Bj leilua at a cheap enough price for a 12 month contract could be worth a shot.
He knows its his last oppurtunity.
Hasnt been at his best at the tigers but who has under madge!!
Ivan has showed he can get the best out of these sorts of guys and it was only 3 or so years ago that he was killing it every week for the raiders.
I think you could play him at 2nd row to give kiks and martin a break. Obviously hed need to get fit but as i say, for the right price (under 200k),could be worth the risk given the possible reward.
Hes a very experienced nrl player who i think would buy into what our teams about. he is strong, has an offload and when he gets it right hes almost unstoppable.
Only 29. Could be worth a shot and if he goes ok in the 2nd row might be able to take kiks spot if we lose him?
I know hes a bit of an idiot and can do a few stupid things on the field but for a one year deal on minimum money it might be worth a risk given what he is capable of and i think panthers would be one of the better clubs to get the best out of himself. Hes samoan so should fit in with luai and co and if he can buy in to their positive attitude who knows.
If it doesnt work out could get rid of him but if he has a good year and really does well in the 2nd row it could make losing kiks a bit easier to take given he is a similar sort of player.