On Hika. Not a half , so hard to judge from NZ games. He was inadequate to replace Johnson but who wouldn't be.Noticed the player profiles have been updated on the sharks website. No Maloney or Townsend but M Brown, Sami gone...
I would take Lawrence
You'd need a quality medical team to run the rule over him before making any offer to him. His knees, ankles and back are a trouble.
There is still significant room in our cap to make 1 major, or 2 good signings.
can't be too many major signing sitting around off-contract though? only options are a souths offload (walker if he doesn't go elsewhere) or if hayne tries to come back and sign with Easts mid-season, who'll need to clear the decks to fit him in. is it worth our keeping a hole in the cap for a mid-season signing of this caliber? or should we fill it with a couple solid first graders? i reckon we've got a good top 4 quality squad that just needs some forward depth...
and bugner moved to prop.
I would sign Lawrence over Walker tbh