: Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:45 pm  

wigan_knight wrote:

Out of 125 current NRL off contract players IL believes none are good enough.

From the top of my head i noticed

Thurling
Simpson
Cayless
Fa'aoso

Think they are all off contract for 2011.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:46 pm  

jonh wrote:

Think they are all off contract for 2011.

Well they was on the list published

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:47 pm  

Cruncher wrote:

My overriding feeling is that Mick Hogan will never be telling you anything again.

Your probably right.

As for thuston he isnt available this year, I would assume it was at the end of 2010 when they wanted him as that's when he's off contract.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:49 pm  

wigan_knight wrote:

Well they was on the list published

i think that second list was for players listed for 2011, there was a list published earlier for the players available for 2010 i think. May be wrong.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:55 pm  

jonh wrote:

My overriding feeling is that responding in such a way to direct questioning from a fan (appologies Love to Sponge if you have better connections to him) on such a sensitive issue is very unprofessional indeed and asking for trouble.

Which, having seen how Mick Hogan usualy operates, suggests to me that these various comments and observations attributed to him, may not all be strictly accurate.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:00 pm  

The Sneak wrote:

Off contract players in NRL next year, This year the players available are becoming worst and worst, why not buy someone out of their last year??

I hope it’s accurate. Email from the land far away.

Joel Clinton
PJ Marsh
Ashton Sims
Gerard Beale
Josh Hoffman
Ben Hunt
Andrew McCullough
Josh McGuire
Will Tupou
Jharal Yow Yeh
Ben Barba
Yileen Gorden
Jarrad Hickey
Michael Hodgson
Brett Kimmorley
John Kite
Lee Te Maari
David Stagg
Tim Winitana
Glen Buttriss
Marc Herbert
Daniel Joyce
Brett Kelly
Josh McCrone
Joel Monaghan
Troy Thompson
Trevor Thurling
Dane Tilse
Alan Tongue
Glen Turner
Trent Barrett
Karl Filiga
Ben Pomeroy
Brett Seymour
David Simmons
John Mannah
Josh Graham
Ashley Harrison
Josh Lewis
Mark Minichiello
Mat Rogers
Sam Tagataese
Shannon Walker
Jason King
Jamie Lyon
Steve Matai
Josh Perry
Glenn Stewart
Anthony Watmough
Ryan Hinchcliffe
Aiden Tolman
James Woolford
Matthew Cross
Wes Naiqama
Steve Simpson
Danny Wicks
Travis Burns
Jared Kahu
Luke O'Donnell
Johnathan Thurston
Carl Webb
John Williams
Clint Amos
Mitchell Achurch
James Tamou
Luke Burt
Nathan Cayless
Eric Grothe
Weller Hauraki
Jarryd Hayne
Krisnan Inu
Kris Keating
Feleti Mateo
Brendan Oake
Michael Gordon
Frank Pritchard
Jarrod Sammut
Brad Tighe
Greg Waddell
Adam Woolnough
Colin Best
Rhys Wesser
Luke Capewell
Kane Cleal
Garret Crossman
Ben Lowe
Issac Luke
Shannon McPherson
Chris McQueen
Eddy Pettybourne
Fetuli Talanoa
Ben Hornby
Matthew Mundine
Luke Priddis
Jarrod Saffy
Jamie Soward
Chase Stanley
Michael Weyman
Dean Young
Neville Costigan
James Aubusson
Willie Mason
Lopini Paea
Denan Kemp
Epalahame Lauaki
Jacob Lillyman
Micheal Luck
Ben Matulino
Mataupu Poching
Brent Tate
Liam Fulton
Beau Ryan
Taniela Tuiaki
Daine Laurie

That list is of players who are in contract next year! out of contract end of 2010 season!

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:03 pm  

Cruncher wrote:

Which, having seen how Mick Hogan usualy operates, suggests to me that these various comments and observations attributed to him, may not all be strictly accurate.

What's that suppose to mean? Are you suggesting that I've fabricated the entire thing, if you read what I wrote there is nothing in there that isn't really already known apart from the Aussie 7 thing which I interpreted to be Thurston, simple as that.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:03 pm  

Mark1987 wrote:

That list is of players who are in contract next year! out of contract end of 2010 season!

My Apologies then

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:12 pm  

If the club want to keep pretty much the same squad with maybe one or 2 minimul additions so we can develope the young players in the squad then thats fine by me................................obviously to do that you need a coach willing to give them an opportunity and not just by waiting for injuries to strike so we'd need a new one of those.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:26 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

If the club want to keep pretty much the same squad with maybe one or 2 minimul additions so we can develope the young players in the squad then thats fine by me................................obviously to do that you need a coach willing to give them an opportunity and not just by waiting for injuries to strike so we'd need a new one of those.

I think that's what the club is aiming for, mostly Wigan born players with the addition of 3 or 4 overseas stars.