Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sun Jan 17, 2021 8:20 am  

Hadnt heard of him before we announced him yday, watched 2 of his games for fiji against PNG and Samoa from 2019 ociana cup last night and got to say, i was impressed ,looked hard to handle on his hitups and hits hard on D, Looked decent size and very athletic. Made good yards after contact on his carrys.

Edit. Looking at his NRL stats, he looked to be really finding his feet at that level before lockdown, his last 3 games he averaged:
9.6 carrys, 100.6 meters, 10.4 meters per carry....The yards per carry stat is very good. That was against some decent packs in the Dragons, Panthers and Cowboys.

Small sample size i know, but got me feeling pretty optimistic about his signing

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sun Jan 17, 2021 9:03 am  

Good research that. Sounds positive

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:19 am  

ArthurClues wrote:

What if? Spent last year waiting for a prop to be come available and there was nothing. The club have made a decision, time will tell if it is good or not, but waiting till the middle of the season with only four props was the equivalent of sailing towards an iceberg. Whether its from the stands or sat at home I'll be cheering for him. He seems a lovely lad, and he might just be a good un.

OK i have finished on the subject and like you will give him my 100% support , but a lovely lad and might be a good un ( no one else wanted him ) is not what we want if we are to get anywhere near the likes of Saints and Wigan or even Wire . Of course i have been wrong before and nothing will make me happier than the Guy being a success !

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:26 am  

ArthurClues wrote:

What if? Spent last year waiting for a prop to be come available and there was nothing. The club have made a decision, time will tell if it is good or not, but waiting till the middle of the season with only four props was the equivalent of sailing towards an iceberg. Whether its from the stands or sat at home I'll be cheering for him. He seems a lovely lad, and he might just be a good un.

Agree 100%.
If we wait til mid season, a couple of injuries and we could be in a relegation battle.
Not the wrecking ball superstar we all wanted, but realistically in current climate that was not going to happen.
I’m looking forward to seeing how he goes.

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:42 am  

mattsrhinos1978 wrote:

Hadnt heard of him before we announced him yday, watched 2 of his games for fiji against PNG and Samoa from 2019 ociana cup last night and got to say, i was impressed ,looked hard to handle on his hitups and hits hard on D, Looked decent size and very athletic. Made good yards after contact on his carrys.

Edit. Looking at his NRL stats, he looked to be really finding his feet at that level before lockdown, his last 3 games he averaged:
9.6 carrys, 100.6 meters, 10.4 meters per carry....The yards per carry stat is very good. That was against some decent packs in the Dragons, Panthers and Cowboys.

Small sample size i know, but got me feeling pretty optimistic about his signing

Sounds promising, although, you have to bare in mind that the NRL calculates meters differently to opta, so those meter stats will be inflated, and not a true reflection.

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sun Jan 17, 2021 11:09 am  

If we were willing to compromise and buy another 'middle' rather than a prop I'd sooner they got Greenwood and left the overseas spot available for a quality prop when they became available.

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sun Jan 17, 2021 11:15 am  

bdrhino wrote:

If we were willing to compromise and buy another 'middle' rather than a prop I'd sooner they got Greenwood and left the overseas spot available for a quality prop when they became available.

Greenwood already signed for Giants

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sun Jan 17, 2021 11:21 am  

Yeah I meant earlier in the off season.

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sun Jan 17, 2021 11:29 am  

No problem with this , yes he's raw at elite level but id rather we put a 1yr gamble on signings like this than recall Ferres or give a 3yr deal to a one legged shot Crosby.
He looks powerful & he's certainly keen enough im looking forward to seeing how he gets on.
I still rhink we need more quality rather than quantity but we have a lot of SC space to play with at the end of this year so if King pays off its win win & more £ on a 6 & retaining our best Youngsters.

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sun Jan 17, 2021 11:33 am  

ploinerrhino wrote:

OK i have finished on the subject and like you will give him my 100% support , but a lovely lad and might be a good un ( no one else wanted him ) is not what we want if we are to get anywhere near the likes of Saints and Wigan or even Wire . Of course i have been wrong before and nothing will make me happier than the Guy being a success !

How do you know no one else wanted him?