Re: Lockie Lam : Tue Aug 06, 2024 4:55 pm  

Marcus's Bicycle wrote:

The club would have realised that it was being used by Lam to leverage a better deal at Leigh and have moved on and identified other targets.

Fingers crossed for a proper running 6 with some speed and let abdull control the game.

Re: Lockie Lam : Thu Aug 08, 2024 9:09 am  

Hope I’m wrong, but just a feeling if we had signed Lam we would have known by now, probably be announced he’s staying with Leigh pre kick off v us.

If so would imagine we had a plan b put in place.

Re: Lockie Lam : Thu Aug 08, 2024 9:26 am  

The 2 stand out halves out of contract are Hawkins and Clifford, whether any of those are realistic, especially Clifford who's expecting another child so can't see him coming back. But with the NRL merry go round someone left field may become available at seasons end.

Re: Lockie Lam : Thu Aug 08, 2024 9:36 am  

Yippee try yay wrote:

The 2 stand out halves out of contract are Hawkins and Clifford, whether any of those are realistic, especially Clifford who's expecting another child so can't see him coming back. But with the NRL merry go round someone left field may become available at seasons end.

Like to see Clifford back but as you say it's very unlikely. A better player than Lam in my opinion but you'll lose a quota place.

Someone may become available but we don't want to get into the perennial half back search and leave it to late.

Re: Lockie Lam : Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:30 am  

Marcus's Bicycle wrote:

Like to see Clifford back but as you say it's very unlikely. A better player than Lam in my opinion but you'll lose a quota place.

Someone may become available but we don't want to get into the perennial half back search and leave it to late.

That's the risk, we could end up with a Clifford or a Brown.

Re: Lockie Lam : Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:49 am  

Yippee try yay wrote:

The 2 stand out halves out of contract are Hawkins and Clifford, whether any of those are realistic, especially Clifford who's expecting another child so can't see him coming back. But with the NRL merry go round someone left field may become available at seasons end.

NRL clubs are often willing to release players especially to SL clubs back end of the year when they’re trying to juggle final signings and need some salary cap space. It’s how we signed Clifford originally he still had a year to go at Newcastle, seem to remember it being around November time.

Out of the two off contract Clifford would be a no brainer from our side but even Hawkins should have the pedigree to go well in SL. As said though I’m sure a few others will become available when the salary cap squeeze hits. I’m not sure the Sullivan deal is fully dead, depends on how willing he is to dig his heels in where he’s clearly not wanted.

Re: Lockie Lam : Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:57 am  

Jayden Sullivan would go very well over here, defensively not great, but great with the ball. Clifford won't come back to the UK in my opinion. 2nd child on the way and is good enough to be a back up half for half the NRL sides

Re: Lockie Lam : Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:28 am  

Has Clifford got a deal for next year, it might not be his first choice to come back, but he could probably get a better deal in SL than he could if he can't get an NRL deal.

Re: Lockie Lam : Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:53 am  

Lams agent Sam Ayoub seems a colourful character.

Re: Lockie Lam : Thu Aug 08, 2024 2:17 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Has Clifford got a deal for next year, it might not be his first choice to come back, but he could probably get a better deal in SL than he could if he can't get an NRL deal.

Only signed 1 year at the Cowboys, so would come down to money, lifestyle, family and whether he wants to be a bit part in the NRL or 1st choice here.

I think we can get rid of the training being a piece of p complaint by reminding him Tony has gone and Cartwright apparently is a disciplinarian.