Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 14, 2019 11:18 am  

DizzyHeights wrote:

Christian Welch wouldn’t be to bad for a prop.

Played for Queensland this year. Highly unlikely he'd leave the NRL.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 14, 2019 11:55 am  

morrisseyisawire wrote:

I'll probably get a tsunami of scorn for saying it, but rather than the likea of Mr X NRL-looks-great-on-youtube-omg-look-at-the-English-weather we should bang an offer into Saints for.Kyle Amor.

No.frills, no baggage, straight up and down reliable forward in the Carvell mode and.no risk whatsoever.

Saints fans have wanted rid of him for a couple of seasons due to thompson walmsley and lees' emergence.


He's a steady grinder, but he's not what we need (imo)

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 14, 2019 11:57 am  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

Saints fans have wanted rid of him for a couple of seasons due to thompson walmsley and lees' emergence.


He's a steady grinder, but he's not what we need (imo)

Totally agree, don't see the Carvell comparison that someone else mentioned either.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:17 pm  

I'd rather try Luther at prop than spend on Amor tbh and Amor isn't an up grade on Akuoala

We might get away with one big engine prop this season, but Hill and Cooper ate zoning in on the slow to recover injury age.
We should set things in place for 2 such like props over 2020.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:21 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

I'd rather try Luther at prop than spend on Amor tbh and Amor isn't an up grade on Akuoala

We might get away with one big engine prop this season, but Hill and Cooper ate zoning in on the slow to recover injury age.
We should set things in place for 2 such like props over 2020.

Thats just daft.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:29 pm  

DizzyHeights wrote:

Christian Welch wouldn’t be to bad for a prop.

He did his ACL, which ended his season. Opposite knee to the 2017 ACL injury he had. Don’t know when he’s due to return.

Parramatta were interested in him.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:30 pm  

Burrell is not going to be 'tough' enough to play at prop and I don't think he's going to have the knackers to play second row either. From being a back in union (mostly sub in his last season) to the pack in SL?? Highly doubt it will happen. His best chance, IMO, will be centre - if he gets to grips with the game his size and pace in the centre could be an asset. Think Burrell might be a gamble that doesn't come off but hope he proves me wrong.

No to Amor as well. The signing of this prop is massive and it needs to be a belter.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:37 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

I'd rather try Luther at prop than spend on Amor tbh and Amor isn't an up grade on Akuoala

Utter, utter, utter cobblers. Being big (for a back) doesn't make Luther a potential forward any more than me singing in the bath makes me Shirley Bassey.

And anyone who can do more than 15 minutes is an upgrade on Akuola. I'd swop J Clark or Akuola for Amor anytime and would give them both a piggyback up winwick road.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:38 pm  

morrisseyisawire wrote:

Utter, utter, utter cobblers. Being big (for a back) doesn't make Luther a potential forward any more than me singing in the bath makes me Shirley Bassey.

And anyone who can do more than 15 minutes is an upgrade on Akuola. I'd swop J Clark or Akuola for Amor anytime and would give them both a piggyback up winwick road.

Hear hear.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:41 pm  

I wasn't advocating Amor as the sole answer to our prop issues but he'd be an excellent additional foot soldier in the trenches.

If you think the answer will arrive with an antipodean accent, based on recent history brace yourselves for disappointment.