James is a big unit, 6'4" and 110+ kgs, be interesting to see how he goes, at 30 probably not a long term prospect.
Horsburgh (ex Redcliffe Dolphins, Australian U23 rep) has offloading skills, only 23 and has the usual ranga rep for being a bit "firey", sounds like a good Hetherington stand in. Maybe the refs will mark him down for 10 minutes too, what am I saying of course they will, he will be in Bulldogs jersey.
Add a bit of variety to the game anyway.
My view, it's not bad publicity spin, "we only need them because the refs keep picking on us", it'll be mentioned all through the broadcast and give the NRL some shit.
Always a Bulldog