Re: 2016 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Tue Oct 13, 2015 3:28 pm  

The Eagle wrote:

As the squad stands only a hooker is required.

Burrow / Lilley to cover 7 & 9

I don't want them to sign Walloon or whatever his name is. I'd rather not have someone who got close to a drugs ring in brought in to the team at this point of transition.

Re: 2016 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:16 pm  

Looking at things purely on paper we don't have enough cover at halfback and we need an out and out hooker.

It's alright saying burrow, but he's 33 can we really rely on him as our first choice week in week out hooker, and what if there's an injury to a halfback? Potentially burrow slots in at halfback with lilley at hooker. But then we have no real cover at halfback or hooker beyond that.

We need to sign an out and out hooker that lilley can sub for that frees burrow up to play/cover halfback and hooker/coming off the bench as impact with mcguire and sutcliffe as the starting halves.

Re: 2016 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:21 pm  

Frosties. wrote:

I still think we will bring in two signings for next season. One of Buttriss / Falloon and potentially Westerman.

I can't say I am massively impressed with the names mentioned as hooker. Seem a big step down from what we had and who we were linked with (Clark).

That said this last month Burrow has been great. And I cannot say I had heard much of Garbutt Before he signed and he has turned out pretty good

Re: 2016 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:31 pm  

Ferdy wrote:

I can't say I am massively impressed with the names mentioned as hooker. Seem a big step down from what we had and who we were linked with (Clark).

That said this last month Burrow has been great. And I cannot say I had heard much of Garbutt Before he signed and he has turned out pretty good

We don't really need a star. Just someone with a great attitude, big defender who can distrubute well to our key players. We don't need a cam smith, just a mickey mac.

Re: 2016 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:33 pm  

Next year is the beginging of a huge decline for the rhinos.... For starters garbutt is nowhere near a replacement for jp, very error prone, Galloway is a west tigers reject at best. Lilley has played a handful of games and isn't ready to be first choice back up for a champion side. Mullallay is dreadful, not a leeds player. Can't believe we r letting go of Robbie ward, never been given a chance. If we don't sign a quality hooker we will struggle

Re: 2016 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:40 pm  

IDonutWantOne wrote:

Next year is the beginging of a huge decline for the rhinos.... For starters garbutt is nowhere near a replacement for jp, very error prone, Galloway is a west tigers reject at best. Lilley has played a handful of games and isn't ready to be first choice back up for a champion side. Mullallay is dreadful, not a leeds player. Can't believe we r letting go of Robbie ward, never been given a chance. If we don't sign a quality hooker we will struggle

Garbutt's very error prone? He's made 4 errors from 158 carries in 14 games.

Re: 2016 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:50 pm  

FlexWheeler wrote:

We don't really need a star. Just someone with a great attitude, big defender who can distrubute well to our key players. We don't need a cam smith, just a mickey mac.

Agree we don't need a star, just never heard of them other than one going to court for dealing coke!!! But as I also said wasn't blown away by garbutt signing but he has been a cracking signing

Re: 2016 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:54 pm  

Loyal Leeds Fan wrote:

Garbutt's very error prone? He's made 4 errors from 158 carries in 14 games.

Where have u got that rubbish from? 2 crucial missed tackles vs cas leading to try's? Knock on in grand final and against saints, for me he isn't good enough

Re: 2016 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:56 pm  

IDonutWantOne wrote:

Next year is the beginging of a huge decline for the rhinos.... For starters garbutt is nowhere near a replacement for jp, very error prone, Galloway is a west tigers reject at best. Lilley has played a handful of games and isn't ready to be first choice back up for a champion side. Mullallay is dreadful, not a leeds player. Can't believe we r letting go of Robbie ward, never been given a chance. If we don't sign a quality hooker we will struggle

A few points. Garbutt so far has been a cracking player. Galloway is more than just a reject. Mullally not sure myself but a project. Robbie Ward clearly hasn't cut the mustard. From what I've seen of him not too distraught he's gone.

The main point is you don't replace players like peacock and Sinny like for like unless your really lucky. You hopefully build a squad where a few players can pick up the slack left by these players departing

Re: 2016 Leeds Rhinos Squad : Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:53 pm  

Balancing the salary cap is an art and hetherington has done it better than any others over last 10 years. Last close season we released both bailey and kirke to make space for a prop. Chased Mossop hard but he chose wigan. Mid season we signed garbbutt. 26 years old with only 12 nrl games. We were not buying a new peacock. He has been key in giving us more grunt in particular as Kylie's powers have waned (we now know why). He is still improving but overall has been critical in getting the treble. See him as a kirke/ bailey replacement and you might feel a bit better.