Clearly a quality player, but I wonder whether he's talking to us to up a salary demand somewhere like NZ Warriors. Being without a club puts him in a weak negotiating position, but not if there is interest elsewhere.



Matt Prior talks about finishing his career overseas though....

Chester said getting Westerman will allow him to play arona and kelepi as props didn’t he?

So aiming for a more mobile pack in 2020?



Arona and Kelepi surely too lightweight to play long minutes in the middle, and harder to spell players with the reduced interchanges.

I thought after Pauli Pauli and trying him as that destructive SR, he was happy to have Tanginoa running at the wide men causing havoc.

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Wasn't disputing that he said it but it seems to be a bit counter productive why he wanted to bring Tanginoa in the first place and what he's said since about him, as we've all seen he's devastating out wide.



Personally I just don't think we'd get the best out of Tanginoa in-particular using him as a battering ram down the middle.

I agree about Kelepi. I hope it was just a throw away comment by CC

No problem at all with Kelepi playing prop as he’s got exactly what you want from a front rower...go forward, strength and power to win the collision and get on the front foot for a quick play the ball...that was our issue for long periods of last season relying solely on Big Dave....



Can’t see how anyone can question his size as from the figures I’m looking at he’s an inch shorter and 5lbs lighter than the best prop in the comp at present...certainly couldn’t see him getting pushed around!



Would love to see us sign another top quality 2nd rower because as said, between them Kirmond and unfortunately Batchelor just don’t seem to be able to put together a sustained run in the team...

capewell would be a great signing for us if we could pull it off.

I agree, more to the point is there any such thing these days as a second row. Players like Arona and Taangonia can play prop/SR or Loose ditto Batchelor, Westerman and Crowther can play multiple positions, IMO only Fifita and Koppy are pure specialists.



This gives us huge resilience and depth in the pack meaning that all but the most horrific injury crisis will see us through.



Yes hooker is a priority still but this is a classy signing of true.

Although having seen this it was said on here last week that there was nobody of interest at the moment from overseas.



Although hes a second row, and I feel we already have plenty, Bachelor seems a bit injury prone at the moment, and I dont feel his body is ready to play week in, week out. Also we don't know how well Ashurst will come back after his back injury, which was pretty serious.



He does look a good player and will boost the pack.

I mostly agree but I do think SR is the more specialised.

Defending in the middle is physically harder but technically easier. If you put someone at SR who doesn't normally play there you have a real problem in defense. Kirmond coming back showed this to me.

Angles of running are different too.

8, 10 and 13 are interchangeable.

SR to prop is OK if they are big enough like Kelepi, but it isn't so easy the other way around.