while I'm surprised at some ambition being shown by the club and I'm excited (in relative terms) that we might get a couple more wins this season on the back of this signing...
have said it before and elsewhere, wasn't franchising meant to stop this sort of thing? by all accounts we have a capable home-grown SH in Mike Bishay who's starting to make the step up into SL. is it any good for rugby league and ultimately for this club to have another aussie make a brief stop over to claim playing time ahead of him?
IF the club has any future then players like Bishay surely represent that future, and seeing as the season is done barring a miracle in the cup isn't this the time to dish playing time out to the youth for them to gain experience for future campaigns? I know I'd rather see us go down with a bunch of young London lads (who are playing for their future careers) giving a bit of effort than journeyman aussies half-arsedly earning their big pay-checks. to me, this move would signal that the club perhaps don't plan on having a future outside of a speculative crack at the cup.