According to his FB page, Chris Chester has a trip to Manchester Airport tomorrow.

I'm really beginning to believe this is true now regarding Pauli Pauli



He would have surely picked up a club in aus by now if he wasn't coming over here

No dave played much less NRL first grade which to me is the one that counts. Dave is a late developer if ever there was one. For me PP has a much higher rep than Fifita.



My fear is that no matter how hard a player tries sometimes they just can't get it back. Even by NRL standards PP is a monster so you have to wonder why nobody snapped him up - there must be a doubt in there.



I'm basically offering the worst case scenario but that doesn't mean I'm against it. Far from it, it's a risk well worth taking imho and I'm quite excited tbh

I watched almost every NRL game when Pauli Pauli was with the Eels and he was, at that time, undoubtedly the real deal. His injuries were pretty devastating and my guess is that now he's fit again, NRL clubs will see him as a risk until he's proven otherwise; and unlike SL, they have an embarrassment of riches by way of monster forwards. That being the case, I'd suggest that he hasn't been picked up by an NRL club, but if he is back to full fitness and can regain his previous form, he certainly will be.



So, best case scenario, we get him for a year, he smashes SL to bits, then he goes back to the NRL to pick up where he left off; worst case - he never becomes the player he was pre-injuries. Definitely worth the risk though - he was a beast.

That's how I see it and like you I remember watching him at the Eels and as I've said before he was the next big thing for them. Ateotd he came back from the worst injury, which was that car crash and hip injury. The next was a leg break and we've seen plenty of players come back from that, so for me that's less of a worry. I also think the Club will have done their homework on him and his injuries and why he's choosing to come over here rather than find an NRL team.