Pearce is supposedly going back to the NRL with the Roosters favourites to sign him

Lachie Miller is a great signing IMO as there isn't a substitute for players having pace.
How many games have Field and French won for Wigan by just being too fast for the opposition?
Neither of these 2 players were house hold names in the NRL either.

He needs to be the starting 1 though and we urgently need a controlling half back to give him the space to cause havoc

Brodie Croft would be a great signing and even whilst paying a transfer fee,although a release fee for an NRL return would have to be far better than the ones in place when we previously lost Innes,Eastwood etc etc

Rumours have it that we also want Milnes from Hull KR,I'm not sure that he is the quality of player we need to solve our half back problems

I would love Hastings at the Rhinos down the line as he was great in SL at both Salford and Wigan

Can't count the occasions over the last few years when I've sat despondent waiting for one of our players to beat a man/break a tackle. Newman can do this, but he's been out so much over the last couple of years that he hasn't been able to bring his talent to bear. If you can get three players like that in your side you are a nightmare to play against. Big step in the right direction.

If we have Miller at FB and could get Croft at 6, with Milnes as back up, I actually think I could cope with Myler at 7.

As long as we get Burgess.......

It's worth noting that the NRL count all run metres, not metres gained. So that's why the metres stats always seem a lot higher

Aren't super league stats the same?

Marc Glanville says nope.

Who would have thought there was an upside to signing Ben Cross.

Pretty sure this was yet another Matt Shaw exclusive to be correct.

...a broken clock is right twice a day.

The video of miller backtracking over his own tryline defending against Manly is, errm, interesting.

Yeah big error that but in general he has done very well. Many more positives than negatives

He made a right old mess of that! Mind you I'd have backed off as well



He looked like he got lost where the line was, anyway most players make stupid mistakes, a few saints fans picking up on this and laughing which is ironic because Wesley isn't the best defensive fullback and has made some howlers also.

Ive read loads of comments from IKnightss fans online, all positive about him and think they're stupid to let him go.

I reckon we've got a good un here.

Not to mention the incumbent Saints coach perhaps being the most over-rated fullback in SL history, if only by the Sky Sports commentary team. Pace isn't everything, but by comparison Wellens makes Richie Myler look like Offiah.

Wasn't there a cringeworthy 'Wellens for England' campaign led by Eddie Hemmings?

Miller made a bad mistake in that video, but if you go looking for it you'll be able to find almost every fullback blowing a big moment. Its how you respond that matters, which is why I'm really pleased for young Hooley.

I see Smith has said Miller has been signed to play fullback. Assuming that's true I really hope there's no plan involving Myler starting in the halves. I have no problem with him being a utility sub, but never a starting half.

Myst still be 2-3 signings to come. Bare bones at both HBs and prop would be a bad way to start the season

Myler co firmed fir one Half next year. https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/ ... er-4267068

Myler co firmed fir one Half next year. https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/ ... er-4267068

I read it as more that Myler will likely be backup. At least I hope that's the case unless we've got a miracle worker at halfback alongside him.

Quote ="rollin thunder"Myler co firmed fir one Half next year. https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/ ... er-4267068'" Not quite what he said.

Quote ="rollin thunder"Myler co firmed fir one Half next year. https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/ ... er-4267068'" Not quite what he said.

Sorry my stat was meaning since are inaugural Grand Final win in 2004. A new stat is at least we've made the Grand Final everytime we've signed a Newcastle player ahaha Granville was our loose in the 1998 loss to Wigan

I remember Hemmings going into raptures about Wellens, concluding with "Best in the world?", with Stevo responding "I think so".

The quote from Smith is that Myler will get opportunities to play in the halves and cover full back. I took that to mean 2 halves coming in with Myler the back up for 1 6 and 7. Expect him to have 14 shirt next year.

Hes solid if unspectacular back up. Won't often let you down.

Well iv’e read it as that, and unless we have 2 new halves signed up that how it will play out. If we do do sign 2 new halfs, then yeah he probably is cover for half and full back next season