Re: 2014 Squad : Mon Sep 09, 2013 9:37 am  

If it's who I think it is he's been a quality player but his recent injury record is a concern.

Re: 2014 Squad : Mon Sep 09, 2013 9:47 am  

Jamie Rooney????

Re: 2014 Squad : Mon Sep 09, 2013 9:50 am  

HamsterChops wrote:

JR

Would be very happy with this!

[Bulliac]

Re: 2014 Squad : Mon Sep 09, 2013 9:51 am  

Jerome Ropati would tie up a few rumours; from NZ Warriors, J R, been injured a bit this year.......

edit - Not to mention a direct replacement for Keith Lulia..

Re: 2014 Squad : Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:29 am  

Jake Reed ??? England international, plays centre.

Would be a brilliant signing

Re: 2014 Squad : Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:30 am  

Sorry Jack Reed not Jake !!!

Fat fingers !!!!

Re: 2014 Squad : Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:18 am  

Ropati has been injured for about 3 years. Was cracking at one point though. I read last week that Elliot wanted to keep him and Ropati wanted to stay.

Re: 2014 Squad : Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:41 am  

Bulliac wrote:

Jerome Ropati would tie up a few rumours; from NZ Warriors, J R, been injured a bit this year.......

edit - Not to mention a direct replacement for Keith Lulia..

He was the first name that popped into my head when I saw those initials. Perhaps our ties with Matty Elliot could add fuel to the fire?

And I seriously doubt we will be signing Jack Reed.

Re: 2014 Squad : Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:18 pm  

By my reckoning we have quite a few options available to us with the squad as it is.

For me the weakest area is centres so really hoping we get some reinforcements there. If we can also get a prop in (someone like Ben Evans would be ideal) I think we'd be covered their too.

Biggest plus for me is that we seem to have some really good youngsterscoming through the system. Naughton really impressed me on Saturday and I'd like to see him get another chance rather putting Foster or even Gaskill in there. I'd also like to see Sam Wood and Nathen Conroy given more chances. Conroy looks a better option than O'Brien for me going from Saturdays performance. Plenty of good movement and options, something I think O'Brien lacks.

FB - Kearney/Naughton/Foster/Gaskill
W - Foster/Kear/George/Wood
C - Purtell/Blythe/Wood/Gaskill
SO - Gaskill/Sammut/Addy
SH - Gale/Sammut/Gaskill
P - Carvell/Manuokafoa/Scruton/Sidlow
H - Diskin/L'Estrange/O'Brien/Conroy
SR - Bateman/Ferguson/Olbison/Walker/Blythe/Addy/Donaldson/Mellor/Roberts
LF - Addy/Donaldson/Walker/Bateman

Think we have a lot to look forward to next year!!!

Re: 2014 Squad : Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:26 pm  

Agree about Conroy as a better prospect than Obrien. He seemed to have better vision and better distribution. Probably going to need 18 months physical development before he edges in from of O'Brien. By the to.e the two old boys have gone, he should be ready.