Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 23, 2019 8:48 pm  

Edenmain wrote:

Evans was awesome and raw when he first started playing for Roosters, proper enforcer in the mould of Watts, maybe he has gone off the boil a bit. I haven't watched much NRL for a few years but was surprised that he seems to have fallen down in the pecking order in his current team.

Sounds like the affordable sort of NRL player Super League, especially FC could be looking for.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 23, 2019 9:16 pm  

ccs wrote: I've never understood who gets permits and who doesn't. This comment in the NZ press is what I'm working from.... https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/11 ... r-warriors That's a shame. I like the sound of Manu Ma'u personally, a good redemption story, but looks like he'd struggle on the visa front.

ccs wrote: I've never understood who gets permits and who doesn't. This comment in the NZ press is what I'm working from.... https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/11 ... r-warriors That's a shame. I like the sound of Manu Ma'u personally, a good redemption story, but looks like he'd struggle on the visa front.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 23, 2019 9:22 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

That's a shame. I like the sound of Manu Ma'u personally, a good redemption story, but looks like he'd struggle on the visa front.

He wouldn’t be speaking to uk clubs if he didn’t think he could get a visa.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 23, 2019 9:24 pm  

Sheldon wrote:

He wouldn’t be speaking to uk clubs if he didn’t think he could get a visa.

That's what we thought about Michael Crocker.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 23, 2019 9:28 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

That's what we thought about Michael Crocker.

Few years since.

Ma’u is 31 by the end of the season, if he signs with a SL club most NRL clubs would have filled their rosters by the time his visa would come through. There’s no way his agent wouldn’t be doing due diligence. Could cost him thousands.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Fri May 24, 2019 9:20 pm  

@AaronBower New Zealand Warriors forward Ligi Sao is the latest NRL player to have been offered to Super League clubs ahead of 2020. The prop, who is out-of-contract at the end of this season, has attracted the attention of several Super League clubs. http://www.totalrl.com/warriors-forward-ligi-sao-offered-to-super-league-clubs-for-2020-season/

@AaronBower New Zealand Warriors forward Ligi Sao is the latest NRL player to have been offered to Super League clubs ahead of 2020. The prop, who is out-of-contract at the end of this season, has attracted the attention of several Super League clubs. http://www.totalrl.com/warriors-forward-ligi-sao-offered-to-super-league-clubs-for-2020-season/

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Fri May 24, 2019 9:50 pm  

Edenmain wrote:

Evans was awesome and raw when he first started playing for Roosters, proper enforcer in the mould of Watts, maybe he has gone off the boil a bit. I haven't watched much NRL for a few years but was surprised that he seems to have fallen down in the pecking order in his current team.

Type in "Kane Evans" into the searchbox on the Parramatta forum - they ALL want rid of him. Definitely the worst one we've been linked with.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Fri May 24, 2019 10:08 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote: http://www.totalrl.com/warriors-forward-ligi-sao-offered-to-super-league-clubs-for-2020-season/ Already done apparently...heard this yesterday

ComeOnYouUll wrote: http://www.totalrl.com/warriors-forward-ligi-sao-offered-to-super-league-clubs-for-2020-season/ Already done apparently...heard this yesterday

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Fri May 24, 2019 11:35 pm  

ccs wrote:

… the ruling is (supposed to be) 50% of games over the last 2 seasons, and international matches also have a bearing on the outcome.

Hastings played 28 NRL games in 2016/17 and the start of 2018, but certainly didn't play 50% of games in the last 24 months of his contract (which was terminated in June 2018). Maybe they use a Duckworth Lewis Method to overcome any shortfall in games.

I’m no expert on the NRL, but am sure I read if a club pays £100,000
or more, the 50% playing rule, is reduced to 20%. We’ve gone crazy with rumours this season.

I know he’s out of form & favour, but if we are looking for a prop, Seb Ikihifo at Huddersfield looked devastating in some of their matches last season.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Sat May 25, 2019 7:26 am  

wouldn't be surprised if roves signed ikihifo. They seem to be clearing cap space for some signings