Storm sign Lowe and Blair for 2011 season
17/09/2010 8:45:17 AM
Melbourne Storm has today confirmed the signing of prop Jaiman Lowe and centre Maurice Blair for the 2011 National Rugby League season.
Lowe, 27, and Blair, 25, will bring a wealth of experience to the Storm for 2011, with the pair signing two year deals with the club.
They join Adam Woolnough, Troy Thompson and Elijah Niko, as well as Under-20s pair Jake Hawkins and Mitchell Johnson, as the new faces on a Storm roster that also boasts Australian trio Cameron Smith, Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk, New Zealand pair Adam Blair and Sika Manu, and England utility back Gareth Widdop for next year.
Lowe, who started his career at North Queensland before spending the past five seasons with South Sydney, said his entire family he has two girls aged five and two, was particularly excited by the shift to Melbourne.
Im delighted the opportunity of playing in Melbourne with the Storm opened up for me, said Lowe.
The family and in particularly the kids are really excited about the move.
The chance to join a new club, in a new town, is something Im really looking forward to.
Blair and Lowe will join the Storm for the start of pre-season training, beginning on Monday, October 25.
Im very excited about getting down to Melbourne and starting pre-season training with the Storm, said Blair.
Its going to be a new challenge for me and that in itself is exciting.
I saw first-hand the Storms facilities in Melbourne last week and theyre world-class some of the best Ive ever seen.
