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| Quote ="Butcher"Delaney and Wood also off out to Hunslet, both promising players and good luck to them.
Delighted we're bringing Johnstone back but poop scared he'll be injured all the time and it'll be a big drop to our next best winger.
I'm pretty sure McMeeken will play in the middle. He's an international front rower. Hasn't played on the edge much for about three years. So if everyone's sticking around, that leaves us with McMeeken, Rodwell, Uele, Atoni, Bain, Vagana and Shaw.
That's enough middles (a middle is just a forward who 'acts' as a prop forward traditionally does. If you play a direct game, you need more middles - like Wigan, Saints and Melbourne prefer). If you play more expansively, you're more likely to put a traditional loose forward in - like Cas, Leeds and Penrith prefer.
Griffin isn't a middle.
As for a quality half in Australia - not many exist. Since I last banged on about it, Hastings has signed for Newcastle, Townsend for the Roosters, Keary for Catalans. Tyson Gamble's probably going to become available but I'd miles prefer Trueman.'"
Don’t think Bain, Boothroyd and Shaw are SL standard plus losing Bowden. I appreciate Trinity will have Storton,McMeeken and Corey Hall but think more quality is needed in the pack as it’s thin on the ground.
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| Quote ="asmadasa"Don’t think Bain, Boothroyd and Shaw are SL standard plus losing Bowden. I appreciate Trinity will have Storton,McMeeken and Corey Hall but think more quality is needed in the pack as it’s thin on the ground.'"
Rodwell and Uele will be very good in superleague.
Atoni has been much improved and is good enough for SL.
Mckmeeken is a current England forward.
Vagana has huge potential.
Bain’s future isn’t at prop imo and I genuinely think we will see him at 13 once we get a few props back and we will see him at 13 next year. He’s more of a defensive forward but I has a pair of hands on him so 13 would suit.
Boothroyd isn’t signed up as yet for SL though he’s more a second row and at 20 I’d challenge you to name any better forwards aged 20 in SL presently. There’s barely a handful.
Shaw I don’t think is signed up but I don’t know.
We do need another experienced prop for SL.
I’m not sure why you have so little faith in the middles who have dominated every pack in this league.
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| Quote ="alegend"Will get shot down for this but would have gone for a quality half from Australia instead of buying back T J .Lot of TJ trys came from breaks down the middle of the park ,with TJ been there to finish of the move At Catalans this season because of spine struggling T J as been starved of chances When Gale had the pace to go along side his skill a lot of the time the Cas winger just had to finish of the move for a try , because of the over lap created by the spine of the team That was on the Cas ground as well that is well short of been standed size'"
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| Quote ="Trojan Horse"Personally I’d look at Parcell or Judah Rhimbu for the 9 role. Rhimbu was on cusp of NRL this pre season. He’s a bit like Ipape in style.
As for halfbacks, I’d have looked at Sneyd when available but he got snapped up. There’s not too much available but I’m reasonably okay with Russell. Truman has an element of risk but could turn out to be a cracking signing if he can stay fit.'"
Rhimbu great prospect and shout watched footage of him in qld
Good source like NSW and sg ball.
Think strategy is with this squad assembly is with the younger ones they have actually played together B4 plus there are a few signings u all don't know about
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| Quote ="God"Rhimbu great prospect and shout watched footage of him in qld
Good source like NSW and sg ball.
Think strategy is with this squad assembly is with the younger ones they have actually played together B4 plus there are a few signings u all don't know about'"
Very much looking forward to them being announced!
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| Looked back on this thread and some of the potentials have been mentioned but I know there's 1 or possibly 2 that haven't been anywhere. I think the recruitment for this year and next has been outstanding considering how long they had for this current squad particularly. In a perfect world I would like to see another X factor player come into the spine and I think it would be a 9 but I'm not sure if there would be anything left looking at the announced and rumoured signings and that's why I would like to see Lino try the hooker role out u never know he could really be a lot better at it than he is at half but wether he would want to or they would want him to is another matter. I'm sure they have a plan.
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| Quote ="Willzay"alegend? More like abrokenrecord.'"
Not a broken record ,some one that looks at the team with out tinted glasses .The spine as been the biggest problem in the team for the last 3 year and cost us SL last year.
