That logic says nothing about signing players into the top 30, which includes squad players and backups. All those great coaches have signed nuffies and used them in first grade. Bellamy played Lumelume six times in two years, including in a finals match. Does that mean Bellamy has no idea? I'd say he knew Lumelume was only good enough to be a backup. We knew the same about Lussick, which is why he left the first time.
Lussick has never been first choice 9 in the NRL, including at our club. Hodgson was signed to be our hooker this year. By the time he retired there were no other options on the market, so we brought in Lussick as an emergency squad rotation option with Hands.