Re: Brett Kearney : Tue Nov 05, 2013 2:24 pm  

Samoa fullback was Anthony Milford wasn't it? Not Mead. Rumour has it Canberra have offered him $1m a season to stay at the club after he became unsettled! I can't see him in a Bulls shirt any time soon unfortunately!

Re: Brett Kearney : Tue Nov 05, 2013 2:41 pm  

doh! should concentrate on one thing at a time on the computer.

Re: Brett Kearney : Tue Nov 05, 2013 3:32 pm  

Leilua would be a fantastic signing. He's been first choice for Newcastle this season and scored 13 tries in 19 appearances. He can also play in a variety of positions, including second row. We know Cummins likes utility players.

Re: Brett Kearney : Tue Nov 05, 2013 3:36 pm  

BullCharge wrote:

Leilua would be a fantastic signing. He's been first choice for Newcastle this season and scored 13 tries in 19 appearances. He can also play in a variety of positions, including second row. We know Cummins likes utility players.

I would argue every coach likes utility players.

Re: Brett Kearney : Tue Nov 05, 2013 3:48 pm  

HamsterChops wrote:

I would argue every coach likes utility players.

Yes, but Cummins more than most. We have replaced Lulia, who only played left centre, with Henry, who can play in three different positions. We have also signed Gaskell, a utility back, and George, who can play centre and wing. We also have Kear (wing/full-back), Purtell (wing/centre), Foster (full back, wing and centre), and Blythe (centre, second row). There's a lot of utility among those players and our back-line is very interchangeable. Leilua would add to that.

Re: Brett Kearney : Tue Nov 05, 2013 4:19 pm  

Platt was a utility player as well.
Kearney can play SO as well as FB.
Also, for a 2nd rower, Whitehead spent a lot of time for us at Rt centre.

Re: Brett Kearney : Tue Nov 05, 2013 4:26 pm  

I was going to mention Platt but he barely featured last year and, IIRC, only played on the wing for us last year. I could also add Winterstein to this as he can play centre as well as second row.

Re: Brett Kearney : Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:05 pm  

Is no one going to tell me what Hardaker has done?

Re: Brett Kearney : Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:50 pm  

Well if we have agreed to sell BK to Leeds I hope part of the deal is a ban on any announcements until we're ready to confirm his replacement. If there are further departures to come then it needs to be well handled or it will completely wipe out any chance of hitting our financial targets.

Re: Brett Kearney : Tue Nov 05, 2013 8:04 pm  

BK is going to Leeds official. Making space for Billy Slater (but don't tell anybody)