Re: New batch of Aussies due : Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:23 pm  

Out of those listed Frostie think Thacks, Raynor (though a pending court case), Stosic and White would be the only one's available / worth going for!

Can't see Fauimuina coming back to SL again, and he has some real issues! Byrne & Rauhihi retired. Marlon Alker, Hudds lads and Gravees unlikley to be better quality then Welsh lads on boad and also be alot more expensive! Think the French lads are staying in France as there domestic gae certainly seems to be growing better now!

White not great but versatile and knows the league, Martin is a good solid SL Centre, Raynor is pure quality, but question marks on his release surely! Ans Stosic could be great could be avaerage but at this late stage certainly worth a punt! Thackery, well you know what you get and would add spice to any SL pack! With Younquest they'd all be good additions to a squad no doubt about that!

Re: New batch of Aussies due : Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:25 am  

Hatfield tiger wrote:

I thought the whole point of the welsh franchise was develope the pool of welsh players. You are a development team and therefore so long as the welsh talent pool is being developed do you need to be hugely competitive?

What was last years team then. It was not competitive and it was not full of welsh players

6 players with a history of having the wrong visa,s

Re: New batch of Aussies due : Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:47 pm  

Frosties. wrote:

Gateshead Thunder full-back Nick Youngquest.

His full name is Nick F-ing Youngquest. From LER to SL in two years ...

What's happened to all the Welsh players?

Re: New batch of Aussies due : Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:58 pm  

Youngquest played for Gateshead last year. Looked bloody awful when he played at Fev!! Didn't rate him even at that level.

Re: New batch of Aussies due : Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:23 pm  

He had 2 decent games against us last year , although he does seem to have a bit of an ' attitude '

Re: New batch of Aussies due : Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:59 pm  

Played well against us as well, though didn't look like playing below his level at all.

Re: New batch of Aussies due : Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:54 pm  

Frosties. wrote:

Thackray, Bryne, Raynor (HULL), Martin, Stosic, Petersen (WAKEFIELD), Rauhihi (WARRINGTON), Stacul, Bentley (CATALANS), Fuimina (CASTLEFORD), Alker, White (SALFORD), Walsh, Lawson (HUDDERSFIELD), Graves (HARLEQUINS) are the only released players in super league left.

However, Sporting Life mentioned a few week back when you found out that Michael Witt had signed that also thought to have signed Tony Martin and Gateshead Thunder full-back Nick Youngquest.

I think the fuzz would love to know where he is, as he is currently on the run and will never come back to this country as he is facing a stretch.

Re: New batch of Aussies due : Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:19 pm  

People are saying having celtic in superleague is good for the welsh game then they fill their squad with aussies no-one else wants!!! its disgraceful and you should be kicked out of superleague

Re: New batch of Aussies due : Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:16 pm  

watched him on a number of times seems a really good player in my opinion, him and winterstein seem good aqusitions (spelling not sure lol) could see raynor,stosic and white maybe thackary joining them down there alker is he not the assistant at salford now?

Re: New batch of Aussies due : Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:51 pm  

I guess it is better if they fill the side with second rate GB players than second rate Ozzies. Still, I'd rather see them play some Welsh academy players, even if it means they lose as many games as last year.