Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:11 pm  

Too expensive and I doubt we ever seriously looked at him but for me he is exactly the sort of prop we should have been looking for once Ava decided not to come back. A grown up tommy Holroyd who might only play 30 mins a week,but when he's on can genuinely make the opposition uncomfortable.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:59 pm  

Is Prior back too? He and Tetevano were supposed to be on the same flight wasn’t they?

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:03 am  

That’s what they said was happening....but Prior not on the flight and is still in Aus

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:19 pm  

Prior I’m a touch worried about. Peter Smith has asked the club but nothing back on that front from what I’ve read so far.. probably nothing but it’s an interesting one

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:31 pm  

Loiner at large wrote:

Watching the indigenous NRL all stars game this morning. Good to see some live rugby league and competitive game with some hard hitting and a few mistakes which you would expect in pre season.
On the evidence of the first half we definitely escaped a bad deal with fifita. He's a big unit but his workrate is low and struggling to keep with the pace of the game. He is definitely only going to be able to be an impact player and for the money he would have cost we would have expected more minutes

Whilst all players on the field looked a bit out of shape, Fifita is in the best shape of his life, he has been working with his brother at Wakefield and both are in the best shape of there life. Dave has lost around 3 stone, hopefully doesn't impact on his game too much but it at least shows they are serious about getting back to there best.

I very much doubt you was anywhere near Andrew Fifita, there is no way he would leave the NRL any time soon, if Cronulla wanted rid, every team in the NRL would have had him in a heartbeat regardless of his drop in form last year.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:56 pm  

Trebor1 wrote:

Prior I’m a touch worried about. Peter Smith has asked the club but nothing back on that front from what I’ve read so far.. probably nothing but it’s an interesting one

Yep....certainly the silence is a recipe for the rumour mill to start which obviously we don’t need after Ava etc

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:49 pm  

If prior doesn’t return then what happens then? Frees up a overseas spot but don’t think we will see many mid season transfers with the current climate

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:01 pm  

Matt Shaw was saying later he was due later this week. Not seen anything in the Aussie media to suggest he's not coming. Let's try not to panic.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:05 pm  

homme vaste wrote:

Whilst all players on the field looked a bit out of shape, Fifita is in the best shape of his life, he has been working with his brother at Wakefield and both are in the best shape of there life. Dave has lost around 3 stone, hopefully doesn't impact on his game too much but it at least shows they are serious about getting back to there best.

I very much doubt you was anywhere near Andrew Fifita, there is no way he would leave the NRL any time soon, if Cronulla wanted rid, every team in the NRL would have had him in a heartbeat regardless of his drop in form last year.

He's had a reputation of been overweight and crocked recently and is allegedly the highest paid prop in the nrl.Not sure that many clubs woul be interested and dont believe we ever seriously looked at him.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:31 pm  

Danibo160 wrote:

If prior doesn’t return then what happens then? Frees up a overseas spot but don’t think we will see many mid season transfers with the current climate

It’s fine I don’t think Prior is the type to give back word.

At that end of their career a bit of leeway is right.