exciting player. When he broke through he was raw and a bit naive but he’s very strong, quite fast and insanely brave at times.
3. Adam Tangata. This may offend a few but in all fairness this lad has had no luck. He finally got his well earned shot at SL with Widnes only for them to go bust. Think he got three games. Then he joined us facing relegation, then he had to face the Covid season. He’s never had a proper dig at SL. He’s a big man, knows how to score for a prop, neck on the line I think he will go well this season. Against is that he was never NRL but then neither was JD.
Feel free to add, although Lino still remains our only signing to date.