Nice to see we are all staying nice and calm then from this hardly shocking news.
Losing Leon is not going to alter much next year from this. He's not played all year and in the critical game against Wigan he was not the Messiah to change the fortunes of the season.
It's always nice to have a panic and flap about, but in the end saying we need this and we need that does not reflect the reality. We need a prop, yes I totally agree, but who? There is little if no one of Grahams quality out there and anyone of similar ilk is tied up for a long time or would need more money than the NRL can offer.
NRL wise there is no chance of getting another Lyon type player, you either need tainted goods like Chase or a player looking to finish but hopefully can be ignited to play. Otherwise you have to look to home.
Leon has gone, good luck to him, he had played well for us, but his days at half back for us where not the golden years, they passed when it was long and /Martyn/Sculthorpe and even Hooper.
There is no reason to think his leaving will cause mid table mediocrity. Same goes for Eastmond, neither have had a massive impact on Saints this year. The Graham situation is far more critical than this as he has carried our front row for many years now.
In the halfbacks you could argue we are stronger next year as along side Gaskell and Lomax there is now Lance. Both the young players will be a year better, and with Eastmond and Pryce missing most of the year the addition of Lance is an improvement on this year in the backs.