Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:49 pm  

I would hope rather than jump in for the scraps now, we wait until something better turns up. It always does...I think we signed Clifford in October?

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Sep 01, 2023 4:58 am  

Cooper Johns is the name i've heard last night.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Sep 01, 2023 5:42 am  

Raggytash wrote:

I would hope rather than jump in for the scraps now, we wait until something better turns up. It always does...I think we signed Clifford in October?

That can work, but can also leave you with Josh Reynolds are your only choice.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Sep 01, 2023 5:45 am  

RockNRolla wrote:

Cooper Johns is the name i've heard last night.

Would make sense, with his Hoy connections and the type if signing we are looking at.

If we get him and the 3 forwards, that looks decent overseas business, all 4 players have played first grade this year, you only have to look at who Warrington signed last night, never even had an NRL contract (that doesn't mean he won't be a good signing).

Need a 2/3 more domestic signings including a halfback and backrower now.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Sep 01, 2023 5:51 am  

RockNRolla wrote:

Cooper Johns is the name i've heard last night.

Not massively convinced by this, but doesn't look like we have many options.

He was in the Storm system for a while, you don't tend to end up there if you're a dud.

He started really well for Manly in preseason and the early part of the season.

Does he have the ability to run a team? I'm not sure, but he's always played with a more dominant half

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Sep 01, 2023 6:40 am  

Flip side is, I'd rather us take a punt on John's than Matt Frawley who's supposed to be off to Leeds

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Sep 01, 2023 6:50 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Would make sense, with his Hoy connections and the type if signing we are looking at.

If we get him and the 3 forwards, that looks decent overseas business, all 4 players have played first grade this year, you only have to look at who Warrington signed last night, never even had an NRL contract (that doesn't mean he won't be a good signing).

Need a 2/3 more domestic signings including a halfback and backrower now.

Agree Dave. Think he needs an extended run in charge of a team like Clifford did.
The knock on effect is that his dad and uncle are all over the media in Australia so would also raise the profile of the club over there.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Sep 01, 2023 6:57 am  

Got a mate who lives in Silsden, big Rhinos fan and pretty unbiased too, and he reckons Tindall is star quality, in the making. Bags of pace, great step and in his words "a smart player, always turns up where the ball is" . He said he and a few others wanted to keep him over Fuusitua , so we may well have signed a good one there. He was the signing I was least enthusiastic about but he could be a real find and a good replacement for Swift, after all.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Sep 01, 2023 7:41 am  

mwindass wrote:

Flip side is, I'd rather us take a punt on John's than Matt Frawley who's supposed to be off to Leeds

Watched all the highlights I can find on him and looks to have a good passing and kicking game, didn't really see much running, so could work well with Hoy/Trueman.

[Chris71]

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Sep 01, 2023 8:34 am  

RockNRolla wrote:

Agree Dave. Think he needs an extended run in charge of a team like Clifford did.
The knock on effect is that his dad and uncle are all over the media in Australia so would also raise the profile of the club over there.

I think an even bigger knock on effect if he does come to SL would be that he would be out of the shadow of his Dad & Uncle and wouldn't be subjected to comparisons etc. There'd be a lot less pressure on him over here and that would probably help him develop as a player in his own right.