I have to say I disagree.....to certain extent



In his first games he was outstanding.

He saved tries repeatedly with his defense against Widnes.

He tightened up the defense in the other games too



.....however I agree he wasn't all that yesterday and I wonder whether he hasn't got iover the ijury that brought him off a few games earlier.

Plus the fact we are playing him out of position.



I'd like to see improvement but I have seen that he is good enough so have no problems with the signing.

southern is a class act. proper grafter most nrl players that come over take 12 months to settle in.



just had a kid too so maybe that is affecting him.



Keep the faith



btw if you get chanec take a look at his hit on moimoi

Total Agree with that Ali could be a real impact player and could really take advantage when other players may be tired

sorry, dont agree he is a class act, if he was class, there would not be so many questions being asked about him, I think he is average and will cost 50% more than Uk players. Give Frankie Mariano another shot. He is bigger, faster and scores tries.

people are also trying to convince us that Isaac John is class.

the problem with solomona was that he was unfit and prone to brain farts, lauititi is like a poor man's version.

Give over man.....

Where can we find it?!!! I have looked all over Utube

Im sorry but i dont think you actually realise how much work he actually gets through the amount of time that he is on the pitch, He`s a forward! Look at the stats, he has not been on the field for as long as Ali and this is how there stats compare



Ali : Tackles : 130 Carries 88 Marker tackles: 12

Southern: Tackles: 167 Carries: 66 Marker Tackles: 26



Steve southern is a good old fashion forward who is willing to do the work when nobody else wants to. He is also playing out of position, Sorry to hear that he is not exacly what you expected.

It's up to the coach to rectify this. We need Southern, as captain, to be on the field more than what he is at the moment.

the comparison is not entirely fair, granted. however ali always looks to promote the ball and throw out miracle passes. as a result we end up defending. he's a big lump of a fella, wish he'd sometimes look to keep hold of the ball and use his size and not look to make us score off every play.

Wildcat26. I have an opinion, and the idea of the forum is to express it. I am sorry that Steve Southern has not lived up to expectations after a third of the season and I bet those paying his wages may also be concerned. The raps for him are few and far between. The point is, he costs a lot more than a UK player. On another thread someone suggests he has a beer belly.

It would not be the first time an overseas player has arrived in the UK carrying a long term niggle and who knows if this is the case. If his main attribute is defensive then it is just my view that this is not enough to justify the expense.

I hope he has a blinder on Friday against Cas.

This.