Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Aug 30, 2023 11:07 am  

Steve0 wrote:

Hoy and Trueman are too similar to be playing together in the halves, both runners rather than organisers.

We need an organising 7 who is a leader too

as I feel with losing Clifford and potentially Houghton and Taylor, we're losing a lot of our talkers on the pitch

Totally agree.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Aug 30, 2023 11:13 am  

I've a feeling both Taylor and Houghton might sign up for another year .

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Aug 30, 2023 11:32 am  

[quote="Greavsie"]

I've not heard anything mate. Just that a fullback is lined up.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Aug 30, 2023 11:49 am  

I would have taken Hutchison, always looks a good organiser when he plays , he's big for a half, tackles well and always looks like he belongs in the Roosters' team, so I think he'll get a seat in NRL, at Wests or Cantebury, both of whom aren't strong in the halves, especially Wests, who are losing Brooks. wonder if the fullback is Douehi? He's been out injured and won't be replacing Jahream Bula, who has been a revelation since he debuted earlier this year. He can play 6 as well and he'd go well in SL.
Wonder if Grix can unearth a championship gem, like we did Danny Brough,

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Aug 30, 2023 12:15 pm  

Hutchison creates nothing and is slow, massive downgrade on Clifford.

The fullback story makes no sense at all and is concerning, think the thought process could change if Trumam misses a big part of the season, can't afford a start like last season.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Aug 30, 2023 12:51 pm  

Just on the full back/half back debate. Dan Tomlinson is very confident it's a half were chasing and not a full back.

Could just be Clarke playing the rumours game.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Aug 30, 2023 1:16 pm  

Has to be, just doesn't make sense, let's say we sign a fullback, a good one, would be at least two years, would Litten play back up for two more years, think he would be ok doing another year, but signing a quota fullback would possible mean we lose him.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Aug 30, 2023 2:50 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Hutchison creates nothing and is slow, massive downgrade on Clifford.

The fullback story makes no sense at all and is concerning, think the thought process could change if Trumam misses a big part of the season, can't afford a start like last season.

its usually a 12 month job by the time the player is back on the field and several games under their belt so you could say its a season out of the game especially if we dont make the six once again

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Aug 30, 2023 2:54 pm  

mwindass wrote:

Just on the full back/half back debate. Dan Tomlinson is very confident it's a half were chasing and not a full back.

Could just be Clarke playing the rumours game.

or as you say running out of credible options in Australia for a halfback
Do get a feeling that Grix has brought in a couple of Championship players

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Aug 30, 2023 3:14 pm  

bonaire wrote:

its usually a 12 month job by the time the player is back on the field and several games under their belt so you could say its a season out of the game especially if we dont make the six once again

McIntosh got his injury end of June 2021 and made his debut for Hull in Feb 2022. Griffin was similar, did his achilles the same month and was back for the start of the season.

Carlos was out from June 2022 to March this year.

I would imagine Trueman could be back maybe April.