: Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:07 am
LeedsPokerGuru wrote:
Was never thrilled about the signing. Now it's off I bet all the rhinos yes men suddenly go off him or realise we never needed him.
GH could use the spare cap space to offer a few players bumper salaires paying them some of next years wages this year thus freeing up even more space next year. Has been a while since we opened the cheque book and signed a long term jigsaw piece(gaz ellis) who knows???
But he wasn't in terms of squad strength just
one signing.
I think people need to learn a bit more about the
modern game rathern than just the game.
Leeds through Bluey and Hetherington made a big thing start of season about how we are working on quality in the squad this year rather than quantity, and that players will adapt to various postitions.
They further pointed out on signing Eastwood, that he had played Stand Off, Loose, and Second row for Brisbane last season, and that he could play centre and prop. They identified this signing as key because of his versatility and the need to play various positions.
Who in our current squad gives us the variety that Eastwood would have? only JJB comes close, and we already had him anyway.
This will be a huge loss to the plans of the club. Might not disrupt us to the competition on offer, only time will tell, but he is certainly a set back to Blueys plans.
You yourself say we need a centre, I personally think we are short at prop, others will point out somewhere else. Players who can play equally well in various positions can be invaluable, and worth two players on the rosta straight away.