Sam Kasiano......

[madmax]

According to media reports he's surplus to requirements at the Storm & they're looking at offloading him?? Not sure if he would be worth a shot?? Still only 28.......wouldn't be too bad a proposition coming off the bench. Sure would give us more front row firepower!! Taupau, AFB, Paseka, Kasiano,Sipley, Amone, Perrett.......

"Melbourne are attempting to offload giant prop Sam Kasiano in a bid to sign the hottest property on the open market - Broncos colossus Tevita Pangai Junior.
Big things were tipped for the giant Kasiano when he joined the Storm this year from the Bulldogs but he failed to live up to the hype.
Kasiano did manage 14 games in the top grade but averaged only 23 minutes per match and failed to make the type of impact Craig Bellamy has been looking for."

 

[The Wheel]

He would add some firepower off the bench so at the right price why not. I reckon we are short a prop anyway in the squad and he is better than Perrett for a start.

Interesting about Sam he went backwards after he lost all the weight down there.

 

[Cameron]

He would add some firepower off the bench so at the right price why not. I reckon we are short a prop anyway in the squad and he is better than Perrett for a start.

Interesting about Sam he went backwards after he lost all the weight down there.

I think same goes better a bit fatter

 

[Ryan]

Probably not required guys. We need 2 wingers more in my view as our biggest need:

08. Addin Fonua-Blake
09. Apisai Koroisou
10. Marty Taupau
11. Joel Thompson
12. Curtis Sironen
13. Jake Trbojevic

14. Manase Fainu / Trent Hodkinson
15. Kelepi Tanginoa
16. Taniela Paseka
17. Corey Waddell

 

[Briza]

Dessie loves him, probably already signed .

 

[Disco]

If Bellamy can't get him performing then no

At his best he gave a bit of punch of the bench, but we should be aiming for players with more upside

 

[Shoe1]

George rose and kasiano, 2 players who did worse when they went south.

 

[Loobs]

Desmond likes an old hard head on the bench. Shane Rodney, Beaver, Joe G, etc. Our bench is lacking someone who can lead the second the unit.

 

[TimmyQ]

According to media reports he's surplus to requirements at the Storm & they're looking at offloading him?? Not sure if he would be worth a shot?? Still only 28.......wouldn't be too bad a proposition coming off the bench. Sure would give us more front row firepower!! Taupau, AFB, Paseka, Kasiano,Sipley, Amone, Perrett.......

"Melbourne are attempting to offload giant prop Sam Kasiano in a bid to sign the hottest property on the open market - Broncos colossus Tevita Pangai Junior.
Big things were tipped for the giant Kasiano when he joined the Storm this year from the Bulldogs but he failed to live up to the hype.
Kasiano did manage 14 games in the top grade but averaged only 23 minutes per match and failed to make the type of impact Craig Bellamy has been looking for."

I rate him - he's a bloody damaging unit when he's switched on plus he has some x-factor about him. Im surprised he's only 28 tbh - seems to have been around forever. Trouble is he'd probably be a bit expensive but definately worth a 2 year deal at the right price. Paseka for mine probably needs a year or two to develop before he becomes a fully fledged first grader imo. Imagine him and Tanginoa coming on together after 20 mins...

 

[ricardo]

Love big Sam, sign him up!

 

[Blake A]

Probably not required guys. We need 2 wingers more in my view as our biggest need:

08. Addin Fonua-Blake
09. Apisai Koroisou
10. Marty Taupau
11. Joel Thompson
12. Curtis Sironen
13. Jake Trbojevic

14. Manase Fainu / Trent Hodkinson
15. Kelepi Tanginoa
16. Taniela Paseka
17. Corey Waddell

Agreed. He would be handy, but not at the expense of missing out on a winger.

 

[Fluffy]

You can never have enough props but would he be cheap enough.

He would be 5th in rotation behind Taupau, AFB, Paseka and Tanginoa.

 

[NYEagle]

George rose and kasiano, 2 players who did worse when they went south.

I was gonna add Nate Myles but actually he was consistent LOL

NYEagle

 

[Blake A]

You can never have enough props but would he be cheap enough.

He would be 5th in rotation behind Taupau, AFB, Paseka and Tanginoa.

I'd have him ahead of Paseka.

 

[ricardo]

Something has to be done about the drop in intensity when Marty and AFB come off. Sam has soft hands and good ball playing skills, I can't believe we wouldn't have a spot for him. Huge question marks over Paseka, Perrett and to a lesser extent Tangles. All need to step up and while Des is the man for the job to motivate them adding Sam on the cheap would be a great addition to prop rotation.

 

[HappilyManly]

Sam is a rare big man who can offload. I can see Turbo running off him now 🙂

Would be worth a shot at around 200k

 

[Tomay]

He’s a dirty player with a poor attitude and work ethic. He also strikes me as the sort of guy that is hard to get along with and may affect training culture. Plus we have plenty of large bodied offloading specialists who don’t like to tackle and are easily picked apart late in the game around the ruck.

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

Kasiano is the perfect example of players losing impact because there is an obsession with getting players to fit into a cookie cutter body shape, at his heavier weight he was very hard to handle for opposition teams, without that extra bit of timber he is easier to take care of and loses his value off the bench

Is why I hate all the chat about players having to look a certain way, George Rose was great for us, if we took 20kg off him he wouldn't have offered as much

 

[Woodsie]

Kasiano is the perfect example of players losing impact because there is an obsession with getting players to fit into a cookie cutter body shape, at his heavier weight he was very hard to handle for opposition teams, without that extra bit of timber he is easier to take care of and loses his value off the bench

Is why I hate all the chat about players having to look a certain way, George Rose was great for us, if we took 20kg off him he wouldn't have offered as much

Another is that goose foofafa from Cronulla .... hardly a pin up for healthy lifestyles ... but goes well carrying a bit of "condition"

 

[maxta]

I think Cam was right in an earlier post.....feed this bloke a diet of pies and sign him up for a 10 minute burst each half.
Always hated the Dogs, but Every time he came on against Manly I got worried, as he bent the line and offloaded at will....often changing the game.