Re: TRIAL | Wellington Albert : Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:50 pm  

RHINO-MARK wrote:

You shouldnt spend SC space for the sake of it either.
The facts are the kids are "Good enough" & we have too many ordinary players in the squad already.
As for Holroyd not being capable of big minutes how do you know he's been around the 1st team all of 5 minutes & not once looked out of place.

Actually I think when people see more of Holroyd they’ll be surprised at his engine. If anything he probably needs to try less hard and conserve his fuel a bit because for 120kg he flies around.

If he can focus his energy into those explosive moments he’s capable of he’ll be a handful even for grown men.

Re: TRIAL | Wellington Albert : Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:15 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

Actually I think when people see more of Holroyd they’ll be surprised at his engine. If anything he probably needs to try less hard and conserve his fuel a bit because for 120kg he flies around.

If he can focus his energy into those explosive moments he’s capable of he’ll be a handful even for grown men.

I know mate ive watched him for the last 3 years another major plus imo is that he's as destructive in the 70th minute as he is in the 1st.

Re: TRIAL | Wellington Albert : Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:35 pm  

Has anyone got a clue where Crosby is? The club say nothing much about long term injuries. We gave the guy a contract on the back of a decent end to last season; since then - he has disappeared in to the ether.

[Frosties.]

Re: TRIAL | Wellington Albert : Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:44 pm  

Menston Rhino wrote:

Has anyone got a clue where Crosby is? The club say nothing much about long term injuries. We gave the guy a contract on the back of a decent end to last season; since then - he has disappeared in to the ether.

He’s due back end of April

Re: TRIAL | Wellington Albert : Fri Mar 29, 2019 8:39 pm  

Frosties. wrote:

He’s due back end of April

He was under the south stand last night acing an interview and he said he’s 99% certain he’ll get the green light on Monday to go back to full impact training. I think he said he’s aiming for earlier than the end of April but I think the end of is more realistic.

Re: TRIAL | Wellington Albert : Tue Apr 02, 2019 3:04 pm  

Wellington Albert could make his debut V HKR on Thursday night. Possibly signing a short term deal.

Re: TRIAL | Wellington Albert : Tue Apr 02, 2019 3:45 pm  

Rhinoshaund III wrote:

Wellington Albert could make his debut V HKR on Thursday night. Possibly signing a short term deal.

I’m happy with that given his style and the injuries in the pack.

Interesting comments from Furner in the press conf. Obviously considering McLelland for the halves, but sounds like will go with Tui. I thought he was alluding to the fact that it’s a defensive problem on the right if he plays him.

Again, if Lolohea is a headache to accommodate due to defence then I can’t see him remaining at the club unfortunately. Looks like his best position is probably FB, but he’s not going to get past Walker when he’s fit and in form.

Re: TRIAL | Wellington Albert : Wed Apr 03, 2019 2:14 am  

Lolohea will remain at the club the same way as Golding and a few others have and will - the club can't walk away from contracts, no matter how bad they are. Whilst in theory signing for someone else will reduce spend, in reality its clear nobody else particularly wants our cast-offs. That means even if we do get shut, we'll probably have to pay most of their wage until their Leeds contracts would have expired.

Not only did we sign Lolohea seemingly for a position he's never really played, but our great negotiators ended up signing a reserve-grade NRL player for 3 years. Same with Peteru previously. These sorts of guys should be offered 1-year deals with options to extend, not 3 year contracts from the off.

Re: TRIAL | Wellington Albert : Wed Apr 03, 2019 5:49 am  

Trouble with that is it would be difficult to bring anyone over on that strategy but I get where you're coming from.

The overseas recruitment policy has been very hit n miss to say the least for years.

Re: TRIAL | Wellington Albert : Wed Apr 03, 2019 5:58 am  

BrisbaneRhino wrote:

Lolohea will remain at the club the same way as Golding and a few others have and will - the club can't walk away from contracts, no matter how bad they are. Whilst in theory signing for someone else will reduce spend, in reality its clear nobody else particularly wants our cast-offs. That means even if we do get shut, we'll probably have to pay most of their wage until their Leeds contracts would have expired.

Not only did we sign Lolohea seemingly for a position he's never really played, but our great negotiators ended up signing a reserve-grade NRL player for 3 years. Same with Peteru previously. These sorts of guys should be offered 1-year deals with options to extend, not 3 year contracts from the off.

I think if we’re confident we have a genuine player, fair enough. But what we’ve been doing for some time is negotiating from a weak position and signing almost anyone with NRL experience, ending up with squad players at best (marquee signings aside).
Probably too early to say 100% with Tui but it looks like yet another criticial mistake by the club at this stage.
Albert at least plays a position we specifically need cover for.
You need real insight, and a bit of luck, to build a competitive squad with a bargain basement approach and Leeds have failed.