Re: Shopping List 2023 : Mon Oct 31, 2022 8:17 pm  

jimmyfivebellies wrote:

According to TS tonight on radio no more new signings as no cap space

Disappointing but not surprising I guess given that the Shaul to Wakefield deal recently fell through.
Still, 5 very good signings coming in and as said previously, having a fully fit Cator, Carlos and Savelio back will be like 3 new signings in themselves.

Moving Ligi to second row would be a good replacement for Ma’u leaving us with Satae, Evans, Fash and Brown as our four first choice props.
Be interesting to see where Taylor and Griffin fit in.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Mon Oct 31, 2022 8:41 pm  

Bailey Antrobus for Wales looks like a good player, 22, second rower at York

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Mon Oct 31, 2022 8:58 pm  

Steve0 wrote:

Bailey Antrobus for Wales looks like a good player, 22, second rower at York

I like the look of him, physically matching it with the PNG lads

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Mon Oct 31, 2022 9:04 pm  

Irregs#16 wrote:

I like the look of him, physically matching it with the PNG lads

Does a player count on the quota if you're Australian but play for Wales/ other home nation via the heritage route?

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Mon Oct 31, 2022 9:19 pm  

Yes unfortunately

[Chris71]

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Mon Oct 31, 2022 9:26 pm  

RockNRolla wrote:

Disappointing but not surprising I guess given that the Shaul to Wakefield deal recently fell through.
Still, 5 very good signings coming in and as said previously, having a fully fit Cator, Carlos and Savelio back will be like 3 new signings in themselves.

Moving Ligi to second row would be a good replacement for Ma’u leaving us with Satae, Evans, Fash and Brown as our four first choice props.
Be interesting to see where Taylor and Griffin fit in.

As you say RickNRolla it’s disappointing but not surprising. We look very light in the 2nd row without Mau with only Savelio & Lane as our only two recognised 2nd row.

Can’t see many takers coming in for the likes of Shaul, Griffin or Taylor so going to be hard to move them on to create room to be able to make any further changes.

Be interesting to see what TS does re the 2nd row and whether he moves Sao or the likes of Griffin.

All in all I think the club have done a decent job in making the changes they have done considering the limited options we had due to cap space.

Just hammers home how poor our recruitment and decisions re retentions and contracts under the latter part or Radfords tenure and the whole of Hodgsons.have been.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Mon Oct 31, 2022 9:43 pm  

Smith has said that everyone will get a chance so lets see how Griffin and Taylor get on under an experienced coach and highly respected man-manager, hopefully on the back of injury free runs.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:29 pm  

Maybe he is looking at Scott going to the back row. I like the lines he runs and lacks the genuine pace needed for a top centre. Think he could be a good back rower

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:36 pm  

Just seen on the Wakey board that they had a fans forum tonight and their new coach has said that the Shaul deal isn’t dead but low priority at the moment.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Tue Nov 01, 2022 7:39 am  

RockNRolla wrote:

Just seen on the Wakey board that they had a fans forum tonight and their new coach has said that the Shaul deal isn’t dead but low priority at the moment.

Hopefully we can sort something out then.

What are our SR options atm?

Savelio, Lane, Scott, Griffin, Lovodua, Sao?