He has been getting better but I wouldnt say he attacks well plenty of the attacks against widnes broke down when it got to phelps, he's a decent player but nothing outstanding.

ok but hes better then wat we have had for a while would you not agree?
and i feel very comfartable with him at the back he does everything right and i think he does add alot to us with his support play and yes i agree he has made some bad decisions in attack but id sooner have that from a 26 year old with alot of promise then offer a 30 year old a 3 year contract and not no what to expect from him. injury prone is the only thing ive heard really.

Thats bollox

Mckinnon is a decent player and no doubt he will be good in super league . Doesn't take away the fact he's a major knee operation and talk of his Hammy going so is a massive gamble on a 3yr deal

I wouldn't say he's injury prone as such and having seen a fair but of him this year he's better than phelps IMO. No I wouldn't agree as I rated tansey higher than phelps he's a good attacking full back just a shame he spoilt himself.
Bones that's what I thought!

alot better then tansey imo tansey was to off the cuff the players didnt even no wat he was goin to do half the time but yer he did spoil himself and in my opinion were wasting alot of money on mckinnon when we have what we need

Tansey stood out in a dire , predictable , one dimensional team .

I haven't read all of this thread, cba with readin 14 pages, but at the moment I would rather stick with Phelps. He puts in a lot of effort and is improving with every week as he gets back into the swing of things. He also has age on his side and I would wager that he would be on a lower salary than MacKinnon would be.

Lockyer is the biggest name in RL, I don't think he can be compared to this full back who 99% of people have had to google to find out who exactly he is.

I thought we had learnt our lesson about signing 30+ injury prone Aussies after the Dykes debacle.

Agreed.

a good solid fullback....tough as teak. won't rip up superleague but won't make many mistakes either. I like this signing a lot.

Horne imo is hitting some form, dont understand your big downer against him

Phelps is younger than McKinnon but that's it. In every other aspect Wade is the better player.

Phelps is also far cheaper, younger, less 'busted' and therefore nowhere near as big a risk!

How motivated is Phelps going to be for the rest of the season? Could we keep him as well?

The man who got us to Wembley on one leg you mean?

As for 99% of people having to google him, who'd heard of Colin Best before we'd signed him?

In fact, Cameron Phelps was released by the Bulldogs early so they could sign Nick Youngquest he played 4 games for them and has since played for Gateshead, Crusaders and Castleford.

Things need putting into perspective Phelps is average but playing well.

again another person who just likes being negative. Dykes was good for us with 1 leg. Just a shame some people didnt see it. Also its a shame he wasnt fit coz he could have tore it up here

Think he'll make way, tbh - no point using up a quota and a non-fed spot on a squad player (even with the availability of top antipodeans seemingly set to drop). Should still be motivated though - could get a deal at Widnes, Crusaders etc, so he'll want to impress.

or replace old bent nose?

Bit non-mild that comment IMO. Also, aren't Widnes are set for next season at FB?

Dykes would have never passed the medical .. If he had , had one .

I still rate Briscoe and hope he stays. If does leave, I suppose Phelps would be a reasonable option for a year, while (hopefully) Sheriff grows into the role. We'd need to clear a quota spot though and only Galea is ooc, and I suspect he's close to having earned another year. One or two others have been rumoured to be looking at a return to the NRL, so I suppose it is possible.



As I say, personally, I hope not. The market is looking very flat. Sheriff, Cox, Taylor, Watts; that's the future and where we have to place our hopes now.

I thoughy exactly the same thing when we signed Fitz