If I were playing Jeopardy and the answer came up Jackson Hastings then I feel the question would be.

Who would be one of the best players to bring in to fight with his own young teammates and destroy the dressing room?

If memory serves then he left on good terms with the door left very much open.


First stint he agreed to delay his return to Australia until after McGuire's first ban ended.  Second stint was always short term but, for whatever reason (maybe quota), we didn't manage to secure him for the following year.


I'd be happy to see him back in primrose and blue.

His wife was suffering with severe postnatal depression, and that was the reason for him leaving, since she was struggling to cope without the support from her family.

She made a brief temporary recovery when Wire arranged and paid for her mother to fly to the UK to help her, but once her mother went back home the issues with postnatal depression resumed to the point where there was no option to stay in the UK.


There was no falling-out with Powell and later Wire were trying to release Kasiano so that we could create a Quota space to allow Mikaele to return with the deal being that his mother-in-law returned with them for the duration of the contract offer, to help his wife settle in Warrington.


The problem was that it took too long to get Kasiano off our books, and Mikaele secured regular 1st games in the NRL, so there was no motivation for him to come here then.

Yes it seems to be a quota thing with Big Thomas. 


It could have been we had been eyeing up much earlier Yates and we kept Drinky another season. Duffy looked to be out of the door after 2023, then after Burgess got the job, he insisted Dufty played even though Burgess was still in Aus…so that left us capped up with Vaughany and Musgrove. 


I think we left him in limbo, then he took up a position at the Cowboys but in their feeder club. 


For sure he hasn’t played this season for Cowboys anyhow. 
Not sure he offers a great deal more than Musgrove or Max Wood can though other than depth.
I’d like him back, but is he worth a quota spot and would it be a significant improvement on Musgrove to unsettle the squad?

I agree Duckie. Mikaele was a decent player for us but I don't think he offers an improvement on Philbin, Musgrove or Wood off the bench. So I don't see the point.

Thanks all for the explanation. I remember he was decent but not transformative so wondered about all the fuss about him re-joining