Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Aug 14, 2023 2:41 pm  

Very pleased with the Ese'ese signing, we have enough work rate middles so going big with both Pele & Ese'ese who are very much ball carrying disruptors is 100% the right way to go.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Aug 14, 2023 2:50 pm  

Very good player and the fact that he plays regular in the NRL and is at a good age shows how good a recruit is.

Just worry about the balance, seem to be heavy on props, including 3 quota props, leaving us light in the backrow.

Ashworth is a gamble as hardly played there.

Rather have Allick than Blore as he looks and sounds like a Willie Manu type player.

Need another backrower, would love Mcmeeken, but also happy with Bentley which seems to hard gone quiet.

Be intresting where they use the last quota spot, half or hooker.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:05 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Very good player and the fact that he plays regular in the NRL and is at a good age shows how good a recruit is.

Just worry about the balance, seem to be heavy on props, including 3 quota props, leaving us light in the backrow.

Ashworth is a gamble as hardly played there.

Rather have Allick than Blore as he looks and sounds like a Willie Manu type player.

Need another backrower, would love Mcmeeken, but also happy with Bentley which seems to hard gone quiet.

Be intresting where they use the last quota spot, half or hooker.

Agree with all this, I think Danny Houghton form suggests we good halfback. Wonder if we’re looking at a half that can play Hooker as well like Connor Watson.

Would give us Fluidity between 1,7 & 9 depending on injuries/form

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:06 pm  

Hoy to cover half back as well, now we have Litten?

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:09 pm  

Irregular Hoops wrote:

Hoy to cover half back as well, now we have Litten?

If Smith think Hoy and Trueman could work then so be it, if we could sign a hooker who could also play halfback, that's also a bonus. Definitely need some halfback cover, as McNamara not good enough, unless Smith think Harman would be ready to play a few games next year.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:12 pm  

they should ask herman to try persuade his team mate kodi nikorima to come over with him.just hope we get a specialist 7.hoy and trueman is a no no for me.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:12 pm  

they should ask herman to try persuade his team mate kodi nikorima to come over with him.just hope we get a specialist 7.hoy and trueman is a no no for me.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:13 pm  

Alick and Bentley for the back row I would be happy with

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:17 pm  

Another good signing. I would think Smith has his eyes on a good SR to. Things falling into place .Not to bad for a club that's skint according to some

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:22 pm  

I think 7 is more important than 9, probably easier to sign a domestic SL quality hooker than a 7 and you also have Houghton, who has a new lease of life under Smith.