Reckon spending that type of money on a second rower would be a big mistake without sorting out hooker first.
Don’t see how Nikorima is near good enough, and we’ve got no idea how our juniors will pan out.
Angus is arguably the most consistent 2nd rower in the game. He was a beast in origin this year. Hes coming into hes best years.
I give us a bees d.. of sigining him..but hed be worth every penny. With kiks you get one 12/10 game every 7 or 8 weeks and 6s on avg in between. With angus you just get 9/10 every week..
The chooks will throw every third party deal at him to keep him..
Ivd heard plenty on here mention verrills.
One thing i will say.. Robinson is a very good judge of talent who has a knack of letting duds go and picking blokes up at the right time.
He flicked flano because he knew he just didnt have it. Barrett was silly enough to go there on big money..
If robinson wants to replace verrills that says something to me. If he thought he was a top 9, capable of winning a comp, he wouldnt be on the scrap heap.
Kodi nikorama isnt a top shelf 9. But hes played 15 tests, plenty of nrl, is versatile and has the skillset to fill a number of positions. He slso has something kenny, tmay, salmon etc dont have and thats dynamic speed over 10m. Hes agile and elusive, with ball skills. Thats what you need at 9 or 14..
Not saying he should be a long term option...but for the right coin hed be a smart signing for 12 months from 23.