Official thread and signing news

[Ice]

Geez you wouldn't say no would you?

[bula]

Marika Koroibete set to sign with us in the next few days according to zerotackle.

OMG tell me you're not lying!

I wouldn't perjure myself on The Bai Stand mate. Marcus Bai #2?

They do share similarities. Koroibete is a gifted runner. Good tackler, bad at reading a defense.
If he does come and Bellamy can teach him to read a defense, he'll be awesome. Then again, we have a few wingers who can't seem to nail that down.

[brisbanestorm]

Can't help but feel that he would come here and just waste away in reserves like quite a few other players we've bought over the last few years. Which is fine if he comes cheap but I wouldn't want to be spending a first grade players salary on someone who is not going to play much first grade

[blazza18]

I didn't realise he was only 21. Makes me hope this rumour is true even more now.

[Mattpoet]

Only played 16 games, hope we're not throwing the kitchen sink at him. I worry over how much we may be paying Travis Robinson after 9 NRL games and whose only real chance at first grade appears to be by default.

[bula]

Marika has so much potential and is being wasted in reserve grade. I really hope we sign him, one of my favourite players and if taught how to read a defense, sky's the limit for him.

[sallymay]

No way his 21...

He was also friends with Sisa at the would cup cause I remember Sisa introduce him to me when I saw him after their first game...pretty sure he said they were roomies in the first week

[Mattpoet]

Someone tell sisa to talk us up to him then

[storma01]

Personal information
Born 26 June 1992 (age 21)
Navaiyawa, Fiji
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012– Wests Tigers 16 12 0 0 48
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–2014 Fiji 6 0 0 0 0
As of 4 May 2014
Source: RLP League Central
Marika Koroibete (born 26 July 1992) is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer for the Wests Tigers of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays wing. Some pundits consider him the fastest player in the NRL.

[bula]

Watched him play NSW Cup the other week and he killed them. So hoping these rumors are true

[glennb]

Story on SMH website is we are hoping to get Koroibete before June 30.

[Inglis#3]

Don't doubt that one bit. We'll definitely be pushing to sign someone before June 30, like we did in our premiership year of 2012.

I can't remember, we didn't end up signing someone mid season last year, did we?

[brisbanestorm]

We got Weston but he didn't play first grade. I think because of the 2nd tier salary cap.

On to that... How have we managed to get into a situation where we have only 2 halves in our top 25 but signed 3 halves in the pre-season who are now all deemed to be part of the 2nd tier cap (as far as I can understand). Thats not the type of management that I've come to expect from the Storm especially as one of our top tier halves was largely untested.

[Scooter]

Given our 2nd tier salary cap issues I am not sure how signing Koroibete before 30 June helps us this year.

Having said that I am quite happy to sign him for the future.

[Mattpoet]

unless the plan is to put sisa in for his surery if we can get a capable backup