Re: IN 2024 | Kieran Hudson : Sat Sep 30, 2023 9:16 am  

Well he won’t be signing Jayden Nikorima, has just been announced by Catalans. The pool is getting smaller…

Re: IN 2024 | Kieran Hudson : Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:17 am  

More like a puddle….

Keep saying it but I reckon someone like Eseh alongside Hudson would make a very handy prop rotation / cover for injury / replacements for Lisone or Sangare in due course…

It’s going to have to be a domestic product player I think.

Re: IN 2024 | Kieran Hudson : Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:17 pm  

The Prop must be GB qualified, the OQ spots must be the Centre and the Halfback otherwise it’s not even a puddle we are fishing in.

We’ve plenty to spend, we don’t have any Marquee players signed up yet.

Re: IN 2024 | Kieran Hudson : Sat Sep 30, 2023 1:10 pm  

batleyrhino wrote:

The Prop must be GB qualified, the OQ spots must be the Centre and the Halfback otherwise it’s not even a puddle we are fishing in.

We’ve plenty to spend, we don’t have any Marquee players signed up yet.

Someone was saying we might need a marquee to retain Newman after next year if he stays fit… we’ll see.

Agree with you - which begs the question after Walters has gone and Hudson comes in, we’re still potentially backwards on this season. Sangare coming back from injury and Mik and Tom looking jaded too - we could do with someone else decent to give us 6 and some competition for places.

Re: IN 2024 | Kieran Hudson : Sun Oct 01, 2023 6:25 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

Someone was saying we might need a marquee to retain Newman after next year if he stays fit… we’ll see.

Agree with you - which begs the question after Walters has gone and Hudson comes in, we’re still potentially backwards on this season. Sangare coming back from injury and Mik and Tom looking jaded too - we could do with someone else decent to give us 6 and some competition for places.

Oledzki
Holroyd
Lisone
Sangare
Goudemand
Donaldson
Hudson

That's 7.

batleyrhino wrote:

Well he won’t be signing Jayden Nikorima, has just been announced by Catalans. The pool is getting smaller…

Since 2017 he's played 2 games of NRL. Really?

Re: IN 2024 | Kieran Hudson : Mon Oct 02, 2023 8:17 pm  

V02 wrote:

Oledzki
Holroyd
Lisone
Sangare
Goudemand
Donaldson
Hudson

That's 7.

Since 2017 he's played 2 games of NRL. Really?

Donaldson is definitely not a prop and Goudemand I don’t think is either . Being able to cover the position in an emergency is not the same thing as being a specialist there. So 5 for me. Also don’t think Hudson has played a single game of SL yet so very much a project, so only 4 experienced specialist props in the whole squad.

Re: IN 2024 | Kieran Hudson : Mon Oct 02, 2023 8:43 pm  

Unfortunately though Donaldson isn't a 2nd row either as he struggles laterally when defending especially out wide. So what is he?

Re: IN 2024 | Kieran Hudson : Mon Oct 02, 2023 8:55 pm  

Seth wrote:

Unfortunately though Donaldson isn't a 2nd row either as he struggles laterally when defending especially out wide. So what is he?

Surplus to requirements but committed and a good influence around the place…

I don’t mind Donno too much I think we have bigger wastes of salary than him TBH.

Re: IN 2024 | Kieran Hudson : Mon Oct 02, 2023 9:59 pm  

Seth wrote:

Unfortunately though Donaldson isn't a 2nd row either as he struggles laterally when defending especially out wide. So what is he?

A small man who tries hard. he would have been fine in the 70’s when grafting second rows were valuable.

Sadly leg tackles are not rewarded these days and lead to quick play the balls.

His main asset is now running the ball on an angle with his head up, sticking his chin out in a Bruce Forsyth stylee and hoping someone bangs him in the throat.

Nice to see Morgan Knowles, to see you nice.

Re: IN 2024 | Kieran Hudson : Tue Oct 03, 2023 11:29 am  

KaeruJim wrote:

Donaldson is definitely not a prop and Goudemand I don’t think is either . Being able to cover the position in an emergency is not the same thing as being a specialist there. So 5 for me. Also don’t think Hudson has played a single game of SL yet so very much a project, so only 4 experienced specialist props in the whole squad.

Donaldson almost always plays at prop. Goudemand has played 40 games in the last two years, of which at most 5 were not at prop. That makes them both props.