: Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:37 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

Nope. I mean one quarter. Read the Saints press release - they are committed to bringing the kids (Eastmond) through. They only wanted Long for a transitional period where he gradually gives way to Eastmond. At most he would have started half a season, with Eastmond playing the other.

TBH I don't care what Saints would have done with him, Hull need a SH and have one. We have a good young lad at the club in Williams who needs someone to learn from and in Longy he is learning from the best.

Btw do you rate Eastmond as a SH, he looks more likea running 6 fro what I have seen of him. Who is the other young lad at Saints who can play 7, think he has been playing in the backs this season?

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:38 pm  

Fantastic signing for us. He and Horne should work very well together on papar but we really do need to sort out our tactics and gameplan for that partnership to work. Alot of people are talking about signing a new FB/6 but until Tony signs elsewhere we need to at least try very hard to sign him up.
We definately need a new centre. Whiting is doing very well but I would be much more comfortable if we had another centre there so that we have competition for places as I think that Yeaman is slacking in some games due to the fact he has no real competition for his place. I say that as I feel Agar is destroying Hall and I'm not sure he will recover.

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:38 pm  

Whiting wrote:

I did read it, but Eastmond is injured more then Dykes was last year!

Just a good job Arnold is just over half of Dykes' age then aint it.

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:39 pm  

Whiting wrote:

I read Tony wants to go back to the NRL.
Hopefully yes, i forgot about Byrne.
I don't want to see Lee Burnett Maloney Thackray or Whiting go though. Two year deals all round except Burnett and Maloney with perhaps 3 or 4

Tony did say that quite a while back, but it was in a programme this season that he wouldn't mind staying. The cynical part of me thinks that's because his injury record over the past 2 seasons will hamper his chances of a decent NRL contract. I'd personally prefer some new blood.

Wouldn't mind if Thackray left so much if we got someone like Lynch.

For me, a clearout would ideally (I know some have contracts so are not so easy to offload) include: Tony, Thorman, Cusack, G Horne, Thackray/King, maybe Moa.

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:39 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

TBH I don't care what Saints would have done with him, Hull need a SH and have one. We have a good young lad at the club in Williams who needs someone to learn from and in Longy he is learning from the best.

Btw do you rate Eastmond as a SH, he looks more likea running 6 fro what I have seen of him. Who is the other young lad at Saints who can play 7, think he has been playing in the backs this season?

wheeler??

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:40 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

TBH I don't care what Saints would have done with him, Hull need a SH and have one. We have a good young lad at the club in Williams who needs someone to learn from and in Longy he is learning from the best.

Btw do you rate Eastmond as a SH, he looks more likea running 6 fro what I have seen of him. Who is the other young lad at Saints who can play 7, think he has been playing in the backs this season?

Gary Wheeler?
He is a 5/8 is our Gary

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:40 pm  

The Key wrote:

Fantastic signing for us. He and Horne should work very well together on papar but we really do need to sort out our tactics and gameplan for that partnership to work. Alot of people are talking about signing a new FB/6 but until Tony signs elsewhere we need to at least try very hard to sign him up.
We definately need a new centre. Whiting is doing very well but I would be much more comfortable if we had another centre there so that we have competition for places as I think that Yeaman is slacking in some games due to the fact he has no real competition for his place. I say that as I feel Agar is destroying Hall and I'm not sure he will recover.

Could not disagree with you more on that point. Yeaman is having a great season, particularly in defence. Your point is good about a centre though and I for one would love to see Whiting at 13.

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:40 pm  

Sean is a very good signing he will boss the referees around as he does at Saints. He niggles at refs all through the game which gets them a lot more penalties. His skill factor is better then most, worried about his age though. He will be our backs captain and Fitzy will be our Forward Captain.

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:40 pm  

wasn't Saints interested in Dobson for next year?

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:41 pm  

downtheante wrote:

I don't think Agar has a beef with Hall. I think Hall needed time to recover his confidence after playing so poorly when he helped us out at Full back. I'm hoping we'll see him again soon at centre.

I hope so. It just seems odd that he's the only player who seems to get dropped for playing reasons.