Huddersfield sign prop Korkidas

Australian-born Korkidas captained the Greek national team in 2006

Huddersfield Giants have signed prop forward Michael Korkidas.

The 27-year-old has joined on a three-year deal after negotiating a release from Castleford Tigers.

"It's a great move for me. I was looking for an opportunity and when Nathan Brown showed interest I jumped at it," said Korkidas.

"I know him from my NRL days. He is a top-class coach who I believe can bring the best out me and get me back to the form I was showing a few years ago."

The 17-and-a-half stone prop left Castleford in September and has also previously played for Salford, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Sydney Roosters in NRL.

Head coach Nathan Brown explained: "Michael is a player I know pretty well from over here and he can certainly bend a defensive line and give some great go forward.

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It depends which Korky turns up, you may get the Wakey version - pretty good, impact type of prop - or you may get the Cas Korky, who will go missing for long spells

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"Our challenge is to get him back to the form he showed a few years back when he was rampaging over most teams.

"I have no doubts that if we can do that then we have another big game impact player in our squad.

"For whatever reason he perhaps didn't have his best year last season but he wants to play for us and prove a few people wrong.

"We are very happy to give him that opportunity and he will add size to an already very big, strong pack.

"The competition over there seems to have bigger players than the NRL and with the likes of Korky joining the lads there is no way we will lack for size in the forwards."