I have looked out for Hiku in NRL games since he returned down under and he has always looked like a decent centre. I was surprised he was picked for NZ in the world cup but thought he played well.

He will do a good job of replacing SKD and Hull KR.

I read today that Newcastle Knights are looking at shedding players off the cap. Looks like Bradman Best is one that might be leaving. I remember noticing him a couple of years ago, I think he was 19 and was built like a brick outhouse. He is one that could do a bit of damage in SL.

Not gonna lose any sleep over it.

In a salary-capped sport, it's hard to make definitive judgments.



Maybe we did make a play for him but his wage demands were too high.

We did go for him, a while back I believe. HKR offering marquee money and sensibly, I think, we didn’t match that. I believe we expected Hiku to sign and him not coming may see the return of a prodigal passportless son??

We offered him a contract at Xmas, which he provisionally accepted if the club would throw in a rented house. But his Agent received a better offer from Hull HR. It wasn't just the offer of marquee money that swayed him. He also wanted a guarantee he'd be the starting full back, which Warrington said 'no' to and retracted his contract offer. His recruitment would have been based upon him playing as a centre.

I believe he'll be a handy player in SL, but replacing Hull KR as a one man team might stretch his ability.

starting fullback? join the queue

Sorry, forgot to mention he wanted a 3 year deal and Warrington only offered 2.

He's good enough to consistently get a centre spot in the NRL, which is no mean feat, but he wouldn't really improve us as the strike centre we need.



When he was over here he spent most of his time indulging the cafe culture in Stockton Heath with Ben Pomeroy. I wonder if he's actually ever been to Hull? Maybe all the KR players live out of town in Beverley village, otherwise he's in for a culture shock.

I know it’s a matter of opinion but I find this statement hard to understand. I’ll be honest, I’ve not followed him in NRL.

This guy scored 11 tries in 10 starts or vice versa when he played over here. He was also picked as centre for a decent New Zealand World Cup team and scored when I watched them at HJ 4 years later. I personally wouldn’t drop Ratchford for his goal kicking alone but Ratch, P Mat, Greg Min and Conor Wrench probably won’t score more between them all season.

Once a player starts demanding 'guarantees' that's the time to walk away. Pleased that we pulled his offer.

Plenty more fish...

Yeah it would have been a nice addition, but not the end of the world.

He's said he's looking to play fullback at KR so with Dufty and Thewlis at fullback he's not needed.

Will be interesting to see if we have signed a centre already as someone stated, and who it is.

I assume we're waiting to see who gets relegated to make forward signing, if wakefield go down i think we're aiming for Tanginoa as spoken about on here already, but if castleford get relegated i'd happily take George Lawler. He's a big solid consistant forward who can also play at 2nd row as well, and will only be 28 next year so in his prime as a forward