I agree, he is a better player than Tickle, but not massively better, and not better enough for the risk of his on and off field reputation to be ignored.

Rhys Hanbury? FFS!

He's not the quality we should be targetting if we can't sign anyone to play 7 for the beginning of the season then don't just signed an okay player. We should wait for a top player to become available.

Rhys Hanbury is definitely NOT the answer.

Big improvement on Seymour though. That said we should still be aiming higher. The one key position we have continually failed to recruit properly in since the old Horne/Cooke days.

Quade Cooper rumoured to be heading to rugby league???

Hock can go from matchwinner to liability in the blink of an eye. That said every team in SL would take him.

No chance we will get him.

If Tickle has made it clear he's off and Hock wants out then I think we'd be crazy not to try and do this deal.
If rumours are to be believed one reason he's after a move is the kid wants a fresh start to sort his life out.



The money he's on in Union i'd be surprised but if he did it would surely only be to a top NRL side.

as well as the more likely rumoured to be going to Union in France, the guy is on massive wedge , and nno club in this country could afford him simple as that, as likely as SBW coming to FC so not at all

If Hock does become available, we'd be crazy not make a move for him. Yes he's been an idiot in his personnel life, and losses it on the pitch. But imo his pros far outway his cons. He's the only backrower in the league who can match Manu's qualities.
That said, I very much doubt that he will leave Wigan unless another NRL club come in for him which I can't see happening. He'll be at Wigan next season imo.

hock has been given a squad number by wigan but interestingly its not in the 1st 13

Now that indicates something, thats the sort of kudos players want to be in the 13 I am sure that tells its own story

Liam Farrell been given his 12 shirt. Weird.

Anyone aware of any good players currently in Fiji

Anyone aware of any good players currently in Fiji

No. But you sound like you might. Tell us, or make something up. The implausible Hock bolloxrumour just doesn't cut it.

Heard Pearson going over there looking at players

Any decent Fijian will be playing in Oz. Sorry but it sounds like a B/S rumour.

Pearson that isn't remotely interested in RL? That Pearson?

May well be just what I heard

Did Fiji not get stuffed by Ireland at RU last weekend - they are all in Europe so why go all that way, Mind you I would love a Holiday there.

Been to Fiji as a backpacker. Mental, in a lot of ways.

Any side that has signed Ellis as a backrower though, should not be looking at Hock. We have a salary cap for a reason, and we would have most of it tied up in our back row. Forget about anything else. Ask, do we really need him now?
Oh and he is probably going to the NRL so its almost certainly irrelevant.

or the Pearson that knows thorwing the words 'fact finding' into any overseas travel amkes it easier to get it past the tax man?

Gentle, Devlin, McRae and Pearson all on 'fact finding' trips in recent months!

not knocking it, it's good we're learning "best practice", maybe we can "twin" with an overseas club too!!??

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Can see him trying Basketball and NFL, Cricket at a push, nothing else is high profile enough for him.

And can you imagine how many times in commentary we'd get reminded that he was "formerly the fastest man on the planet" as Eddie and Stevo commentate from the cryo chamber.?

loads of them, infact, hundreds......shame there all untapped tho...tiquiri, civoneceiva,are just 2 quality fijians from the past, theres loads playing for the all blacks aswell, worth a development officer over there.......shall i put in my cv??