Veteran half George Williams is heading for Redcliffe in 2027 to link with Kristian Woolf and the Dolphins.
But based on the recent performances of rising Hull KR star Mikey Lewis, there’s a fair argument the Dolphins may have signed the wrong Englishman.
NRL clubs are no doubt a little gun-shy after the Lewis Dodd debacle at South Sydney in 2025 and Williams is certainly more of a known quantity having spent one-and-a-half seasons with the Raiders before departing mid-year in 2021.
However he’ll also be 31 by the time he actually pulls on a Dolphins jersey and, despite being selected in the England squad for the upcoming Ashes series, few in Super League circles are singing his selection praises, apart perhaps from his former club coach at Wigan, Shaun Wane, who is now England boss.
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Lewis on the other hand is still just 24 and it seems increasingly likely the feisty Yorkshireman will land in the NRL at some point in coming seasons (Perth Bears, perhaps?) or potentially even alongside his current Hull KR coach Willie Peters whenever the Australian makes the move back home to coach in the NRL.
As noted by legendary English winger Martin ‘Chariots’ Offiah, Mikey Lewis has more than a hint of Andy Gregory about him—a man who caused the Aussies plenty of headaches back in the 1980s and 90s.
Regardless, the Williams-Dolphins deal is done so it will be interesting to see how Kristian Woolf utilises the Englishman in first grade, or if he even ends up spending time in Q Cup like the now-departed Sean O’Sullivan, ready to step in as halves cover for Isaiya Katoa as and when required.
Given Williams doesn’t even arrive until 2027—Warrington and the Dolphins were unable to agree on a transfer fee for an early release—there’s still more than a year before we find out.