Early thoughts on Peanut?

More than a couple on here were quite pro Mamo.
Is there any change of opinion of him in regards PM for Mamo?

I was happy from the minute PM was announced. Simply because I didn’t rate Mano defensively and although he could score in his final season, Charnley wasn’t gifted passes.

Superb game against Castleford, offers more than Mamo I think in attack and defence.

Not so much in terms of Lyon / Gleeson type skills but the Cas game was the best performance from a centre in terms of hard graft that I can recall. Some sets of six he carried the ball twice so in terms of work ethic he was outstanding.
I dont know if that was because it was his old team or because Powell needed him to do a bit more because we were light on forwards.

I think he's been great so far especially against cas. If he performs like that consistently then he will prove to be a terrific signing. I still think we should have kept mamo as well but it would have been as cover so I understand him moving.

Matautia has played 2 games for us, he was poor in one and excellent in the other.

Far too early to judge, eg Matt King

Did it not take Mamo 3.5 seasons out of 4 to find his feet?

Didn’t he get MOM vs Leeds?

If he did, whoever picked him was drunk.

No complaints so far, on the evidence of the opening two games. I would be disappointed if at the end of the season I find myself wishing we'd kept Mamo.

Mata’utia looked a bit rubbish against Leeds, as did almost everybody that day. Clark and Ccoper included.

I liked Jon Wells analysis of Mata’utia the other night. A player who does his job exactly as coached, including all the off the ball work - the perfect lines, defence, taking the ball up, and being hard to put down giving time for the offload.

I’m quite happy if he continues to work on the attention to detail that Powell wants, and I guess that’s part of the reason he’s been chosen ahead of Mamo.

Believe me, an eternity in the company of Beelzebub and all his hellish instruments of death will be a picnic compared to five minutes with Jon Wells, the video gadget he doodles on and his half time match analysis.