Jun 27th, 2018

Jun 27th, 2018

INJURY-hit premiers Melbourne have signed promising forward Tom Eisenhuth from Penrith effective immediately in a bid to ease their injury crisis.

A former Australian Schoolboy, 25-year-old utility forward Eisenhuth played one NRL match for the Panthers in 2012 but has been in Anthony Griffin’s 20-man squad several times this year without getting a run.

Storm coach Craig Bellamy is a master of getting the best out of ‘no frills’ forwards and could well turn the tall Eisenhuth, who can play centre, second row or prop, into a top-liner.

Eisenhuth signs on with the Storm.

The Storm lost star prop Sam Kasiano last round for eight to ten weeks (knee) and also have representative forwards Dale Finucane and Jesse Bromwich on the injured list.

To add to their woes, Kiwi Test prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona is in doubt for this weekend’s big clash with the Roosters after being stranded in the USA for a couple of days after the Test against England in Denver.

The Panthers also released prop Oliver Clark to Wests Tigers yesterday.