Cats skipper Joel Selwood has praised his new recruits after a NAB Challenge campaign “we got everything we wanted from”.

Speaking on his blog at joelselwood.com.au, Selwood praised new Cats Nakia Cockatoo and Mitch Clark for what they’ve brought to the side.

“Nakia Cockatoo is another who’s getting a bit of attention and when he goes on the sort of runs as he did against the Blues, it’s not hard to understand why.” Selwood blogged.

“When he received the handball and took off from the defensive 50 it was a case of ‘catch me if you can’.”

“I’m really excited to have a front row seat Nakia’s work for the remainder of my career.

“He’s got gears like I’ve never seen before and it’s so exciting to have a player like that who is ready to go.”

And whilst some said the Cats may experience some issues with bringing Clark and Hawkins together, Selwood knew the Cats were onto a winner.

“Everyone is buzzing about the form of big Mitch Clark and Tom Hawkins and while this combination is coming along a bit quicker than I thought it would, I’m not that surprised to be honest.”

“They’ve been working together like this all pre-season and given how professional they both are it was only a matter of time before things clicked.”

Click here to read the rest of Selwood’s preseason thoughts.