Re: Recruitment, rumours and links : Thu Oct 17, 2024 10:00 am  

Alffi_7 wrote:

We have Bateman, Drinkwater, Nicholson and Bruines moving off our cap from the end of 2024, with Russell, Leyland, Bullock coming on to it. We also have to consider increased contracts for several youth players (Lindop, CTW, Thomas, Holroyd etc) and probably a decent rise for Ashton, netted off partially by a lower contract for Ratchford.

The money coming off cap feels much higher to me than those coming on to the cap. I think we have room for a good signing should someone become available (plus some transfer fee funds burning a hole in our pocket from Nicholson).

Dufty signed a 2 year extension half way through the season, but his wage increases significantly for 2025/26 against what he's been earning. The clubs highest non marquee wage.

Re: Recruitment, rumours and links : Thu Oct 17, 2024 10:02 am  

Abe Froman wrote:

Dufty signed a 2 year extension half way through the season, but his wage increases significantly for 2025/26 against what he's been earning. The clubs highest non marquee wage.

Now I remember it was you who said this a while back. Are we still looking for players do you know.

Re: Recruitment, rumours and links : Thu Oct 17, 2024 3:23 pm  

Thewlis has some good bits to his game ,he can tackle & he has a good swerve, but he needs to be quicker deciding when to just run for the line to take advantage of the overlap instead of coming inside. He has obviously been saddled with goal kicking & if that isn't going well it could affect the rest of his game.

Re: Recruitment, rumours and links : Thu Oct 17, 2024 5:53 pm  

Abe Froman wrote:

Dufty signed a 2 year extension half way through the season, but his wage increases significantly for 2025/26 against what he's been earning. The clubs highest non marquee wage.

But wouldn’t Dufty take Batemans marquee spot, therefore leaving Dufty’s previous 2024 salary free?

2025 marquee players being Williams, Dufty & King?

Re: Recruitment, rumours and links : Thu Oct 17, 2024 8:02 pm  

ninearches wrote:

Thewlis has some good bits to his game ,he can tackle & he has a good swerve, but he needs to be quicker deciding when to just run for the line to take advantage of the overlap instead of coming inside. He has obviously been saddled with goal kicking & if that isn't going well it could affect the rest of his game.

Must be a wingers nightmare to play outside Tai.

Re: Recruitment, rumours and links : Thu Oct 17, 2024 10:39 pm  

Alffi_7 wrote:

But wouldn’t Dufty take Batemans marquee spot, therefore leaving Dufty’s previous 2024 salary free?

2025 marquee players being Williams, Dufty & King?

Would have thought that Vaughan would be on a higher wage than King?

Re: Recruitment, rumours and links : Thu Oct 17, 2024 10:43 pm  

easyWire wrote:

Would have thought that Vaughan would be on a higher wage than King?

King is a "Home Grown" Marquee Player and hence only costs £50K on the Salary Cap.

Re: Recruitment, rumours and links : Fri Oct 18, 2024 6:52 am  

Moe syslak wrote:

Must be a wingers nightmare to play outside Tai.

Tai has just 2 try assists in 18 games. That's nowhere near good enough for a centre for a team that wants to win a GF.
Wrench has 4 in 9 games.

In fact we only have 9 assists across both centres.

Re: Recruitment, rumours and links : Fri Oct 18, 2024 7:20 am  

Wires71 wrote:

Tai has just 2 try assists in 18 games. That's nowhere near good enough for a centre for a team that wants to win a GF.
Wrench has 4 in 9 games.

In fact we only have 9 assists across both centres.

I am glad you mentioned Wrench i was thinking he seems to have been forgotten in the comments. I'm not convinced by Wrench he seems to be a bit panicky with ball in hand it just seems all frantic but i would like to see him have an injury free season he's had a terrible time these last three or more years i think it would do him the world of good

Re: Recruitment, rumours and links : Fri Oct 18, 2024 7:56 am  

Velcro Boots wrote:

I am glad you mentioned Wrench i was thinking he seems to have been forgotten in the comments. I'm not convinced by Wrench he seems to be a bit panicky with ball in hand it just seems all frantic but i would like to see him have an injury free season he's had a terrible time these last three or more years i think it would do him the world of good

He has the attributes to be a very good centre, as you say just needs to iron a few things out - especially defensively in my view - but I'm hopefully he can still come good.