Robinson is better than Rapana and Tupou combined. He made the mistake of getting offisde with Sticky, that's all. He will do fine here whatever he's required to do, and the last time he genuinely had a go at fullback he was pretty awesome, and he can score tries with ease...it's pretty clear what his signing was about anyway. Sign the first decent option you can so you have something if it all goes further to shit, then put together a package for Folau and whoever else. You can't just replace Jarryd Hayne in a day.
On the subject of falling out with coaches, Crooks came here because his new coach at Hull KR didn't like him. He was Young Player of the Year the previous year and made the Dream Team, super talent and very much in the frame for first grade. 31 tries in 48 games at age 21, if a player did that in the NRL they'd never get out of the ocean of fanboy drool.
If we weren't to sign anyone, and assuming the worst kept secret in the game is true, I actually think we can field a solid side.
1-Hopoate
2-Radradra
3-Crooks/Champion
4-Morgan
5-Robinson/Toutai
6-Norman
7-Sandow
8-Mannah
9-Peats
10-Mossop
11-Ma'u
12-Watmough
13-Edwards
14-DeGois
15-Junior Paulo
16-Moeroa
17-Gower
That pack is pretty good. Backline isn't stellar but it will do the job if given space. Our main issue will be the halves having to step up. Having Peats back will help. Of course if we can't get Watmough next year it doesn't look as good, but we may still sign a genuine fullback too. It's too early after the Hayne thing to make assumptions IMO. Hell, anything could happen.
