Zac Cini

Hepworth

Good to see us get this one done,we’ve struggled at centre this season. Not much to go on with regards his ability but the stats appear solid enough so hopefully he can make the grade. I want too disappointed when Halls move was confirmed,didn’t think he offered much in an attacking sense and even less defensively so in that respect Cini should be an upgrade.

Maturecasfan

He’s hardly played any first grade rugby.
Hope he comes good.
I always worry about players who have only played second grade.

Saying that on his video reel he seems to know his way to the try line.
He does look big and powerful.
So we’ll see.

Hepworth

Maturecasfan Not sure what the level of rugby he’s been playing at would equate to over here. Aussie commentators seem to think it’s a better level than our championship,which if right would make him worth a punt. As I said his stats look reasonable although the number of missed tackles would suggest his defence needs work.

Hepworth

To clarify that he made 134 tackles and missed 34,tackle efficiency was 79.8%.

Maturecasfan

I’m always dubious about second tier Aussies.
We’ve been bitten this season with.
Putt
Charbel
Hindmarsh
To an extend namo

Only Horne as shown up.

RaoulDuke

Having played in the nrl is better than a lot of players, we and others have made over the last 5 years.

He’s still young and uninjured. Which is something.

I think he’ll go well and can’t be any worse than incumbent Corey Hall. Playing with a regular wing partner will only make him better.

More of the same please Casm

mdean

I was slightly thinking with this Manly thing, leaving Cini aside - are we trying to make a Brighton kind of model they have in football? Picking up relative unknown talent and potentially selling on?
Yes on the one hand you lose them in the end, but could be good sustainable business in the long term?

RaoulDuke

I would say the transfer system has gone and in truth there’s only Salford doing it well and that’s keeping them afloat.

Maturecasfan

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/zac-cini-scout-report-castleford-tigers-surprising-new-recruit-who-hasnt-stood-out-in-australia?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1724747294

Not the best report on him.

RaoulDuke

I take this stuff with as punch of salt. Liam horns and ipape never playef in the nrl but are so very good.

Hepworth

Not so much a report as a hatchet job, if motivation were needed that would do it for me, hope he sticks those words to em.

mdean

People might think some of the attached, but writing it largely seems broadly unhelpful.
An opinion piece on reserve grade signings might have merit, but this seems directly attacking him personally.