Re: Konrad Hurrell : Wed Aug 18, 2021 12:06 pm  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

Jesse Sene-Lefao, not sure whether this is accurate or not but there is a rumour we are one of three clubs looking at him. In my mind he was more of backroom but can play prop too.

Heard this earlier in the year, he`s a strange one, he was brilliant when he first came over then went missing for a couple of years on the field and seems to now have picked some form back up, the cynic in me says that's because he is after a contract. I do though see him as a second rower that can fill in at prop, he wouldn`t be my option but if we are struggling, he would be better than not signing another forward imo.

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Wed Aug 18, 2021 12:25 pm  

homme vaste wrote:

Heard this earlier in the year, he`s a strange one, he was brilliant when he first came over then went missing for a couple of years on the field and seems to now have picked some form back up, the cynic in me says that's because he is after a contract. I do though see him as a second rower that can fill in at prop, he wouldn`t be my option but if we are struggling, he would be better than not signing another forward imo.

Nope we should stay clear.

We would only get about 10 games out of him.

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Wed Aug 18, 2021 12:35 pm  

alegend wrote:

As Mr Carter said we're do we get a prop from there are none available ,this is why Klepi (sorry if I got is name wrong) is playing at prop and not second row ,And a Australian prop as got to have played a lot more matches of first team Rugby before they can come across to play SL .Think it is 75 games

There's a couple of props in the Championship that have signed for SL clubs, but yeah competition is high for them at the moment.

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Wed Aug 18, 2021 12:53 pm  

alegend wrote:

As Mr Carter said we're do we get a prop from there are none available ,this is why Klepi (sorry if I got is name wrong) is playing at prop and not second row ,And a Australian prop as got to have played a lot more matches of first team Rugby before they can come across to play SL .Think it is 75 games

Not sure that is accurate.

Wigan have just signed 2 props who have played less than 20 NRL games so I don’t think that is accurate.

Also I think they will get a permit if they have played international rugby. Now I appreciate they won’t be picking up Aussie Internationals or Kiwi front line props, however lads that are playing for the likes of Fiji, Tonga, PNG, and Samoa etc would get permits should they apply for them.

There are quite a few of those lads not playing NRL but in the NSW and Queensland Cup.

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Wed Aug 18, 2021 12:58 pm  

vastman wrote:

I was thinking along the lines that he may not recover, not an injury expert. If he can fully recover great but I’m not sure he ever recovered from the last one.

If he can’t fully recover then perhaps a deal to pay off or get him a transfer.

I know I’m being hugely mercenary here but when it comes to overseas players we simply can’t afford to carry players in the hope they get fit and on form in time like you can with domestic players.

MC has stated it publicly that the next few seasons are make or break for most clubs, especially us. Ruthless is what we must be so long as we are fair.

I don’t think it’s a case of paying him off, as I believe that still counts towards the cap.

I appreciate it would be a possibility to open up a quota space, with finances so tight I don’t think that would be a path the club could go down, unless he was medically retired in which case he would receive an insurance pay out which I don’t believe would be covered by the cap.

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Wed Aug 18, 2021 1:05 pm  

jonh wrote:

Not sure that is accurate.

Wigan have just signed 2 props who have played less than 20 NRL games so I don’t think that is accurate.

Also I think they will get a permit if they have played international rugby. Now I appreciate they won’t be picking up Aussie Internationals or Kiwi front line props, however lads that are playing for the likes of Fiji, Tonga, PNG, and Samoa etc would get permits should they apply for them.

The criteria is they have to have played 75% of the NRL games that they were eligible to play in over the last 2 years.

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Wed Aug 18, 2021 1:16 pm  

Mitch Clark another prop been offered about. Again not the best but better than Tanginoa playing 2nd row.

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Wed Aug 18, 2021 1:18 pm  

Arundel and Rocky need signing, we need quality and these two are class. Agree with other posters injuries may well have caught up with Topou, suppose the good news is that he has plenty of time to recover but got to admit when he came back from the last injury he didn't look the same player or maybe he just didn't give himself enough time.

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:25 pm  

jonh wrote:

I don’t think it’s a case of paying him off, as I believe that still counts towards the cap.

I appreciate it would be a possibility to open up a quota space, with finances so tight I don’t think that would be a path the club could go down, unless he was medically retired in which case he would receive an insurance pay out which I don’t believe would be covered by the cap.

Given we don’t don’t spend anywhere near the limit the cap space matters not one jot. All about whether we could afford to pay him out and pay for another player, which as you say is unlikely. He is expected to be fit to play next year so medical retirement wouldn’t have been an option.

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:32 pm  

homme vaste wrote:

The criteria is they have to have played 75% of the NRL games that they were eligible to play in over the last 2 years.

Unless both Mago and Ellis have been injured for long spells in the last 2 seasons, which I don’t believe they have, neither have achieved the 75% of games for their respective clubs over the last 2 years.

Mago isn’t far off to be fair but Ellis falls way under that as far as I can see neither have international honours.

Bevan French I don’t think, and Jai Field definitely didn’t meet that 75% criteria either playing only 17 NRL games in 4 years and only 6 in his last year with the Eels so something isn’t right with that.