Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Jul 25, 2015 2:59 am  

Wigg'n wrote:

Leeds have signed Keith Galloway. We could have missed out there, think he's exactly what we need for a year or two.

How do you rate his form this season at Wests Tigers ?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Jul 25, 2015 3:45 am  

The Eclipse wrote:

How do you rate his form this season at Wests Tigers ?

He averages 113 meters at an average of 9 meters a carry with 23 tackles a game.

Those stats are better than Sam Moa and Nate Myles, similar to Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.

Stats arnt everything but are a pretty good indicator for props.

To say the Tigers are running last in the comp that's a pretty good showing by Big Keithy.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:11 pm  

Our very own Bilko has just posted this on Twitter...

Hull KR coach Chris Chester says Greg Burke will rejoin Wigan squad next season.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:52 pm  

hmmm. very under whelming stats this year (low mtrs a carry, poor defence, but very low error count). cant see how this will help us next year.
cant see a place in squad for him at 23, when we have Connor Farrell, Ryan Sutton and Rob Lever all younger and pushing for a match day place.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:24 pm  

http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Chris-Ch ... story.html? "ready made replacement for SOL" according to Chester Hmm not quite sure about that. Glad to have him back though. Always looks ready to mix it a little

http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Chris-Ch ... story.html? "ready made replacement for SOL" according to Chester Hmm not quite sure about that. Glad to have him back though. Always looks ready to mix it a little

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:44 pm  

Safe to say their fans haven't been impressed going off the comments on their board but I like the guy.

I suppose Wigan hope that a move away has made him extra determined to succeed here at Wigan. It worked years back with Joel Tomkins who had an underwhelming spell at Widnes but seemed to come back here a different player.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:38 pm  

tugglesf78 wrote:

http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Chris-Chester-sad-Greg-Burke-leaving-Hull-KR/story-27493659-detail/story.html?

"ready made replacement for SOL" according to Chester

Hmm

not quite sure about that.

Glad to have him back though. Always looks ready to mix it a little

We have a ready made replacement in Bateman

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:03 pm  

Ashton Bears wrote:

We have a ready made replacement in Bateman

At a time when a lot of teams are moving towards using an extra prop at loose forward , I don't think it would be smart for us to put Bateman there. Particularly given that our props are very underwhelming (bar Clubb). Start him at second row and bench Farrell, who just doesn't seem to have kicked on under Wane.

I don't think it'll happen but I'd give Flower the 13 spot when Lockers retires. He mainly played loose for Crusaders and Wales, IMO his best games in a Wigan shirt were the 2013 play offs, when he played loose whilst Lockers was injured. He made 50odd tackles v Wire this season so clearly has the engine for it. This would also free up a spot for us to bring a good prop in, which is sorely needed IMO.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:05 pm  

Burke in his first season looked a real prospect.
Hopefully he can recapture that form next year.
He has a bit mongrel in him that we desperately need at the moment.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Jul 29, 2015 8:38 am  

Itchy Arsenal wrote:

Burke in his first season looked a real prospect.
Hopefully he can recapture that form next year.
He has a bit mongrel in him that we desperately need at the moment.

Bradford have signed the St George Centre Dane Nielson after he was sacked by the NRL Club for an incident in a night club.
Another Aussie coming to SL with a bit of baggage, it is getting like the reverse of the deportation of convicts to Aus app 200 years ago.