Am I right is thinking that he has a British passport? I read somehwre that one of his parents was born over here.

I agree with Trainman. He's a slight upgrade on Matty Smith, but with an NRL-standard kicking game (ie typically streets better than SL). Probably would look good over here, but not enough to warrant a big contract. A goal kicking centre would be another matter. Croker from Canberra would fit the bill perfectl;y but there is virtually no chance of that happening

we wont go for a half as we have Shorrocks

I agree but he really has to prove himself in 2018. Personally I'd love to see us get Hodgkinson for a couple of years. Shorrocks looks to have potential but he's vastly inexperienced and looks a bit fragile / injury prone. 2018 is Leuluai's last playing season and Shorrocks should be aiming to be our 1st choice 7. I'm not sure he's ready but he's an exciting young player. Hodgkinson could be the missing piece in our jigsaw until Shorrocks proves himself.

I wonder if we'll sign Luke Walsh a year or 2? He's OOC at Catalan.

Bit of a crock though, isn't he? Can't afford to sign players who are already seemingly prone to injury with the amount of absences we seem to suffer year on year.

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Aye. He says here that his dad and both grandparents are English.

The days of getting a Kenny or a Barrett are long gone indeed, but let's not forget there are only 32 available berths for halves in the NRL, and they produce a hell of a lot of good players. They can't all get a game. We are often quick to write off anyone who isn't Cooper Cronk as a 'has-been' or a 'never was', or a 'journeyman'. I've probably been a bit harsh on Hodkinson (no 'g' in it!), who is clearly good enough for Superleague. He's just a bit dull, and not the kind of player to 'make things happen'. Personally I'd love it if, for once, we recruited a relatively young Aussie. along the lines of Jacob Miller, instead of someone in the twilight of their career. Maybe there was a chance to get Lolo when he left the Warriors; someone like that.

And Blake Green seems to get better every time I watch Manly...

The only real question mark about Walsh is his defence, it's pretty bad (read: truly awful) which I think would put us off but we could whip him into shape over an off-season.

2018
TL | LW
Games Played: 16 | 18
Clean Breaks: 3 | 5
Try Assists: 5 | 14
40/20s: 0 | 2
Kicks in play: 113 | 152
Tackle Busts: 25 | 18
Tackles: 242 | 240
Misssed Tackles: 21 | 55
Missed Tackle %: 8% | 19%
Errors: 12 | 16

19% missed tackles is all u need to know. Stats don't tell the whole picture but I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole!!

There's all sorts of options we could go for but ultimately the vast majority are a gamble aren't they. Young or old, first grader or up and comer, you aren't going to get any guarantees of success if you're not buying Thurston, Cronk etc.

If Hodkinson is a steady Eddie type who'll keep things simple, make minimal errors and has a kicking game then for me he's ideal! We have flashy players at fullback, at stand off and across the backline but we miss the glue to hold it together. Smith wasn't that man, nor is Leuluai (although he'd still be a top hooker) and Shorrocks is being held back by injuries. We need a Paul Deacon style player for me.

Salford signing Vatuvei apparently. Will be good to see him in SL. He's been plagued with injuries though.