Re: Breaking News... : Mon Nov 21, 2016 6:10 pm  

Largeparts wrote:

Melbourne has its share of lousy weather too !

Did we get him on a two year deal ? Is there an extension clause ? He's someone who I'd be happy to see tied to a long deal. But if he only decided to see his existing deal out and return to the NRL he'd go with my thanks & very best wishes. But that's a long way off yet, we've got plenty of bosh to look forward to first.

ooc at the end of 2018

Re: Breaking News... : Mon Nov 21, 2016 6:42 pm  

Think Wire will be after Williams from Wigan myself.
I'm sure the club are looking at getting Sneyd signed up. We've been good for him as well.

Re: Breaking News... : Mon Nov 21, 2016 7:28 pm  

Faithful One wrote:

Anyone got a tracker on Manu?

He was in St Stephens on Friday pushing his child in a buggy

Re: Breaking News... : Mon Nov 21, 2016 9:20 pm  

DGM wrote:

Cas - Gale, Roberts,
Catalans - Walsh, Myler
Hudds - Brough, Gaskell
Hull - Sneyd, Kelly
Leeds - McGuire, Sutcliffe/Burrow/Lilley?
Leigh - Ridyard, Drinkwater
Saints - Fages, Smith
Salford - Lui, Dobson
Wakefield - Williams, Miller
Warry - Gidley, Patton
Widnes - Brown, Mellor
Wigan - Leuluai, Williams

i would have us in the top 3 of those with cas and wigan, though leuluai will be injured for a while won't he?

Re: Breaking News... : Mon Nov 21, 2016 9:27 pm  

the artist wrote:

i would have us in the top 3 of those with cas and wigan, though leuluai will be injured for a while won't he?

Probably be Chase and Gale for Cas, Roberts might play full back

Re: Breaking News... : Mon Nov 21, 2016 9:37 pm  

DGM wrote:

Cas - Gale, Roberts,
Catalans - Walsh, Myler
Hudds - Brough, Gaskell
Hull - Sneyd, Kelly
Leeds - McGuire, Sutcliffe/Burrow/Lilley?
Leigh - Ridyard, Drinkwater
Saints - Fages, Smith
Salford - Lui, Dobson
Wakefield - Williams, Miller
Warry - Gidley, Patton
Widnes - Brown, Mellor
Wigan - Leuluai, Williams

Interesting list, that, thank you. As other have said, Cas, with Chase in reserve, probably the best, but not really a solid standout. Leuluai needed surgery on a jaw fracture I think, so might impact his pre season.

Re: Breaking News... : Mon Nov 21, 2016 9:42 pm  

the artist wrote:

i would have us in the top 3 of those with cas and wigan, though leuluai will be injured for a while won't he?

I scribbled them down pretty quickly, not sure on the extent of his injury. Maybe Tomkins to drop into the halves and Escare/Tierney at FB? Or Shorrocks, as he got some game time and did alright last year.

I completely forgot about Chase at Cas as Wilde pointed out .

But yeh, providing 2015 Kelly turns up, it's a decent pairing.

Re: Breaking News... : Mon Nov 21, 2016 9:48 pm  

Leuluai broke his jaw in 2 places in one of the internationals, so will probably be fit for the start of the season.

Re: Breaking News... : Mon Nov 21, 2016 10:16 pm  

Wilde 3 wrote:

Probably be Chase and Gale for Cas, Roberts might play full back

Hardaker will play FB, reckons Roberts will play hooker off the bench.

On paper they look a real danger, Solomona will be a loss, but have Shenton back.

Re: Breaking News... : Mon Nov 21, 2016 10:26 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Hardaker will play FB, reckons Roberts will play hooker off the bench.

On paper they look a real danger, Solomona will be a loss, but have Shenton back.

Hooker they've got Milner and McShane. I reckon we'll see Hardaker in the centres with Shenton, as Powell prefers a FB that can pass a ball. Some great options at Cas though, pity they're losing Solomona, but I think I'd have scored at least 20 on that wing given the great service he got