Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jul 02, 2019 2:51 pm  

You'd think signing Martin ended our interest.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jul 02, 2019 3:37 pm  

krisleeds wrote:

Whats to stop:

Out - JJB, Ablett, Ferres, Cuthbertson, Peteru, Handley, Crosby

Are they all out of contract? If not that would stop us releasing them

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jul 02, 2019 4:01 pm  

Would it? For example, we could offer Cuthbertson a longer contract as coach to the women’s team on condition it was full time. The others we could tell them that their contracts will not be extended once they expire, and they are free to find other clubs now.

It would push most of them to move.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jul 02, 2019 4:08 pm  

I think we should remain realistic for 2020 - there will perhaps be some contracted players we can move on, and maybe not. We should have a chunk of cap available but we don't know how much, or if anyone from this year has been "back-ended" into next year etc.

Maloney or Sezer would be an interesting one. Martin for me probably ends our search for backrowers as someone else mentioned.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jul 02, 2019 4:50 pm  

G Burgess banned for 9 games, ruling him out of Soutgs regular season.

Time for us to go in?

Not quota, wants to play at Leeds... would give our pack a different physical dimension.

Would happily swap a few prop squad players for him personally, especially with Holroyd and Dupree waiting in the wings.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jul 02, 2019 5:19 pm  

Much as it’s not a pretty case for the ban, he is generally the kind of player we need in our front row. He’d have to stop the gouging obviously...

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jul 02, 2019 5:54 pm  

I dunno - with all the media over there, his disciplinary record catching up a bit, and the prospect of playing against his brothers for another club in the NRL... if we can get the money right it could be doable.

We just lack a bit of “whack” in D for me still in the forwards.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jul 02, 2019 10:45 pm  

Am I right in thinking we actually have a quota place available? As Martin counts as NFT only?

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:22 am  

I think we'd have to be pretty cautious going in for G Burgess. He's not been great the last couple of seasons, and just because he is an NRL front rower, doesn't mean he will set the world alight over here. His stats are pretty shocking, his body is crocked and we'd end up paying over the odds for him... Not saying we shouldn't, but definitely need to proceed with caution.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:45 am  

exiledrhino wrote:

I think we'd have to be pretty cautious going in for G Burgess. He's not been great the last couple of seasons, and just because he is an NRL front rower, doesn't mean he will set the world alight over here. His stats are pretty shocking, his body is crocked and we'd end up paying over the odds for him... Not saying we shouldn't, but definitely need to proceed with caution.

There are risks with him too you’re right. Not sure who else would fit the bill... the club might feel that we have enough already at prop.