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TBF, the Storm have always recruited Kiwis.
Is Leo that good a buy? He'll be 28 when he finally switches to the Storm.
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TBF, the Storm have always recruited Kiwis.
I'm not totally sure the Storm think like that or focus on any particular area. I think they are 100% active and proactive on all front at all times! Never leave a stone unturned! I wouldn't be surprised if they're in negotiations with a lacrosse player in the Falkland Islands at this point.
Love the all blacks sevens players
You’d think converting an AFL player would be the best way to get some exposure in Melbourne, much different sport yes but you’d think there’d be enough transferable skills from a professional athlete
Still find it a fairly novelty sport but their defence considering the space they have to cover is pretty impressive and their fitness is insane
Yeah I haven't watched it in years. I probably couldn't name more than a couple of players in the team. I actually only know Leo from seeing him playing for Harbour on occasion in the NPC.
If it added up, the Storm would have done it by now.
That quote from Vlandy's in the 'NRL Looking at Buying a Jet' article looks pretty good for you. He just happened to rattle off Perth, PNG and the South Island of NZ as places the jet would potentially have to go to... Hmmm
Good point - and the sly bugger may just have let the cat out of the bag in an off-hand comment....
Didn't know he played AFL, makes sense why he is good under the high ball.
If he follows the will warbrick path he’ll spend a season playing Queensland cup putting him at 29 years of age before he could realistically make his debut.
TBF recruiting from NZ is mostly a safe bet when it comes to league juniors and even Union schoolboys. The gamble is obviously the Union 7’s players but you’d expect these players to be on small wages development contracts so it’s not really that much of a gamble.
id bloody hope so!!
especially with easts being cashed up.
sadly I’d put NZ2 behind another Brisbane team as of today but things constantly change.
or PNG fail.
And the Fijian 7’s players who are made for playing RL.
Should make the transition and defensive reads a little easier.
Do these players primarily play on a 7’s circuit or do they also play in the NPC cup?
They'll realistically have 10 years to fail, that's how long they have funded and how long it will take for people to get used to the idea of papuans playing the sport at the highest level, good on them, not sure why everyone assumes any club will "fail"
PVL says a lot of things to a lot of people at the right time. He’s a brilliant politician.
one would hope.
