The Colonel said:Had one and a half good years and some reasonable games since in his career. Has missed a good deal of the past few through different injuries.
Why anyone would sign him on a four year deal seems ridiculous though. At best a two year deal.
It is another Joe Galuvao deal waiting to happen...... wonder if Luke has any thoughts about joining the priesthood?
Grail said:He'll play 6, allowing Sutton to cement a position at 13. And meaning that all those nuffies at Souths like J Smith won't get a look in.
6. Lewis
7. Wing
13. Sutton
Oh he is definitely better then what they have used so far this year.Grail said:Well, I don't watch a lot of Panthers games, but when I have seen him play 6 he's done ok. Surely he can't be any worse than the crop of halves that the Bunnies have.
yobbo84 said:Lewis may not be rep quality these days but he certainly is still NRL quality. That's more than I can say for Germaine Paulson, Shannon Hegarty, etc at present.
yobbo84 said:Doubt it. Long term the club would be looking at:
6. Wing
7. Paea
The Colonel said:He may well be NRL quality but he certainly isn't worth a four year deal - that in itself is a rep quality deal. You sign Asotasi's, Folau's, Haynes etc to four year deals, not Luke Lewis's.
Grail said:Watched the NYC the other day, Paea struggled in that.... how the hell can Souths consider him a long term proposition in the halves. He should have dominated that game, but he was out of his depth. The other half they had was much better.
Different kind of Rabbit said:On the contrary, I think its a good signing and the term is ideal. 24 - 29 is usually the peak age bracket for an NRL player so we are signing him for his best period. Centres / Wingers can usually go a bit past that i.e. Vagana, El Masri etc. With a long term deal he will not be thinking about anything other than playing football.
Grail said:Watched the NYC the other day, Paea struggled in that.... how the hell can Souths consider him a long term proposition in the halves. He should have dominated that game, but he was out of his depth. The other half they had was much better.
The Colonel said:And the flip side of a long term deal is he may just be prepared to sit back and enjoy the money he's on.......
I don't think it is a bad signing by any means but I can guarantee the Dogs and Melbourne weren't placing four year deals on the table in front of him.
No comparison, Joe Williams is way better.Penance said:Your comparing Joe Williams to Luke Lewis? lol...
Different kind of Rabbit said:On the contrary, I think its a good signing and the term is ideal. 24 - 29 is usually the peak age bracket for an NRL player so we are signing him for his best period. Centres / Wingers can usually go a bit past that i.e. Vagana, El Masri etc. With a long term deal he will not be thinking about anything other than playing football.
Callan Pk said:Four years, penrith player
Souffs havent learnt anything.