Re: Dupree joins with immediate affect : Tue Jul 25, 2023 6:43 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Way things have been in recent weeks, Mago is almost tempting me to say I’d keep him in the 17 and drop Byrne out, at least in the short term. Use it as an opportunity to try and get a reaction from Byrne. He looks like he needs a freshen up. He didn’t have a normal pre season with the World Cup and due to absences in the pack, there has been a burden on him most of the season. He looks a bit jaded to me and down on confidence.

I think that’s a good idea both to kick him up the booty and give him a needed rest.

Re: Dupree joins with immediate affect : Tue Jul 25, 2023 6:55 pm  

We definitely have a forward pack filled with English potential now with Dupree, Havard, Walters, Hill, Nsemba and Smithies. Dupree's an explosive player on his day - will be interesting to see how he adapts to the culture at Wigan. He was quoted recently saying that every player in SL wants to go to the NRL so maybe he sees this as a stepping stone towards that.

As it stands assuming Powell and Isa move on there does seem to be a need for some experience in there. Cooper may or may not come back at some point and even if he does we can't assume he'll be what he was pre injury. Faz will still be there of course and Leeming will help. You'd assume a second rower will come in but it looks like we may not fill our overseas quota next year unless someone stays who we don't expect to.

Re Byrne/Mago - Mago seemed to pick up a knock at the end of the game so it's possible he won't be available this weekend.

Re: Dupree joins with immediate affect : Tue Jul 25, 2023 6:59 pm  

CobraCraig wrote:

Apologies, I may have jumped the gun a little but Shaw is pretty reliable. Wonder if Singleton will go the other way early? Maybe drop the fee a little?

They’ll knock at least 25 pence off

Re: Dupree joins with immediate affect : Tue Jul 25, 2023 7:24 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

We definitely have a forward pack filled with English potential now with Dupree, Havard, Walters, Hill, Nsemba and Smithies. Dupree's an explosive player on his day - will be interesting to see how he adapts to the culture at Wigan. He was quoted recently saying that every player in SL wants to go to the NRL so maybe he sees this as a stepping stone towards that.

As it stands assuming Powell and Isa move on there does seem to be a need for some experience in there. Cooper may or may not come back at some point and even if he does we can't assume he'll be what he was pre injury. Faz will still be there of course and Leeming will help. You'd assume a second rower will come in but it looks like we may not fill our overseas quota next year unless someone stays who we don't expect to.

Re Byrne/Mago - Mago seemed to pick up a knock at the end of the game so it's possible he won't be available this weekend.

That’s unfortunately where we stand with the NRL, it’s probably a sign of lack of ambition to not want to go to the NRL, I fear Havard and Smithies will end up there in the next few years.
Recruitment wise I hope we sign a big boned experienced Ozzie second rower, Fitzgibbon would have been a good signing but he’s going Warrington, likely too much to ask to want a half or another centre, think we will run with French and Keighran with Astley and Eckersley as back ups. If we can get really good go forward I think French could be good in the halves.

Re: Dupree joins with immediate affect : Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:17 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

They’ll knock at least 25 pence off

Can they throw Croft in as well? If it is true that he has a release clause of £78k we should be all over it.

Re: Dupree joins with immediate affect : Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:37 pm  

Zig wrote:

Can they throw Croft in as well? If it is true that he has a release clause of £78k we should be all over it.

If that were true, I think we could raise that with a bucket collection on Saturday!

Re: Dupree joins with immediate affect : Wed Jul 26, 2023 2:57 pm  

Officially confirmed https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2023/07/ ... er-dupree/

Officially confirmed https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2023/07/ ... er-dupree/

Re: Dupree joins with immediate affect : Wed Jul 26, 2023 5:20 pm  

Zig wrote:

Can they throw Croft in as well? If it is true that he has a release clause of £78k we should be all over it.

I believe that is an NRL club release clause and not one that SL clubs can activate.

Re: Dupree joins with immediate affect : Wed Jul 26, 2023 7:32 pm  

jonh wrote:

I believe that is an NRL club release clause and not one that SL clubs can activate.

id double it and throw in cust

Re: Dupree joins with immediate affect : Wed Jul 26, 2023 7:58 pm  

jonh wrote:

I believe that is an NRL club release clause and not one that SL clubs can activate.

I can see why they would do that when he signed a new deal. However, finances may have changed