Re: Rumours : Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:41 am  

Re: Rumours : Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:49 am  

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

Trent Hodkingson linked in todays LE. Would be a very good signing.

Don't really follow the NRL, so can't really comment on how good he would be. Are we confident a half that can't get in to the worst club in the NRL over there can come over and be one of the best halves on the comp over here?

Re: Rumours : Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:52 am  

sir adrian morley wrote:

i know its not a rumour but would love to see chris chester here as coach ben jones bishop as a winger instead of the 2 we are lumbered with and the big lad wakey have fifitta..

really did you not see lineman v Leigh he scored given the opportunity not his fault that he does not have many opportunities created for him!! or do you just want a fast winger and not to fussed on his try scoring ability. Chester I would not mind but am happy with the current lot on the wings

Re: Rumours : Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:54 am  

Alffi_7 wrote:

Don't really follow the NRL, so can't really comment on how good he would be. Are we confident a half that can't get in to the worst club in the NRL over there can come over and be one of the best halves on the comp over here?

Recently played State of Origin. Got to be a massive improvement on anything we have at present. He qualifies to play for England so i wonder whether they can get him off the Quota?

Re: Rumours : Mon Jul 10, 2017 9:36 am  

We really are setting our sights high...has the club already resigned itself to being in the Championship next season ?

Re: Rumours : Mon Jul 10, 2017 10:20 am  

Alffi_7 wrote:

Don't really follow the NRL, so can't really comment on how good he would be. Are we confident a half that can't get in to the worst club in the NRL over there can come over and be one of the best halves on the comp over here?

Yes. He'd be a fantastic addition. You only have to look at the likes of Albert Kelly and Luke Walsh who were released from their NRL clubs and came over here. Even the average NRL halfbacks look very good over here.

Hodkinson is a lot better than them two though and he's a fantastic goal kicker. Would direct us around the park. I think he'd be fantastic over here.

Re: Rumours : Mon Jul 10, 2017 11:54 am  

ninearches wrote:

We really are setting our sights high...has the club already resigned itself to being in the Championship next season ?

Maybe we've been scouting Championship teams because, ya'know..we're going to be playing these teams.

Seems like the article is speculating about things not there. We already recruit from the Championship, (Hi Matty Blythe)..

Re: Rumours : Mon Jul 10, 2017 12:09 pm  

Didn't Joey Johns come over for the 3 games after Newcastle finished bottom of the table that year.

Re: Rumours : Mon Jul 10, 2017 12:32 pm  

Or maybe the club are looking for hidden gems...heaven forbid the club should do that, you know, in a salary capped sport...

Re: Rumours : Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:20 pm  

I wouldn't say Hodkinson would do well over here, there's a reason he's not making the team. He's had a BIG loss in form which coincides with his knees being absolutely Goosed, he's not a fast halfback anyway and has lost loads of pace. He might be ok over here but I wouldn't say he would do anything better than what Gidley has done for us.