Re: OUT 2019 | Josh Walters - Featherstone Rovers : Sat Feb 09, 2019 7:22 am  

jimmyfivebellies wrote:

Superted wrote:

Cronulla Sharks are rumoured to be about to lose a 'big name player' as part of their impending salary cap breach punishment. A Fifita, Gallen (even at his age) or Woods would do nicely, though highly unlikely.

It’s Kyle Turner the forward Souths are trying to offload

That would be a terrible signing. Poor kid has got a glass jaw - slightest head contact and he's off with concussion, and the last thing we need is another back rower. We need classic, north/south, head down/ass up props.

Re: OUT 2019 | Josh Walters - Featherstone Rovers : Sat Feb 09, 2019 8:44 am  

Superted wrote:

That would be a terrible signing. Poor kid has got a glass jaw - slightest head contact and he's off with concussion, and the last thing we need is another back rower. We need classic, north/south, head down/ass up props.

Merrin/Ward/Smith/Trout and maybe, maybe Sutcliffe is a reasonable back row. Holroyd and Mustapha are more direct and aggressive than anyone in first grade IMO. We lack a whacker in D (although Konnie gets stuck in).

Re: OUT 2019 | Josh Walters - Featherstone Rovers : Sat Feb 09, 2019 9:00 am  

Why would we be looking at Turner anyway? In Cam Smith and Owen Trout we've 2 of the best young 2nd rowers in the country!!!! Leeds past success has always been built on young local players and that will always be the case.

Re: OUT 2019 | Josh Walters - Featherstone Rovers : Sat Feb 09, 2019 9:05 am  

Marty Grrrrrrrrrr! wrote:

Why would we be looking at Turner anyway? In Cam Smith and Owen Trout we've 2 of the best young 2nd rowers in the country!!!! Leeds past success has always been built on young local players and that will always be the case.

What Mr Grrrrrrr said.

Re: OUT 2019 | Josh Walters - Featherstone Rovers : Sat Feb 09, 2019 12:30 pm  

Marty Grrrrrrrrrr! wrote:

Why would we be looking at Turner anyway? In Cam Smith and Owen Trout we've 2 of the best young 2nd rowers in the country!!!! Leeds past success has always been built on young local players and that will always be the case.

Only a miserable get would point out the downside of this is that many unsuccessful periods coincided with spells when not enough of our young players were good enough

Hopefully we're now getting through a period where the quality has been a little thin on the ground.

Re: OUT 2019 | Josh Walters - Featherstone Rovers : Wed Feb 13, 2019 1:18 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

Walters was very average for Fev vs us last week I can see why you got rid.

Funny you should say that the match was the first time half the team had played together.

Re: OUT 2019 | Josh Walters - Featherstone Rovers : Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:21 pm  

Its not about treating players badly so they leave, its being honest about the fact they just won't get picked.

From there its up to them. DR is limited so its a long loan or they move on.

If anything our current squad suggests hard conversations haven't been had and as a result some players have kidded themselves that they just have to hang around long enough to get picked.

That may have been true before, but we've now got a bunch of young players who deserve a shot before some of our poorer squad players.

Re: OUT 2019 | Josh Walters - Featherstone Rovers : Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:04 am  

BrisbaneRhino wrote:

Its not about treating players badly so they leave, its being honest about the fact they just won't get picked.

From there its up to them. DR is limited so its a long loan or they move on.

If anything our current squad suggests hard conversations haven't been had and as a result some players have kidded themselves that they just have to hang around long enough to get picked.

Which players are these then? The club seems to have let it be known of whom it wants rid. Some - Cuthbertson & Parcell - are being selected, so no need for that conversation there. Ormondroyd and Walters weren't being picked and have gone which suggests the club had spelled out their positions to them. Golding and Mullally remain and presumably aren't fighting off too many offers from prospective employers, many of whom will have their own cap issues right now. I suspect these two are probably well aware of where they stand but why would they rush when chances are they'll get better offers if they wait? Golding might in any case get picked if Walker's form becomes a problem and Mullally is, I believe, getting a business up and running so can probably afford time out of the firing line and maybe even appreciates it. No, I think it likely that the club has told players exactly where they stand.