Sounds about right, after all, loose forward is probably the only position we can cover with 2 or 3 spare players

agar has just said on the radio,that about 3 signings to come.a couple of forwards and cover in the halves

Heard you have made a 125k bid and if we sign Hauraki from Crusaders he's yours.

reckon cas will want more??

hope by 'cover' in the halves they don't mean some cheap, has-been/never going to be...while we waste salary cap signing Dowes up again (for 1 broken tackle a year) and yet another loose forward in Westerman.

he did say he wouldn't use all the cap now,if there wasn't anyone suitable.he would keep it open,in case anything came up during the season.also,with the players,he was targeting,he couldn't fit calders within the salary cap.

Rather they spent 125k on chase

so would i,but how much would he cost!!!!

He'd be worth it, 100%. One of my favourite players in Sl.

By heard you mean you read it on Casforum, which is a reverse of your usual crap, which you nick from RLFans and haven't got one right yet





Westerman will fetch in more than 125k and that's even if the club wanted to sell him in the first place.

It's looks as though we are struggling to sign a quality playmaker in the halves so maybe agars solution is to sign westerman (either for 6 or more likely 13). IMO he would be a good signing but it's a shame for washbrook who has been deprived of quality game time in his natural position



Rangi chase is playing for the maoris on saturday so it will be interesting to see how he gets on. I wasn't too bothered about watching the game until i saw Chase was playing

Absolutely. Great skill and individualism - won't happen but would be fantastic.

What's the point in paying a fee for Westerman when we have some good backrowers and play a prop at 13? Baffling.

Totally agree , why pay money for a loose forward when we don't need one and we desperately need a half but will probably go for a back up

I don't for 1 second believe we'll pay out £125k and a stack load of salary cap for westerman who firstly isn't worth it and secondly doesn't play in a priority position we need to strengthen. If we do, then you have to ask why the fee and cap weren't spent on a better quality 1/2 back than we'll probably end up with.



westerman is OOC next season I think so if he's coming it should be then when fitz retires

someone earlier suggested we may be doing just that so i was speculating on the reason

Just think the whole suggestion is bonkers. We've got Fitz, Washbrook, Whiting, Turner (his favoured position when signed IIRC) as LFs plus Tickle and Radders have played there before now. We have no cover to speak of at 6 or 7 unless we move our first choice full back, or Berrigan who is better at either centre or hooker. Madness.

i know who we've got playing for us but i still think westerman is a good player. if we signed halfback cover in addition to westerman then i would be alot happier

The signing of westerman would be a very good one, fitz can move to prop, whiting stays as 1-6 cover, washy to cover houghton from the bench.



8. Fitzgibbon

9. Houghton

10. O'Meley

11. Tickle

12. Manu

13. Westerman



14. Radford

15. Moa

16. Lauaki

17. Washbrook

Was just going to say the same thing, would solve our prop worries by moving Fitz/Lauaki in the props. He is a real 13, something we haven't had for ages.



And before we say 'Whiting', yes I too would like to see him try out there, but if he hasn't been tried out there by now I doubt he ever will be.

I then wouldn't be to upset with dowes resigning as he would be our 5th choice prop.



Throw in some one who can cover 6,7 and 9 and our squad has balance.

i'd like to see mcshane on a season long loan from leeds, or his he just mainly a 9?

Hasn't Buderus gone back to Aus?

Buderus signed a one year extention, I don't think mcshane could cover the halfs.

But you think washy could cover at 9 ? Don't see anytime he's ever played there