Re: Recruitment and retention : Tue May 30, 2017 6:30 pm  

Wilde 3 wrote:

Ince at Widnes looks a good prospect too - very quick.

However, Rawsthorne, Naughton, Talanoa, Folau as the wingers doesnt look too bad. If we an create, they look like wingers who can finish. I wonder if Folau is being lined up to play centre though, with perhaps Griffin being released

Personally think the club will try to move Griffin on.
Connor and Tuimavave are the clubs best starting centres at the moment but we are short of a big fast class centre,and a second row and prop that can provide some impact.
Any of the wings mentioned will score tries with a good centre.

Re: Recruitment and retention : Tue May 30, 2017 7:19 pm  

cant see griffin going anywhere, looks as though folau rumour is picking up a pace seems a lot of people think its a done deal

Re: Recruitment and retention : Tue May 30, 2017 8:17 pm  

Maybe falou is available now and fonua is on his way?

Re: Recruitment and retention : Tue May 30, 2017 8:41 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

Maybe falou is available now and fonua is on his way?

Thats the rumour on the Wests forum about fonua going in June. I would imagine that folau may be on less money and would allow us space on the cap for Hadley?

Re: Recruitment and retention : Fri Jun 02, 2017 8:41 am  

Folau unlikely to get a visa as rules have tightened - he needs to have played 50% of games for club or nation in the last 2 years.

Re: Recruitment and retention : Fri Jun 02, 2017 9:30 am  

ccs wrote:

Folau unlikely to get a visa as rules have tightened - he needs to have played 50% of games for club or nation in the last 2 years.

How do players like Heffernan get Visa's?

Re: Recruitment and retention : Fri Jun 02, 2017 9:37 am  

Dave K. wrote:

How do players like Heffernan get Visa's?

Eligible for Malta who are in the EU.

Re: Recruitment and retention : Fri Jun 02, 2017 10:25 am  

ccs wrote:

Folau unlikely to get a visa as rules have tightened - he needs to have played 50% of games for club or nation in the last 2 years.

It will drastically reduce the quality of players coming over, the ones who have fit the criteria will be able to earn far more in Aus unless they're in the twilight of there careers whereas someone like say Michael Dobson wouldn't get in.

Re: Recruitment and retention : Fri Jun 02, 2017 10:40 am  

Minichello signed new one year deal

Re: Recruitment and retention : Fri Jun 02, 2017 10:48 am  

Ellam wrote:

Minichello signed new one year deal

No brainer, plays with 100% effort, runs hard and his fitness record is outstanding, plays too many minutes to be fully effective IMO, but with our current injuries there is maybe no choice,