Overseas Quota : Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:40 pm  

I know it's probably been asked a few times, but how many free spots do we have for next season ?

Re: Overseas Quota : Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:49 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Current situation:

Overseas Trained: Meli, Soliola, Puletua.

Overseas Quota: Flannery, Perry.

Next Year (assuming Flannery and TP leave):

Overseas Trained: Meli, Soliola.

Overseas Quota: Perry, Hohaia.

As I understand you are allowed 5 of each, so we will have 3 quota spots and 3 overseas trained spots (Kolpak etc.).

Re: Overseas Quota : Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:53 pm  

We have offered both Anthony Laffrinchi and Trent Waterhouse deals for next year. Anthony Laffrinchi holds an Itallian passport and wouldn't be counted on the overseas quota. Trent Waterhouse, however, would be counted.

Re: Overseas Quota : Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:54 pm  

Thanks a lot, plenty of room to go scouting the NRL then assuming we have the money. Wouldn't mind Waterhouse and Laffranchi if the rumours are correct.

Re: Overseas Quota : Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:57 pm  

Yeah we should have plenty of cap space. With Eastmond and now Graham gone, they were both on large contracts. Pryce may be leaving who again is on a big contract and Flannery will likely be leaving who will be on a fairly big contract.

If TP goes that will free up more cap space, but I would definitely prefer it if he stayed.

Re: Overseas Quota : Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:15 pm  

I'd like to see Waterhouse, Laffranchi and a good prop brought in and keep Puletua. Even with Jammer gone that'd make for a formidable pack. Lomax will probably be a direct replacement for Pryce so we should have money to go shopping.

Re: Overseas Quota : Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:21 pm  

If we could keep TP a starting pack of Perry, Roby, TP, Laffrinchi, Soliola, Waterhouse would be outstanding. Though id we were to bring in another prop I would like it to be an English prop, preferably quite young. I don't want to see a Saints team with too many Australians.

Re: Overseas Quota : Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:26 pm  

I can't really think of many English players I fancy to be honest. We'd have to realisticly look at the likes of Crabtree, Huby, Mason as an English alternative. I think Huby would do a decent job to be fair, been playing really well for Cas recently, up until his injury on monday.

Re: Overseas Quota : Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:27 pm  

There's a few knocking around, Keith Mason is OOC and there's been rumours about Chris Hill from Leigh. I'd rather we didn't use up all our quota spots and nurtured some English talent. After all, we're not Hull KR.

Re: Overseas Quota : Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:29 pm  

Forgive my ignorance, but who is Chris Hill ? I've seen his name banded around on the rumour thread but not heard much about him. Is he any good/ super league standard ?