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so who heads your list for 2018 player signings by the Club blazza ?blazza18 wrote:Dammit
The Storm need a playing roster.
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Storm Spirit wrote:so who heads your list for 2018 player signings by the Club blazza ?blazza18 wrote:Dammit
The Storm need a playing roster.
Fa'amanu Brown and Hingano would be good options in the halves.
Paasi from the Titans, Bodene Thompson as a stop gap 1-2 year backrow option.
Not a lot of talent out there. I'm not panicking about the roster yet but we're going to need a lot of in house growth the next few years.
I cannot speak to the validity of the report or whether the Frank quotes are legitimate... but it does seem to make sense given Waqa's presence at the last game in Storm gear.
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SISA WAQA SET TO JOIN GROWING FIJI CONTINGENT IN NRL
Fiji dual international Sisa Waqa is set to return to the NRL with Melbourne Storm in a further boost to the Bati’s Rugby League World Cup aspirations.
Waqa, who was a member of Melbourne’s 2012 premiership winning team, will take the number of Fijians in the NRL to 23 if he can convince Storm coaching Craig Bellamy to sign him after a stint with French rugby union club, FC Grenoble.
The 31-year-old recently returned to Melbourne, where his family had been living, after breaking his jaw and was offered a training contract with the Storm.
Melbourne football director Frank Ponissi said a decision would be made on whether to sign Waqa before June 30 so he is eligible to play the remainder of the season.
“He got injured just before Christmas and moved back about three weeks ago,” Ponissi said. “We will have a look at him over the next few weeks and if he comes up all right we will sign him for the rest of the season.
“He is still a fair way off playing because he has been inactive for a while but he is showing good signs. This is his second week of training and we will probably give it another two weeks before we make a call.
“I’M SURE HE WILL COME INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THE FIJI SIDE AT THE WORLD CUP IF HE DOES SIGN FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.”
While he played most of his 95 NRL matches for the Roosters, Storm and Raiders on the wing, Waqa would offer the Bati versatility in the backline as he was considered a star five-eighth as a rugby union schoolboy in Fiji and modelled his game on former Wallabies great Stephen Larkin.
He played one rugby union Test for Fiji in 2007 before switching codes to join Sydney Roosters in 2009.
Waqa has also played centre for the Bati, who he represented at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and in last year’s Melanesian Cup against Papua New Guinea.
The signing of Waqa would take the Storm’s Fiji representation to three, along with star winger Suliasi Vunivalu and prop Tui Kamikamika.
In total, there are 23 players eligible for the Bati who are currently playing NRL, including Fiji rugby sevens Olympic gold medallist Masuvesi Dakuwaqa, who scored a try for Canberra’s NSWRL feeder team, Cabramatta, in his first game after joining the Raiders last week.
Korbin Sims (Broncos)
Masuvesi Dakuwaqa (Canberra Raiders)
Marcelo Montoya, Tyrone Phillips (Canterbury Bulldogs)
Jason Bukuya (Cronulla Sharks)
Jarryd Hayne, Ben Nakubuwai (Gold Coast Titans)
Apisai Koroisau, Akuila Uate (Manly Sea Eagles)
Suliasi Vunivalu, Tui Kamikamika, Sisa Waqa (Melbourne Storm).
Daniel and Jacob Safiti (Newcastle Knights)
Waqa Blake, Campbell Regan-Gillard, Viliame Kikau (Penrith Panthers)
Tariq Sims, Taane Milne (St George Illawarra Dragons)
John Sutton, Sitiveni Moceidreke (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Kane Evans, Eloni Vunakece (Sydney Roosters)
By Brad Walter | @BradWalterSport
Chief Correspondent, RLWC2017
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SISA WAQA SET TO JOIN GROWING FIJI CONTINGENT IN NRL
Fiji dual international Sisa Waqa is set to return to the NRL with Melbourne Storm in a further boost to the Bati’s Rugby League World Cup aspirations.
Waqa, who was a member of Melbourne’s 2012 premiership winning team, will take the number of Fijians in the NRL to 23 if he can convince Storm coaching Craig Bellamy to sign him after a stint with French rugby union club, FC Grenoble.
The 31-year-old recently returned to Melbourne, where his family had been living, after breaking his jaw and was offered a training contract with the Storm.
Melbourne football director Frank Ponissi said a decision would be made on whether to sign Waqa before June 30 so he is eligible to play the remainder of the season.
“He got injured just before Christmas and moved back about three weeks ago,” Ponissi said. “We will have a look at him over the next few weeks and if he comes up all right we will sign him for the rest of the season.
“He is still a fair way off playing because he has been inactive for a while but he is showing good signs. This is his second week of training and we will probably give it another two weeks before we make a call.
“I’M SURE HE WILL COME INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THE FIJI SIDE AT THE WORLD CUP IF HE DOES SIGN FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.”
While he played most of his 95 NRL matches for the Roosters, Storm and Raiders on the wing, Waqa would offer the Bati versatility in the backline as he was considered a star five-eighth as a rugby union schoolboy in Fiji and modelled his game on former Wallabies great Stephen Larkin.
He played one rugby union Test for Fiji in 2007 before switching codes to join Sydney Roosters in 2009.
Waqa has also played centre for the Bati, who he represented at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and in last year’s Melanesian Cup against Papua New Guinea.
The signing of Waqa would take the Storm’s Fiji representation to three, along with star winger Suliasi Vunivalu and prop Tui Kamikamika.
In total, there are 23 players eligible for the Bati who are currently playing NRL, including Fiji rugby sevens Olympic gold medallist Masuvesi Dakuwaqa, who scored a try for Canberra’s NSWRL feeder team, Cabramatta, in his first game after joining the Raiders last week.
Korbin Sims (Broncos)
Masuvesi Dakuwaqa (Canberra Raiders)
Marcelo Montoya, Tyrone Phillips (Canterbury Bulldogs)
Jason Bukuya (Cronulla Sharks)
Jarryd Hayne, Ben Nakubuwai (Gold Coast Titans)
Apisai Koroisau, Akuila Uate (Manly Sea Eagles)
Suliasi Vunivalu, Tui Kamikamika, Sisa Waqa (Melbourne Storm).
Daniel and Jacob Safiti (Newcastle Knights)
Waqa Blake, Campbell Regan-Gillard, Viliame Kikau (Penrith Panthers)
Tariq Sims, Taane Milne (St George Illawarra Dragons)
John Sutton, Sitiveni Moceidreke (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Kane Evans, Eloni Vunakece (Sydney Roosters)
By Brad Walter | @BradWalterSport
Chief Correspondent, RLWC2017
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Would seem that Craig can see something that interests him.
I back Craig and the sytem to get the best out of him.
Craig's had 1 or 2 misses...but rarely gets it wrong...
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... w5ztu.html
I back Craig and the sytem to get the best out of him.
Craig's had 1 or 2 misses...but rarely gets it wrong...
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... w5ztu.html
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Deadpool don't think Cody has any family in Melbourne.Deadpool wrote:Cody Walker not happy with the money that Souths are throwing at Gagai. Apparently he wants an upgrade and if he doesn't get it he wants out. Would take him back in a heartbeat
(I have been a big fan of Cody since before Storm originally signed him, so I would also love to see him in a Storm jersey).