Me, too. The kid's going to be a very good player, although I still see him moving to hooker at some point. And Samuela is also going to be a good one. He showed that in his limited appearances with us last season.
Also, do we have any right to bitch about "loyalty" with these two? We let them go. In fact, we asked them to go when they were both signed for the coming years. It's not like they jumped ship as soon as big dollars were waved in front of them (and we waved the big dollars first…)
"Loyalty" is just about empty as a concept in modern rugby league. It's a job for the players, it's a job for the coaches, it's a job for the administrators. Everybody moves around, looking for money and opportunity. You can't really fault them for that.
I'm at the point where I try to enjoy the players we've got for as long as we've got them. And if I like them, or have enjoyed watching them develop, I hope they do well whenever they move on. They'll always have that Manly connection.