You did and we got one, he's also called Wood! I personally don't think we do need another hooker, we have two quality hookers now and some cover as we did last year. If we do desperately need another hooker at some point we can always sign one later.

Unless there is a no9 kicking around who we actually really want I don't see the point of signing for the sake of it. Two hookers are enough to start the season with, same as all other clubs and if one suddenly becomes available that we fancy then we look well placed to swoop.

Sorry, I don't mean to keep zoning in on you but you seem to be the only one with a real issue here. I'm just not sure exactly who this signing is that you want so much. Is there this team altering player out there? If so any names?

I think people worry is it the only area where we could be weaker than last year?. In the fact I quite rated Randall and question if Josh Wood who I know little about is just as good/better.


Logan Tompkins and Lunt are both available but not sure if they are worth it. But I'm a bit fan off CC and he knows more about what his plans are than me and who will strengthen us and I'm just been greedy!

Fishermans cap - If as Chester wants to sign another player what position do you think we should look at rather than hooker? Just interesting to have another view

My current opinion and it may change

is that we should hold fire for now, unless there is an issue we don't know about.

We have four players coming back from big injuries and they are all top top players, TJ, Ashurst, Arone and Tupou. We will be very fortunate if all four of these players totally recapture there form and fitness this season, maybe never. So I'm tempted to see how it goes. Good NRL players and SL players especially loan players do generally turn up throughout the season.

Just my theory but if CC things he needs another hooker then fine but he seemed happy to run with two in previous seasons (Wood/Randell) and Randell was pretty injury-prone.

As someone else stated, it's not so much the position but the addition of some real class wherever that may be.

Fair comment and like you say there is always someone to pick up mid season. It would be quite something if we played the season with 2 quota available but this club always tend to come up with a bonus ball signing and with clubs in Oz facing challenges with the cap and most UK teams not having spots, it might be a good market for us either now or down the line.

So Wood ad a good season in 2018 but mist a lot of last season through injury enough said

Add Fafita to that list of players returning after serious surgery, his Instagram showed a photo of the surgical scar on his foot, it looked like they must have opened up the top of his foot. As Fishermans Clap says its not nailed on these procedures will have a 100 % positive outcome. We know that knee reconstruction takes time and real dedication to come back from, then Ashurst has had vertebrae fussed together which again doesn't sound good. That said these lads are tough tough men, there resilience , ability to overcome challenges never ceases to amaze me

But it's not 'enough said' really is it, that's a fairly meaningless statement in truth.

Are you saying that because Wood was injured last year that somehow means he can't have an injury-free season this year?

Likewise, Hampshire didn't miss a game through injury last year as far as I recall but he is unfortunately just as likely as anyone to cop a bad one this year. I just don't get what you mean. Injuries happen at all clubs, players can have a glut of them then go for years untroubled. It's usually very little to do with the previous years unless its a chronic injury, do you really think we sign players with chronic injuries? Enough said, to use your expression.

As the original post alluded to a case of emergency hooker, it would seem a shame not to use Broughie in that position if needed, and keep Rocky as the regular No 7.

Lomax is best example of that.
Missed multiple seasons with knee injuries and ops. Most clubs would have ditched him.
Sts now have one of the best players in the league and has been pretty injury free for a while now.

On that basis, I guess we are writing off Tom Johnstone

Looks like it DC

BLM- has Jordan told you who was fastest in testing over 40 metres?

Just wondering if tangata counts on overseas quota or not, as he got released from widnes. Does it just count for first contract he signs, and is that why we've got him on loan, to stop him counting on quota?

Never rated him anyway !!

































Just in case any of the "big" clubs are reading

No DC he’s not said owt, only about the 5 minute run.

He’s exempt this year.

The first post on this topic is asking if Kyle Wood gets INJURED with the squad daddycool as put to gether is hooker now our weakest position .A lot of fans on this topic are saying yes sign quality.It seams that if you do not agree with what Fishermanscap says you get shot down .Can I say I have mind of my own I do not cow down to anybody .as said watched Wakey for over 60 year since S L mist about 10 to 15 games home and away and very few before before .You do not have to be a Coach to see what is wrong with the team .A coach's job is to put it right. Daddycool not having a go at your coaches or players just stating a fact

You don't have to explain yourself legend. Your point was valid.

Who is it then, us lot in Horbury can shift a bit when we have to.

Course we are DC......




Anybody says that and I'll send Mrs BarnsleyGull - TJ' fan - round to have a word.... or two...

Isaac Luke still not a confirmed signing over here for anyone yet- there were rumors the dragons but nothing official as yet ..

he would be great for us because he could play in the half's if required as well.

Josh Wood. I think he’s our new hooker. Not sure though

Impressive. Can't wait to see him on the field.

I’m not shooting you down your just plain wrong and as DC has just pointed out we have a new hooker called Josh Wood.

If you’re still not happy that’s up to you but we simply are not any weaker at hooker than we were last year or the year before not on paper anyway.

I mean can you name a team that we have had with more than two specialist hookers? I can’t.

Truth is Alegend, we won’t really know whose right until the season is well under way, so why worry. Josh Wood could be a disaster or have the season of his life you just can’t tell.

I think though you must agree that for the budget we have the squad is borderline miraculous. Only five years ago we’d mhave been incredulous that we had managed to sign Westerman. Now we look at him and think that, well if it doesn’t work out we have options. That applies to most of the signing, they all add to the squad, but it doesn’t hang on them.

Cheer up, this is usually the best time for Trinity fans, reality usually catches up in the end but right now we can still believe it won’t