Where’s he played in the NRL?

Im 50/50 where Newmans best side is but I seem tonrecall he prefers the right side

Honestly Mom is likely the better centre of the two so I’d play him in his preferred position.

It bothers me that Newman suffocates his winger too much. I’m sure he’ll improve but I think his passing game would be more effective left.

Sorry - think Mom has played both sides and seems pretty quick too.

The best finisher we have if he stays on the field is Fus, I hope he's paired with mom

Same. I don’t know if Harry might work better with Handley - Ash is a senior player and maybe might guide him a bit who knows.

Another reason to switch Newman left is because Simpson is coming through there and if Newman gets injured or leaves, we have someone to cover as well as Martin.

Anyway whichever sides they play that is a decent centre partnership for 2024 in theory.

Mommo seems like a decent pro aswell (you don’t play for the teams he has without that) and hopefully won’t disrespect and let his coach and team mates did like Nene.

Yeah another thing I’ve noticed is Miller, Frawley and Momirovski have brains. This is an underrated asset for RL players - I know people blame RS but some of the on-field stupidity from our players this year has been head-slapping, literally.

Although your recruits are NRL rejects let’s be honest; these guys play quick and get the game.

think Frawley might surprise a few people, maybe not with flashy plays but with smart ones.

I also think Miller will be a gem in SL

Miller is exactly the sort of player that goes well over here. Good skills but will thrive in the less structure/broken field compared to NRL.

Frawleys job is to feed the back line and move us round. If he’s calm, steady, fit and available he’ll be an improvement on what we had.

Mom could be a real shrewd bit of business for all the reasons said above. Great pro, good athlete, and imo someone I think could get the best out of fusitua.

Would you switch Newman and play Mom right hand side then?

Y’know, I think you’re right.

Marty Smith was never flash when kicking his teams around the park. He was steady, reliable and did his job. As long as we have signed Croft, he can do the flash stuff and leave Frawley to do the basics and keep us ticking.

Can kick a DG too.

Look at Harry Smith at Wigan, he’s not flashy but does the basics well, and guides the team around to let the ‘flashier’ plays do their thing, we’ve needed someone like that for a long time.

I would yeh. I think the potential for strike with those two is huge. I’m also hoping we might kick to Fus a bit more with the new halves.

Didn’t he kick a two point one in the NRL this year?

I still can’t believe it took an 18 year old to come into the side to realise how good Fus is in the air near the tryline

Spot on. We've been the SL village idiot for far too long.

Could be down to salary cap not upgrading now.May have to wait until back end of next season when others coming off contract are not being renewed.

From what RS has said throughout the year he knows how good McDonnnell has been, my hope is that talks have already happened but maybe announcement held back.

They do like to trickle feed good news throughout the off season.

McDonnell has been good but I’d want him to back his form up for a bit this year. We are loaded in the back row and it’ll be interested to see which way we go. McDonnell, Bentley, Martin, Gannon all vying for two spots.

For me McDonnell and Martin start.

Sangare
Lisone
Hooker (likely Johnson but if a new 9 comes in JOC)
Goudemand (will cover 13 but also play elsewhere).

I don’t see us regularly carrying another back row on the bench when everyone is fit.

Martin is arguably best goal kicker in the league so always starts and plays mainly 80 minutes, but I suspect he will spell st centre with Roberts and Simpson for when Newman is inevitably injured or banned. McDonnell head and shoulders better than Bentley, Gannon needs time to develop a bit more after hardly playing last season, so comes of the bench. Bentley for me would be first choice 17, but I wouldn’t have resigned him full stop. Ruane in the mix as well we are stacked in back row

What's this guy like?

I think that's true but concussion is a bit of an occupational hazard for back rowers and these days the club is reluctant to rush them back. We might just be glad of that depth.

Not sure I would pair Newman and Handley together. Neither likes to stay in the defensive line. Always looking for the interception or to solve a problem that isn't there.

I really can't make my mind up on Newman. He is an exciting player to watch and has X-factor, which you can't really coach. We need players who can break a game and do something special at Leeds, and he is one.

On the other hand his arguing with Holroyd (not wise), referees and fans drives me crazy. That attitude stinks, even if I've heard RS try to spin it.

He really hasn't done enough in the game by a country mile to be as cocky as he seems to be - and if he had contributed more he should be humble about it like previous greats have been. RS says the squad loves Harry and this and that but... if he was chelping off at me on the pitch like he seems to enjoy, I'd not be taking it.