CHRIS Sandow in primrose and blue is an image to drool over.

When watching highlights of NRL matches over the past couple of years, my levels of anticipation have risen when the ball has reached the pocket battleship of a scrum half who now has more than 150 first-grade games under his belt.

Picture Leeds Rhinos’ Rob Burrow, add some Dennis Moran in his Parramatta pomp and throw in a bit of Papua New Guinea legend Adrian Lam to start to get a flavour of what the talented 26-year-old could bring to The Wire.

A glance at a highlights reel presents an exciting package – explosive line breaks, full-length tries, distribution skill, strong short and long kicking, game-breaking plays, 50-metre drop goals and a willingness to buckle big fellas that target him with runs.

I have no doubt, even with some inconsistency and defensive lapses in his work, the Indigenous All Stars representative and former South Sydney Rabbitohs teammate of Roy Asotasi would set The Halliwell Jones Stadium alight.

Tony Smith said last week that there was nothing to report on a Sandow move from Parramatta to Warrington, but that still leaves things open for a future announcement on a player who has had a fall-out with his coach and been told he can leave.

Expectation lifted this week when Andrew Johns, a good friend of Wolves since his three-match loan spell from Newcastle Knights in 2005, talked on Australian radio station Triple M of his belief that Sandow will be joining Warrington. Joey’s not the sort of pundit renowned for sharing false hope.

Smith has previously stated that the capture of Johns’ former Knights teammate Kurt Gidley – to play in the halves or at full back – is an additional option rather than a replacement for any departing halves.

Wolves therefore have to enter the marketplace and cannot leave themselves open to being short in the play-making department if – as speculation persists – Richie Myler is to leave at the end of the season to join the NRL or a Super League rival.

There is no confirmation of Myler making an exit and if his form continues to rise as it is then it would be sad to see him go.

I don’t think any of us would grow tired of watching replays of his ‘Messi’ try against Wigan. We’ve been blessed for spectacular scores recently considering Kevin Penny’s effort against Leigh too.

I am of the belief we would all be jumping out of our seats more often if Sandow does follow in the footsteps of celebrated Aussies like Johns, Allan Langer and Michael Monaghan in wearing No7 for The Wire.