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| Quote ="Trojan Horse" I’m not sure why you have so little faith in the middles who have dominated every pack in this league.'"
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| Quote ="asmadasa"Hope I’m wrong…'"
It could do with one experienced quality addition but we absolutely need a couple of second rowers still.
A handful of quality players will make a huge difference.
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| Trueman out for the season again, 3rd season in a row, he has not finished the season, plus other injuries before at Cas.
Big risk if you have signed him, although should be for next season and think you could get him cheaper for the first year with Hull paying some of his salary.
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| Isn’t that TJ, Trueman, McMeekin and the lad from Hull all out for the rest of the season? Four new signings out?
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| Quote ="JINJER"Isn’t that TJ, Trueman, McMeekin and the lad from Hull all out for the rest of the season? Four new signings out?'"
But all ready for next year after having a good rest and hopefully full recovery. Johnstone could be fit for the playoffs.
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| Quote ="Khlav Kalash"But all ready for next year after having a good rest and hopefully full recovery. Johnstone could be fit for the playoffs.'"
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| See Truman’s out for season
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| Quote ="Big lads mate"If they make it'"
Indeed, personally I'd rather he sits the rest of the season out regardless to allow a full recovery, as we did when the transfer to Catalans was announced 2 years ago.
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| Quote ="Kirmudgeonlyisback"See Truman’s out for season'"
If he’s signed it’s a degree of risk.
If he can be fit most of the season it will be a good signing.
He has had 2 x ACL and a few other leg injuries (Achilles) I think.
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| A calf strain apparently, not season ending according to his twitter hes hoping to get last few games.
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| Quote ="Unconcluded"A calf strain apparently, not season ending according to his twitter hes hoping to get last few games.'"
Good, glad it’s nothing serious. If he signs I think he could be a very good signing.
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| Quote ="Khlav Kalash"But all ready for next year after having a good rest and hopefully full recovery. Johnstone could be fit for the playoffs.'"
He’s hoping to be back for play offs should they make it.
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| Quote ="Khlav Kalash"But all ready for next year after having a good rest and hopefully full recovery. Johnstone could be fit for the playoffs.'"
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| Quote ="Trojan Horse"Good, glad it’s nothing serious. If he signs I think he could be a very good signing.'"
A stuttering career so far ,never really hit those heights he was projected to do when he burst onto the scene , injuries have blighted and curtailed his once promising career up to press . Big risk for me taking a far from robust half ,albeit a skilled one on his day ,although Powell knows this and if willing to take the risk ,who am I to complain .
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| Quote ="Kettykat"A stuttering career so far ,never really hit those heights he was projected to do when he burst onto the scene , injuries have blighted and curtailed his once promising career up to press . Big risk for me taking a far from robust half ,albeit a skilled one on his day ,although Powell knows this and if willing to take the risk ,who am I to complain .'"
Definitely an element of risk. If he can get past the injuries then I definitely feel there’s a very good half there. Hopefully a pre season with a top back room staff will get him in a good place.
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| Quote ="Kettykat"A stuttering career so far ,never really hit those heights he was projected to do when he burst onto the scene , injuries have blighted and curtailed his once promising career up to press . Big risk for me taking a far from robust half ,albeit a skilled one on his day ,although Powell knows this and if willing to take the risk ,who am I to complain .'"
I remember having thoughts on Lomax at saints who earlier on in his career was very unlucky with injuries, there was a period where he went 4 or 5 seasons getting injury after injury and it just looked like he was destined to be a talent that would never fulfill his potential then out of nowhere he kicked on and now he's probably one of the most durable halfbacks in the game.
It's not a comparison at all, more how funny the game can be, it's probably down to bad luck than anything else. Trueman is quality, in fact when you consider how much time he's had to spend on the sidelines, in the development stages of his career, it's miraculous how good he looks in that role.
He has signed anyway apparently so fingers crossed he can stay fit.
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| Can Teueman regai his firm though, was deventer last year, but apart from one gane has bee n very poor, I know we have been rubbish, but we have still had individual players perform, both Reynolds (championship standard) and Charles (18 years old) have been better than him. Has pretty much no pave or running gane, kicking been awful, best past of his game has been his defence.
Think he needs a fresh start, hopefully his injury isn't too bad and he gets a full preseason and regain some form, too much of an expensive risk to keep at Hull.
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