Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Thu Dec 12, 2019 7:38 pm  

If they can’t get round having Leutele as a marquee player and it meant they missed out on a top class playmaker, I bet they don’t half regret that move. I don’t know a great deal about the guy but I don’t recall him terrorising teams last year, not to the degree a marquee superleague player should do when playing in the championship at least. In the fleeting glimpses of him in the NRL he didn’t seem anything overly special either.

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Thu Dec 12, 2019 10:58 pm  

Last Son of Wigan wrote:

Ricky Leutele
SBW

If you scroll up you'll see it in the discussions bud.

Darcy Lussick was one of their marquee players last season along with Ricky Leutele. I haven't heard anything but I presume that Lussick's not on Marquee money in 2020.

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:25 pm  

Shifty Cat wrote:

Darcy Lussick was one of their marquee players last season along with Ricky Leutele. I haven't heard anything but I presume that Lussick's not on Marquee money in 2020.

I also don't think they can register SBW as a union convert as he's been previously registered with a RL club.

[Pemps]

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:29 pm  

Last Son of Wigan wrote:

I also don't think they can register SBW as a union convert as he's been previously registered with a RL club.

I was under the i impression that there was some timeframe involved in that. As in, if he's not played league for X years, he'd be counted as a union convert.

I may be wrong though.

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Fri Dec 13, 2019 1:18 pm  

Pemps wrote:

I was under the i impression that there was some timeframe involved in that. As in, if he's not played league for X years, he'd be counted as a union convert.

I may be wrong though.

Possibly. I'm not sure how it works.

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Fri Dec 13, 2019 1:48 pm  

Lam in the Post today saying he's expected at training on 3rd Jan.

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Fri Dec 13, 2019 3:30 pm  

apollosghost wrote:

Lam in the Post today saying he's expected at training on 3rd Jan.

Changes nothing, this needs to come from the player.

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Fri Dec 13, 2019 4:07 pm  

Aye, said he last spoke to him during the GB tour. I know the guys on his jollies like but a text message wouldn’t hurt. It feels like if we play hard ball he’ll have to come (but we’re hardly famed for that) but if we roll over I could see either Toronto or Salford finding a way of getting in through their door. Him coming back on the 3rd Jan already feels like we’re making special allowances for him to keep him happy. I’ve no problem with that ‘if’ he keeps his end of the bargain.

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Fri Dec 13, 2019 4:30 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Aye, said he last spoke to him during the GB tour. I know the guys on his jollies like but a text message wouldn’t hurt. It feels like if we play hard ball he’ll have to come (but we’re hardly famed for that) but if we roll over I could see either Toronto or Salford finding a way of getting in through their door. Him coming back on the 3rd Jan already feels like we’re making special allowances for him to keep him happy. I’ve no problem with that ‘if’ he keeps his end of the bargain.

I suspect the plan is that he flies over between Christmas and New year, with his first day being the 3rd. Which ties in with club saying they expect to see him later this month, and his first day of training being the 3rd Jan.

Re: Jackson Hastings-U turn... : Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:15 pm  

Sweaty Betty's wrote:

Highest paid centre in RL last season!

shows how garbage their recruitment is then