Kaufusi is below average.
Parra loses momentum every time he comes on (Paulo coming off doesn’t help) however would of definitely preferred Niukore.
Would be disappointed is Kaufusi is in the top 17. Would def prefer see the juniors like Hazelton given a shot before him.
I think that is compounded by how far behind Paulo and RCG Kaufusi is, which is not unreasonable as they are very strong veteran props. He can be quite inconsistent with games where he doesn't have much impact but so can they tbh. It's a key part of Parra
Niukore and Kaufusi actually debuted in same year, Niukore has played 90 NRL games and Kaufusi 66 but Niukore is also 3 years older.
In fact Kaufusi is actually around 6 months younger than Hazelton even.
Briton is 2 years older than Kaufusi but debuted the year after and played 81 NRL games.
So while he hasn't been in NRL as much as some of these other guys he's really being viewed as a prospect at a young age.