Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Wed Jan 15, 2020 3:43 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

Not sure we should be using another quota spot on a front rower as we already have Prior.

I think we are missing a top quality winger now. Handley is just ok. Briscoe is at the fag end of his career now and seen much better days.

On Briscoe - he wasn't in the team photoshoot yesterday!

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Wed Jan 15, 2020 6:10 pm  

that was odd. he was there sunday I seem to think

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Wed Jan 15, 2020 6:10 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

Not sure we should be using another quota spot on a front rower as we already have Prior.

I think we are missing a top quality winger now. Handley is just ok. Briscoe is at the fag end of his career now and seen much better days.

Personally don't think we should be going for another winger this season and can't see us doing so either, we signed Evans for a reason to cover winger while T.Briscoe recovers and L.Briscoe is also a back up winger so this season we have 4 wingers. Let's see what T.Briscoe is like coming back from injury then go for a quality winger if nobody in academy is ready to step up. We are still light in front row with only Seumanufagai, Prior, Cuthbertson( surely it's his last season), Oldezki and Crosby( under a injury cloud ) who are ready to be in 17 each week if any of them suffer a long term injury will be stuck with using Donaldson at prop again and be even lighter and not able to make yards and win rocks in games, I hope we are in for Latu could be really good for us.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:45 pm  

Perhaps the club have irons in the fire with regards to our Wingers moving forward and hence why we currently are well short of quality out wide and also why we signed Evans on loan for this season as cover?

I wouldn't be surprised to see Ryan Hall back at the club,If only for a season or 2 after his Aussie experience has concluded

I also wouldn't be surprised if another play is not made for Tom Johnstone (When he returns from injury) despite him currently being under contract at Wakey.
I was told that we tempted Wakey with a very good offer prior to him signing his new improved contract but that they resisted on that occasion

These 2 would IMO be a massive upgrade on what we currently have (IF both were fully fit)

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:38 pm  

I can see Hall coming back for 1 more season with Leeds after this year in Oz and maybe retire in a Leeds Jersey.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:57 pm  

Jrrhino wrote:

Personally don't think we should be going for another winger this season and can't see us doing so either, we signed Evans for a reason to cover winger while T.Briscoe recovers and L.Briscoe is also a back up winger so this season we have 4 wingers. Let's see what T.Briscoe is like coming back from injury then go for a quality winger if nobody in academy is ready to step up. We are still light in front row with only Seumanufagai, Prior, Cuthbertson( surely it's his last season), Oldezki and Crosby( under a injury cloud ) who are ready to be in 17 each week if any of them suffer a long term injury will be stuck with using Donaldson at prop again and be even lighter and not able to make yards and win rocks in games, I hope we are in for Latu could be really good for us.

Don't watch much NRL is Latu any good?

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:06 pm  

He was a very good prop for Penrith between 2015-17 and played for Tonga as well, he went to Titans for 2018 and 2019 but struggled for form but so has every player for them over the last 3 or 4 seasons he only managed 9 appearances for them in two seasons but that due to him falling out of favour with the Titans coaches.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:33 pm  

We have two very good starting props. Mick looks good pre season cuthbo solid and when we have injuries we have Cosby, muzzy and holroyd. I think of injury strikes we are weaker in the back row now Not sure we need to be spending big money on another prop. I must admit not been a big fan of of cam smith but have been impressed in pre season.

For me we need a quality winger if I was going to be spending money

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Fri Jan 17, 2020 2:39 pm  

Luke Briscoe is in the Fev squad for the pre-season game at Hull KR. Whether this means Leeds are going with Newman on the wing, or whether they just want Luke to have a run-out from a fitness point of view, who knows.

Tom Holroyd & Muizz Mustapha are also in the Fev squad (even though Holroyd is also in the Leeds squad) as are O'Connor and Broadbent. Corey Johnson isn't. That might shed some more light on imminent moves to Bradford, but then again it might not!

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Fri Jan 17, 2020 4:15 pm  

The Phantom Horseman wrote:

Luke Briscoe is in the Fev squad for the pre-season game at Hull KR. Whether this means Leeds are going with Newman on the wing, or whether they just want Luke to have a run-out from a fitness point of view, who knows.

Tom Holroyd & Muizz Mustapha are also in the Fev squad (even though Holroyd is also in the Leeds squad) as are O'Connor and Broadbent. Corey Johnson isn't. That might shed some more light on imminent moves to Bradford, but then again it might not!

Corey is injured.