Re: Tom officially going to Catalan on 2 year deal : Tue Jul 05, 2022 3:51 pm  

Unfortunate but not entirely unexpected. Not like he was a regular of late either. The world hasn’t stopped turning, Wakefield Trinity and life moves on.

Re: Tom officially going to Catalan on 2 year deal : Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:00 pm  

I wish Tom all the best and thank him for the unbelievable tries he had scored.
We move on however and I like the look of Murphy and Evans . I think we’re ok in that department so they’d be my first choice wingers from now on.

Re: Tom officially going to Catalan on 2 year deal : Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:11 pm  

1315trinity wrote:

I wish Tom all the best and thank him for the unbelievable tries he had scored.
We move on however and I like the look of Murphy and Evans . I think we’re ok in that department so they’d be my first choice wingers from now on.

Wakefield Trinity can confirm that Tom Johnstone will leave the club at the expiration of his contract join Catalans Dragons.
I know statistics can be twisted and Tom wouldn’t have played many game for the first couple of years, but 116:appearances in 10 years, ave 11.6 games a season, although well worth the money when he did play

Johnstone, who is out of contract at the end of the season, has opted to join the French club, bringing an end to his 10-year stay at Trinity.

The winger, who has scored 87 tries in 116 appearances for Trinity, made his first-team debut in 2015 and quickly established himself as a regular in that side.

Re: Tom officially going to Catalan on 2 year deal : Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:15 pm  

Good luck for the future Tom. It was to be expected but lets not pretend it isn’t a blow. Getting him on the field has always been a problem but when he was he has been a true match winner, we’d have been in a much bigger hole without him. There is also the image to the outside world of us losing our best players again. Still it is what it is, Miller the next out of the door i reckon.

Re: Tom officially going to Catalan on 2 year deal : Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:22 pm  

A rare talent. I have watched this team since the 60's and he is right up there with some of the greats.this had to happen at some point as we all knew he would go to pastures new sooner or later.

Yes Miller next
Then Batch and in some ways I am more upset about loosing Batch than Tom.

Re: Tom officially going to Catalan on 2 year deal : Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:32 pm  

Good luck Tom we are well covered on the outside young Murphy is looking the business as a replacement

Re: Tom officially going to Catalan on 2 year deal : Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:37 pm  

Prince Buster wrote:

A rare talent. I have watched this team since the 60's and he is right up there with some of the greats.this had to happen at some point as we all knew he would go to pastures new sooner or later.

Yes Miller next
Then Batch and in some ways I am more upset about loosing Batch than Tom.

Batch has impressed me recently and some of the tackles he put in on Sunday were top drawer so I get where you’re coming from.
Tom Is an unbelievable talent I sincerely wanted to stay but he’s decided otherwise. I wish he was staying but how many times has he been on the park this season? It was said at the last match Catalans we’re paying Trinity not to play him!
May be ridiculous but it’s either that or the injury is genuine - either way I’d stick with Murphy and Evans ( who didn’t look at all out of place against Wigan!)-

Re: Tom officially going to Catalan on 2 year deal : Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:38 pm  

A rare talent pure box office, good luck you have served your time now show what you can do with a team who may pass you the ball or create overlaps.

Re: Tom officially going to Catalan on 2 year deal : Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:45 pm  

One of the best players to come out of the youth system … a freakish talent

Enjoy life in France mate

Re: Tom officially going to Catalan on 2 year deal : Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:47 pm  

All the best Tom ,In my top 10 wingers I have seen for Wakefield after watching them for 67 year.