Lima finding his feet and hooking good (From Warrington Guardian)

Lima finding his feet and hooking good

WHAT a week it is for Warrington Wolves prop forward Danny Lima.

The Western Samoan's partner Serene is expecting to give birth to a brother for their 22-months-old daughter Kaliyah over the next few days in Australia.

Earlier this week he won over Wolves fans with a power-packed debut performance in the defeat of Wakefield on the opening night of The Halliwell Jones Stadium.

Despite being absent for the forthcoming birth of his son, the 28-year-old former Manly enforcer has no regrets about the decision to move to Britain.

He said: "I can't wait for my family to come over here and join me. It will be great to have some family support.

"I know my Mrs is going to be going through a lot back in Australia and I probably won't get much sleep thinking about it.

"But because I came over here to concentrate on playing professional football I have to try and block it out and she knows that. I still can't wait to see them all."

Lima is hoping he is selected for more action against Rochdale Hornets in the Powergen Challenge Cup on Saturday.

Supporters saw enough in Lima's 40 minutes on the field against Wakefield to know he will have valuable contributions to make throughout the season.

Lima's defence-busting runs had the crowds on their feet and he has a cheeky habit in the open side prop position of hooking the ball when the opposition scrum half is feeding the scrum. The one he won against the feed against Wakefield led to Lee Briers' match-turning try.

Lima said: "Last year with Manly at every scrum I tried to have a crack at the scrum half's feed. On Saturday it came off and I'm really happy that Briersy scored between the posts from it. I will be trying that again."

And the ex-nightclub bouncer is looking forward to parading more of his skills to fans that he has taken an immediate shine to. After the final hooter of the Wakefield game he went among the supporters for 'high five' hand slaps and to sign autographs.

Lima said: "The fans are the most important thing in any sport and there was an electric atmosphere on Saturday night. It was my debut, it was a good win, it was a good feeling to be part of making history and I wanted some of the kids to feel close to the players. I wanted to show that we appreciate the fans."

In conclusion, Lima said: "I think we've got a really good team this year and there's players of quality who have not had a run out yet that probably will do against Rochdale. If it means I miss out this weekend then so be it. It's a long season and I just hope to stay injury free.

"It might be a different competition this weekend and against a team from a lower division but we'll be preparing for the game like any other."