I personally think we should sign another centre , a back up HB and a back rower in the Ali mould.

Agreed, I cant see it happening though. With Buderus going home, I can only see us going in for another hooker, but id like Burrow to play 9 next year, having a full pre-season to train and get more into the role, and sign a new 6/7/ (Rangi Chase please!

). I still think we did the wrong thing keeping Webb on, BJB should be number one next season and Hardaker number 2.

Frosties, are you saying GH will only sign a hooker replacement for Buderus (Sau Sau?) or a new 6/7 as well with Burrow moving to hooker? Also you don't think we willl get a new centre?

Sorry wasn`t suggesting he was our next centre but as already mentioned possibly our new hooker.
TBH the way Burrow has been playing I would not be unhappy to see him and McShane as our interchange hookers.
An organising half back and a centre would be my choice.
Still not sure what we are getting out of retaining Kylie with Amor being my choice .

Keeping Webb on makes sense if there isn't an experienced centre coming. Even if he's not playing that well himself (which he's not), our backline otherwise will look raw to say the least - particularly if we get any injuries at all.

As for getting a forward in the Ali mould - good luck finding anyone that's available. Remember we only got him because he had a spat at the Warriors and was freed part way through the season. He'd most likely have joined another NRL side had he left at the end of that year.

Just heard today that young Liam Hood has been offered an improved new 4yr deal (he still got 2yr left on his current deal) and as of yesterday we have still not signed a replacement for Buderus so the young lad maybe thrown in with Mcshane next year in the hooking role

More or less confirms that there is more signings to come imo.

was told leeds are trying to get nick emmett 29 from st george illawarra dragons

Primary Position Centre Secondary Position Second-row Weight 99 kg Height 185 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Might as well just get Chev Walker back.

i dont no nothing about nick emmett
is it good or bad ?

Grammar police .... Or not ? Nah !

So far we have what...

Confirmed out: Cross, Burgess, Senior and Lauitiiti
Confirmed in: Moore
New deals: Sinfield, Webb, LeuLuai, JP(...think there are others too but can't remember)

Looking at that we must have a significant amount of cap space - 2 major names out, 4 of our bigger names on new deals late in their career and therefore presumably on (significantly?) less money (in Sinfield's case he's not that late in his career but has been given a long deal which often means a player has traded a bit less per year for more security).

Have any of the younger players signed new deals? Presumably some of the money will be spread around there as players mature/become established first teamers.

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Hardly inspiring reading this ?




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The 2012 season tickets go on sale next Wednesday. Is GH going to announce any player signings beforehand to help market the tickets and encourage us all to renew for next season?

So Gary Hetherington has stated that the club will be spending the full cap.I things will start to get interesting very shortly

The problem is that he could have probably got away without spending the full cap and still had a better squad of players.

Wasting money on Webb, Kylie and Kirke is just criminal.

Delaney has just gone GULP

yes,and It looked like Webb was off to Widnes they must have offered lower than Leeds were offering

I've just seen that Wakefield have signed Dean Colis from the NRL on a 3 year contract. He plays centre but I don't know how good he is. It just reminded me if Gary H has made any progress in getting an experienced centre to replace Senior next year in order to give our youngsters 1/2 years to gain more experience

Romour - Heard Kyle Amor might be going to Wakefield Wildcats on a three year deal

Amor going???
I hope not. If so, what the hell is going on?
Seems the current set up don't think that much to the talent coming through.

Keep Kirke.... Let Amor go ..... Sign Moore

It all makes perfect sense to me

.... For a club heading down an ever increasing steep decline

I think the Moore signing is more worrying than retaining kirke. Watched him quite closely since he signed. And if we thought hauraki was a turnstile in defence, moore is alot worse! Needs alot of work!

I agree, but then Moore is a signing with 'a lot of potential'.