Re: Caius Faatili signs : Tue Jan 28, 2025 7:56 pm  

Sorry but i look at him and think Boris Johnson… mind you he had a good hand off on those Japanese kids

Re: Caius Faatili signs : Tue Jan 28, 2025 8:08 pm  

what's that coming over the hill? Its it a monster???

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Re: Caius Faatili signs : Tue Jan 28, 2025 8:34 pm  

FIL wrote: Struggling to find any video/highlights of him...has anyone got a link please ?? https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Bkp9BPwXt/

FIL wrote: Struggling to find any video/highlights of him...has anyone got a link please ?? https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Bkp9BPwXt/

Re: Caius Faatili signs : Tue Jan 28, 2025 8:41 pm  

Cheers PT....looks like another one out of the Rodwell mould

Re: Caius Faatili signs : Tue Jan 28, 2025 8:56 pm  

Looks like big Dave mark 2 to me!
I reckon he's gonna go great in SL!

Re: Caius Faatili signs : Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:31 pm  

Pat Bateman wrote:

He’ll do for me, looks a right handful. Just been reading he was in the Storm preseason the other year so obviously has something very good about him. Also just read we beat Warrington to his signature

That’s great if we beat two teams to his signing. Length of the deal is a little short I feel but I’m sure he will be made welcome and it could lead to longer deal.

The absolute strange thing is, although we beat them to his signing, they can still freely talk to him about 2026 and sign him before he even gets to Wakefield. What a bizarre state of affairs that is.

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Re: Caius Faatili signs : Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:05 pm  

The Avenger wrote:

I am!
Thanks for providing the opportunity, maybe don’t be so quick to ridicule in the future eh?

On a more serious note, looks a good signing. I agree with an earlier comment that he shares some Fifita traits but looks as if he needs some proper conditioning

You are going to lose it if we signed another tomorrow. Just keep calm and enjoy the ride

Re: Caius Faatili signs : Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:22 pm  

I think what I like most about the strategy employed by Powell and Mills is that all our overseas recruitment has been young players brought up in NRL discipline and borderline NRL squad selection... Super League is perfect for these guys... we have not had to do much in terms of physical development, or mental preparation... and we have developed an environment and culture which allows them to settle and blossom.

Re: Caius Faatili signs : Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:35 pm  

Welcome to Caius Faatili!

Looking forward to seeing him play in the red white and blue ..

He looks like a stocky powerful and quick prop forward that is a bit different to the other props. Coming off the bench as an impact player possibly?

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Re: Caius Faatili signs : Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:36 pm  

Spookisback wrote:

I think what I like most about the strategy employed by Powell and Mills is that all our overseas recruitment has been young players brought up in NRL discipline and borderline NRL squad selection... Super League is perfect for these guys... we have not had to do much in terms of physical development, or mental preparation... and we have developed an environment and culture which allows them to settle and blossom.

Completely agree.
Mills's research and eye for the stats is invaluable to us.

The fact we can beat other more successful clubs to a signature has a lot to do with the environment we are creating and the word of mouth from those already here.