Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:41 am  

Really wouldn't want Lewis.

If Clifford left I could see us moving Hoy into the halves and making Litten our main number 1

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:44 am  

I'd have Lewis, but can't see it happening, more likely they would look to release Abdul if this Aussie stays, who will be on good money and is always injured.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:19 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Need to keep an eye on how the new Rovers signing does.

Although I did read from a big Rovers fan that we were in for Lewis.

Of course you did Dave!

[Chris71]

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:22 am  

If the pull to go home is too great for Clifford then we sadly can't compete with that however I'm hopeful that as he's enjoying his rugby here at present he stays knowing he is the starting half and he is an integral part and prefers that to going back home to be a back up not playing much first grade again. I'd hope he'd back himself and stay at Hull until end of 2024, continuing to improve to nail a contract back in the NRL as a starting half for 2025.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:23 am  

Think these stories get leaked to prepare us.

Will he be happy going from running a team to a squad player?
Depends how desperate he is to go home.

Can’t see us replacing him with the same quality. Maybe Hoy / Trueman in the halves, quota place on another forward?

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:25 am  

Lets be honest, HDM haven't run this story because they think he is going, it is as a reaction to the 'gossip' in one of the Aussie papers today. Easy content

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:27 am  

It'd be helpful knowing the outcome of the TV negotiations for next year, a new deal with more money would help us know how much we can offer Clifford (and others)

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:33 am  

Hopefully the role he has with us plus more money and that his wife's sister is here living with them on a 2 year working visa will see him stay.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:36 am  

mwindass wrote:

Could be a complete coincidence as he'll be good mates with Tex Hoy, but Jack Johns has started following the club on Instagram

Noticed that Lee from Heritage Cars is following him on Instagram.
He started following both Hoy and Clifford before they were announced last year.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Jul 06, 2023 12:07 pm  

The question is how much are the club prepared to pay Cliff. The bloke who did Clifford’s car finance obviously sees players wages. Cliff is around 200k (Mitch is only 24k lol).

That has him as our highest earner I reckon and it works out at around $380,000. I know half backs get paid a premium but not sure how much more he would earn as a squad player over there