Mike Rush Down Under : Mon Mar 09, 2015 8:35 am  

Rushie is in Australia on a recruitment drive for next season?

What do you expect we are after position wise?

Re: Mike Rush Down Under : Mon Mar 09, 2015 8:44 am  

Prop, scrum half and full-back for me.

Re: Mike Rush Down Under : Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:28 am  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

Prop, scrum half and full-back for me.

Unless we're going for a Burgess or JWH, I think there's enough decent talent at prop in SL for us to go for who'll be a lot cheaper.

The scrum half is the key, but with the frenzy the NRL is in over recruitment in 2016 are we trying to swim with whales? Here's hoping we can pull another coup like Walsh ... That is assuming Walsh is off of course!

Re: Mike Rush Down Under : Mon Mar 09, 2015 10:28 am  

He will be after a winger for sure. Tried to sign one in pre season.

It all depends how things go with walsh if we need a 7 and If Mose stays etc:

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Re: Mike Rush Down Under : Mon Mar 09, 2015 10:38 am  

You'd think winger first choice, then scrum half depending on Walsh.

Is the hooking role something we need to look at, given the dependency we have on Robes, and the clear lack of confidence KC has in Lance to do any sort of back up job for us at the moment, never mind a starting role?

Re: Mike Rush Down Under : Mon Mar 09, 2015 10:47 am  

Mike Oxlong wrote:

You'd think winger first choice, then scrum half depending on Walsh.

Is the hooking role something we need to look at, given the dependency we have on Robes, and the clear lack of confidence KC has in Lance to do any sort of back up job for us at the moment, never mind a starting role?

Would you really want to pay big bucks for a backup? If we dont have an obvious choice coming through the youth ranks we should be looking at the lower leagues to see if there is someone worth a punt on for me to play as Roby's understudy

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Re: Mike Rush Down Under : Mon Mar 09, 2015 11:54 am  

Well it didn't work with Lance did it, so surely they wouldn't do that again - I just meant it's a position we do probably need to look at as having a decent back up in the ranks if Roby is ever out for an extended period.

Re: Mike Rush Down Under : Mon Mar 09, 2015 12:02 pm  

Mike Oxlong wrote:

Well it didn't work with Lance did it, so surely they wouldn't do that again - I just meant it's a position we do probably need to look at as having a decent back up in the ranks if Roby is ever out for an extended period.

Don't we have the England academy hooker in our 19s?

I struggle to think who would be good from the NRL, I can't help but feel they'll either be an unknown or overpriced ... Might just be the Hohaia effect though

Re: Mike Rush Down Under : Mon Mar 09, 2015 6:26 pm  

We should be looking at Justin Carney and Albert Kelly. Pay a nice transfer fee for them both.

Re: Mike Rush Down Under : Mon Mar 09, 2015 6:29 pm  

Scrum half if Walsh goes, prop if Mose goes. Otherwise, maybe another forward and a winger.