Strong rumours he's going

Trying to think of which NRL club needs a fullback. The basket cases Newcastle and Gold Coast are the obvious ones. If he's bad off the field in Leeds then Christ knows what he'd be like there. The only other possibility is Souths if Inglis has moved permanently to stand off. Maguire might actually knock him back into shape. If he brings his form of the past few years he'd do well there - think this season has made a lot of people forget how good he's been for the rest of his career.

Roosters

I've been told a part-exchange deal with Manly

Wasn't he due to become a father though? Not sure what has happened about that

Part exchange with who, Luke Burgess?

More fool any NRL club that takes him on. The conduct rules over there would see him spending most of the season sat in the stands.

Sir James Lyon please

Twitter by plenty.

or Brett Stewart remains a class act. My glass is half full of amber nectar.

If I switch it for luke warm badger slash, perhaps Bobby Kostanothin, the utterly unknown manly 5th choice hooker of Lithuanian extract is more likely.

If we were doing a swap deal I've seen that Manu Vatuvia is possibly on his way out or the Warriors and he has been linked with super league could it be a swap deal with Hardaker if true?

If 'Mariorugby' has posted it, I believe there's more chance of him going to the NHL...... We're we not signing a Catalan player not too long back? Bosc was it?

His interview for today's evening post hardly stunk of someone about to leave either 'we won't throw in the towell' 'we can't be down all the time'........ End of they year I can see it happening maybe, but rumours doing the rounds are for an immediate release which I can't imagine is true, if it is, despite his performances this season, that'd indicate we're ready to stick in with Golding, which would really tell you we have thrown in the towel, as he is currently of middle 8 quality Max!

Luke Burguess is out of contract at the end of this season and cant see any nrl club wanting him so no swap deal needed to sign him

Luke Burgess has in part become a casualty of Sam going to RU. That broke the whole rationale behind Souths trying to keep all the brothers together. Had Sam not left Luke would probably have stayed under (cheap) contract at Souths for a while as the PR value was huge.

I think Hardaker has the Ability to do well in the NRL but his general immature attitude and self destruct nature means he is a ticking time bomb over there.

The owners of Manly were GH's invited guests at the magic weekend. Any chance this rumour has just sprung from their visit somehow?

Brett Stewart is crocked and probably in his last season, but Tom Trbojevic is pretty much guaranteed to be his replacement at fullback.

Knights would make sense - Brown and Buderus know how good Hardaker can be. Maybe Souths. Maybe the party club at Gold Coast. Slight possibility of Canberra if they ditch Wighton. Everyone else pretty well set for fullbacks.

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He is more a casualty of getting into bar fights ey?

I doubt the Roosters would want Hardaker as Mitchell is starting to show form to match his massive potential (at least in patches).

He is a potential Aussie full back - he is one of the most exciting young players in the NRL

Someone told me today that he'd signed for Canberra. Sticky is known to shop in SL with decent results in Soliola, Whitehead and Hodgson leading the Dally M standings but Whighton hasn't let anyone down. I thought it had been reported because he didn't let on if he had a source so it might be pure speculation and I don't know anybody 'in the know'.

Given Hardaker's previous with alcohol involved I'm not sure Canberra should be his first choice. Mind you, Hodgson is doing very well after the door incident just before he joined them, so hopefully the culture is a bit different.

Peter Smith of the YEP has denied Hardaker is leaving. I would say that's as itk as you need

Comes up with a few brain explosions though. The intercept pass to the young St George centre the other week after the hooter in the first period of extra time - IIRC that was one of his.

Think Hardaker's game could really benefit from getting away from Leeds altogether now. The NRL could be the place to grow up but in the end it's down to the individual whether they take the opportunity.

Like Tomkins, Hardaker wouldn't be in the Top 10 NRL fullbacks

Boyd
Inglis
Dugan
Slater
Moylan
Coote
Munster
Mitchell
Wighton
Barba
Tuivasa-Sheck
Tedesco
Gordon

Are all loads better than Hardaker.

Probably would be shipped into the NSW Cup sides a la Burgess and Mossop.