Re: Rumours thread : Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:22 pm  

Butcher wrote:

Cas have signed Daejarn Asi to partner alongside Rowan Milnes or Danny Richardson

Richardson has failed to develop his potential - but Saints probably wouldn’t have let him go if they didn’t suspect this would happen. Don’t know much about Milnes. So Asi best be good as they look pretty weak in the halves, certainly no stronger than us imo.

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:39 pm  

Agreed. I’d put good money on Cas finishing bottom next year - their squad’s garbage and I can’t see them improving it much. Asi is their glimmer of hope - he’s a big lad with good feet but needs a very good organiser with him. Zac Cini probably the worst player I’ve ever seen play NRL (two or three games I think?)

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Oct 04, 2024 9:43 pm  

Asi is a decent player... Certainly upper SL standard... Put in some good end of season performances for Parra

Don't know if that will be good enough to break Cas' current mediocrity .. But until we start to show some consistent SL form next year... I won't throw any stones (they hurt when they get thrown back)

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Re: Rumours thread : Fri Oct 04, 2024 9:48 pm  

I agree.
I'd rather stay under the radar and surprise teams rather than bigging ourselves up.

Cas finished the season well. They are used to SL standard and we are not.

Re: Rumours thread : Sat Oct 05, 2024 7:07 am  

No easy games next season to ease ourselves into the league , everyone n their dog will want a piece of us and take the points . Going to be a torrid few games to get up to speed I suspect, let’s hope the fixture list is kind .

Re: Rumours thread : Sat Oct 05, 2024 8:02 am  

Seen Storton a few times now and he will be a good signing for us on the left edge. Does seem to be spelled a bit so I suspect we may carry someone like Vagana/Scott on the bench to come on for him or vice versa.

Happy with our second row options in Storton, Niketemo, Scott, Mckmeeken and Vagana if needed.

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Re: Rumours thread : Sat Oct 05, 2024 8:21 am  

I think Scott will be starting right centre

Storton got through some work early on before swapping with Kelepi. I'm not sure if they spell Storton for Storton or Tanginoa.
He also plays right which is handy.

I imagine he and Niketemo will start with Vagana on the bench but it would be nice to have Batch back on yesterday's showing.

Re: Rumours thread : Sat Oct 05, 2024 8:43 am  

PopTart wrote:

I imagine he and Niketemo will start with Vagana on the bench but it would be nice to have Batch back on yesterday's showing.

What gives you the impression Batchelor wants to leave HKR? I certainly dont see anything other than a guy whose loving it in east hull moreso than during his time here.

Re: Rumours thread : Sat Oct 05, 2024 9:03 am  

I don’t think PT’s saying Batch is coming back, so much as it would be nice to have him back.

On the above, I’m not bigging us up so much as predicting league finishing places. I’m not bigging Wigan up by saying they’ll finish top again. And I’m not slagging Cas off by saying they’ll finish bottom. It’s quite easy to spot trends on which clubs will rise and fall, with the odd surprise here and there.

Re: Rumours thread : Sat Oct 05, 2024 9:59 am  

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote:

What gives you the impression Batchelor wants to leave HKR? I certainly dont see anything other than a guy whose loving it in east hull moreso than during his time here.

I'd love to see Batchelor come back, but can't see it just yet.

I'm sure that the main reason he wanted to go leave, was to win silverware. As much as they are building, they haven't won anything yet. However, we are also building, but in the early stages. We are a totally different club now, on and off the pitch. Some say the recovery areas for the players is only bettered by the likes of Wigan. That in itself, could be a selling point for potential incoming players.

I think Storton will start for us, personally, he's a grafting second rower, with Seth, the other. For his utility value, Griffin included, I can see Scott and Griffin, maybe taking up a bench spot.

Also, at only 20, is Seth going to play every week.

Nice to have the options