Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:25 pm  

LeedsLurch wrote:

Looking forward to the song the South stand come up for him, if we ever get back in the stands

'We all love to sing for King, for King
Sing for King, for King'

The kids will love it. Stealth swearing.

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:15 pm  

Simmo71 wrote:

Watching the YouTube clips, he looks like he runs hard and fast.
Probably raw due to little NRL experience, but he could go ok with Mik, Prior and Tet around him.
Most importantly he’s another body in the front row which we desperately needed.
He’ll get plenty of minutes.
And he’s low risk on a one year deal.
Probably best we could have hoped for in the current climate.

Achurch looked good on u tube , this guy is 25 and limited to 5 sub appearances for a poor N.R.L side ,. Yet again an underwhelming signing , we desperatley need a big quality prop and this is what we get instead

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:49 pm  

Apparently The reason he only played 5 games last year was be ause he chose not to form part of the covid bubble that had to move to Australia, not because of how good or not he is.

Let’s give him a chance before writing the guy off.

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:58 pm  

christopher wrote:

Apparently The reason he only played
5 games last year was be ause he chose not to form part of the covid bubble that had to move to Australia, not because of how good or not he is.

Let’s give him a chance before writing the guy off.

Well said

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sat Jan 16, 2021 10:47 pm  

ploinerrhino wrote:

Achurch looked good on u tube , this guy is 25 and limited to 5 sub appearances for a poor N.R.L side ,. Yet again an underwhelming signing , we desperatley need a big quality prop and this is what we get instead

Under circumstances with Ava what else where we supposed to do, we needed to replace Ava and at this late stage options were thin on the ground, the days of just throwing around big money to sign who we feel like are long gone. Its a steady low risk signing that can go either way if he is even half decent it gives us some depth and cover.

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sat Jan 16, 2021 11:07 pm  

Not sure its that low risk.What if a player becomes available in a couple of months and we cant get him because we dont have a quota spot? Doesn't necessarily have to be a world beater but a genuine prop who could do some quality donkey work for a year or two whilst our kids develop. With Holroyd,thompson,smith and a hooker where does this lad get in our match day squad nevermind improve our go forward against the big boys.

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:05 am  

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.

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:06 am  

christopher wrote:

Apparently The reason he only played 5 games last year was be ause he chose not to form part of the covid bubble that had to move to Australia, not because of how good or not he is.

Let’s give him a chance before writing the guy off.

Not strictly true that Chris. He did move to Aus but chose to cut it short to go back to his family in New Zealand. Which is probably one of the reasons for a 1 yr deal.

Lets see how he goes and what he offers. Fijians are usually skilful and athletic so he might bring something. Hes a bit of size about him so lets see if hes upto it.

Fingers crossed it works out for all.

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sun Jan 17, 2021 6:52 am  

It gives us depth in an areas we're weak. That allows us to rotate and rest Holdroyd and others. It also covers for inevitable injuries.

It's not a signing that sounds like it ups the quality massively, but time will tell

Re: IN 2021 | King Vuniyayawa - Expires: 2021 : Sun Jan 17, 2021 7:01 am  

I really enjoy our signings. Almost always an unexpected name.

No one is in the know.