Re: Recruitment 2020 : Wed May 08, 2019 8:11 pm  

Riderofthepalehorse wrote:

I’d have him back over any available prop though , including NRL and super league props. Wattsy has kicked on with Cas and dare I say, looks an even better player, we still don’t know the facts of his release.

Imagine how rovers must feel when Tag Watts, and Josh Hodgson keep leading their respective teams.

To be fair Watts was a good player but off the field was a bit of a car crash ( no pun intended) so it was always going to come to an end and Hull reaped the benefits Taylor always wanted to play for Hull and we did get a good fee and Hodgson gave us 5 great seasons and was always going on to bigger things

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Wed May 08, 2019 8:33 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

To be fair Watts was a good player but off the field was a bit of a car crash ( no pun intended) so it was always going to come to an end and Hull reaped the benefits Taylor always wanted to play for Hull and we did get a good fee and Hodgson gave us 5 great seasons and was always going on to bigger things

All of them are better players now Frankie.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Wed May 08, 2019 9:47 pm  

Can remember we showed interest in him when he was a Roosters junior.
Didn’t him and one of the Burgess twins used to battle each other in reserve grade? Maybe I’m thinking of Dylan Napa.
Probably as good as you’re going to get from the NRL nowadays. Would add size and help Tag out.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 09, 2019 5:54 am  

Evans looks an astute signing. Maybe a bit dumb to really cement himself in the NRL, but tough enough for SL. As good as you'll get without paying marquee money/pension these days.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 09, 2019 3:37 pm  

Riderofthepalehorse wrote:

All of them are better players now Frankie.

Well yeah obviously Watts and Taylor where relatively young when they left us so are going to be better now and Hodgson has had 3 NRL seasons

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 09, 2019 5:02 pm  

Let's hope we learn from the mistakes of last year and don't start renewing contracts of players based on a few half decent performances. We definitely need some more size in the front and back rows

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Fri May 10, 2019 9:16 pm  

Adam Pearson wrote:

We are working hard behind the scenes to add to the squad for next season with some key signings to come. At the time of writing this we have deals agreed with three players and some further exciting conversations are ongoing.

We have signed marquee level players in the past and we aren’t afraid to do it again if the right player is available that fits our club and our plans for the future.

Marquee recruits are a balancing act as we have to be careful to maintain the culture we have worked hard to build at the club.

The wrong marquee player can damage the dressing room and sometimes top players in various positions are better than all the focus on just one.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Fri May 10, 2019 9:18 pm  

logan, hadley and paea are probably the 3

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Fri May 10, 2019 9:18 pm  

Deals agreed, but not signed? Anything could happen.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Fri May 10, 2019 9:33 pm  

Hopefully we sign ratu to a longer contract