Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Thu May 09, 2019 3:42 pm  

It's been reported in League Express that Ethan Ryan has been one of the most saught after players since the transfer window opened with Hull KR the frontrunners to sign him.
If he does go then we'll definately need a new full back and possibly a winger too. I personally would concentrate on getting as good a fullback as we could afford. The wingers we have seem good enough for this level (especially Hitchcox when fit) and we wouldn't be able to sign one as good as Ryan anyway.

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Sat May 25, 2019 1:07 pm  

We should go after Cameron Scott. He might be playing in the Championship anyway next year with Griffin and Tuimavave still at Hull FC, Jake Connor as well who is probably nailed on for GB 3 or 4 baring injury. Even worse for him he might be playing reserves.

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Wed May 29, 2019 1:27 pm  

Jordan Lilley has signed a 2 year deal with the club. Confirmed at the Halifax QF press conference.

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Wed May 29, 2019 1:34 pm  

dddooommm wrote:

Jordan Lilley has signed a 2 year deal with the club. Confirmed at the Halifax QF press conference.

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Wed May 29, 2019 2:12 pm  

Great signing. He's gonna be a very good player.

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Wed May 29, 2019 2:16 pm  

I’d expect Milnes is next on the list for a new deal.

[Bullseye]

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Wed May 29, 2019 2:23 pm  

Glad we've started to tie some of them down. Lilley has been alright but I think and hope there's a lot more to come.

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Wed May 29, 2019 2:25 pm  

Bulls4Champs wrote:

Great signing. He's gonna be a very good player.

Jury still out for me. I am very happy he has signed, but I feel he needs to show a bit more to become a very good 7. Yes he is still young at 22, but he needs to front the defensive line up more and engage the line more for me to be a threat.

Seems at times to be too lateral, whether thats him or lack of runners I don't know but when you have some good line runners like Minchella, Webster etc he needs to find them in space more engaging the line. Yes it was league one but the way Joe Keyes found Elliott time after time last year in the right space was brilliant and I really think he is a missing link for our attack this year. There is only 12 months between them and I feel Joe attacks sharper and straighter at the moment. I really hope we see him in a Bulls shirt again and he can shake the injury off

I would like to see Jordan move to hooker. He defends far above his weight and has a good rugby brain on him and feel he would be really effective there as we have seen before. I don't want this to come across as bagging because it isn't, just feel his attributes are more suited to 9.

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Wed May 29, 2019 2:28 pm  

dddooommm wrote:

I’d expect Milnes is next on the list for a new deal.

Hopefully. Think he was a touch hard done to in the MOM voting in the cup against Leeds with his performance. Think Jordan sneaked it with the history between him and Leeds. I have seen people say they feel he could turn out to be a great ball playing 13, which may be true but I love seeing a big framed half back and im sure he will go on to be a superb player.

One of my best friends taught him at school and said he is a very attentative kid with an eagerness to learn. Cannot ask for more when he has the raw ability he has

[Bullseye]

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Wed May 29, 2019 2:28 pm  

thepimp007 wrote:

Jury still out for me. I am very happy he has signed, but I feel he needs to show a bit more to become a very good 7. Yes he is still young at 22, but he needs to front the defensive line up more and engage the line more for me to be a threat.

Seems at times to be too lateral, whether thats him or lack of runners I don't know but when you have some good line runners like Minchella, Webster etc he needs to find them in space more engaging the line. Yes it was league one but the way Joe Keyes found Elliott time after time last year in the right space was brilliant and I really think he is a missing link for our attack this year. There is only 12 months between them and I feel Joe attacks sharper and straighter at the moment. I really hope we see him in a Bulls shirt again and he can shake the injury off

I would like to see Jordan move to hooker. He defends far above his weight and has a good rugby brain on him and feel he would be really effective there as we have seen before. I don't want this to come across as bagging because it isn't, just feel his attributes are more suited to 9.

I'd go along with almost all of that.