Re: Andrew Fifita : Wed May 05, 2021 6:37 am  

Kettykat wrote:

Looks like he’s off to the Broncos according to Fox sport

Seen that but every man and his dog is linked with Broncos as needing a big clear out. Perhaps if he does go there might be another target for us.

Re: Andrew Fifita : Wed May 05, 2021 7:18 am  

If the deal is off, I would get Blake Austin in on a short term deal ASAP, people can bang on about him not been an organiser etc or not what we need, but he is a special player and we are severely lacking special players with a winning instinct at the moment, imo we have one and thats TJ. Even if it`s a months loan whilst we get someone over from AUS.

Last I heard, Leigh were talking to him though.

Re: Andrew Fifita : Wed May 05, 2021 7:42 am  

Personally I found it highly unlikely he was ever going to come ,think his agents have used us as a foil and leverage to get the best deal ,of which I think we’d would have been well down the pecking order, in term of bargaining power . But as they say when one door closes .......

Re: Andrew Fifita : Wed May 05, 2021 11:17 am  

homme vaste wrote:

If the deal is off, I would get Blake Austin in on a short term deal ASAP, people can bang on about him not been an organiser etc or not what we need, but he is a special player and we are severely lacking special players with a winning instinct at the moment, imo we have one and thats TJ. Even if it`s a months loan whilst we get someone over from AUS.

Last I heard, Leigh were talking to him though.

This is definitely worth a shout but no doubt Leigh & their benefactor will sign him just in time for him to get a hat trick vs us. Leigh are actually putting a decent 1st team together with their late signings and players returning from injury...they already have a strong back line...so they won't be the 'easy' win some people on this forum are expecting, especially if we don't play the full 80

Re: Andrew Fifita : Wed May 05, 2021 11:31 am  

supercat wrote: Seen that but every man and his dog is linked with Broncos as needing a big clear out. Perhaps if he does go there might be another target for us. Matt Lodge would be a top signing....... https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nr ... 1620214244

supercat wrote: Seen that but every man and his dog is linked with Broncos as needing a big clear out. Perhaps if he does go there might be another target for us. Matt Lodge would be a top signing....... https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nr ... 1620214244

Re: Andrew Fifita : Wed May 05, 2021 11:40 am  

[quote="asmadasa"]Matt Lodge would be a top signing.......

If my memory is correct he was somewhat of a controversial signing for Brisbane and therefore I think he would have trouble getting a visa.

Re: Andrew Fifita : Wed May 05, 2021 11:46 am  

All those teams are bristling with quality ,if money was no option you would be like a kid in a candy shop, as there is going to be plenty of toing and froing in the coming weeks/months ,and we may yet pick ourselves up a bargain .

Re: Andrew Fifita : Wed May 05, 2021 11:52 am  

I'd be more than happy with Russell Packer at Wests...prob won't cost as much as AF and in a World Cup year would surely be busting a gut to make the NZ squad again

Re: Andrew Fifita : Wed May 05, 2021 12:10 pm  

Kettykat wrote:

All those teams are bristling with quality ,if money was no option you would be like a kid in a candy shop, as there is going to be plenty of toing and froing in the coming weeks/months ,and we may yet pick ourselves up a bargain .

We are at the opposite end of the spectrum to "money no object", sale rail only, unfortunately.

Re: Andrew Fifita : Wed May 05, 2021 2:21 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

We are at the opposite end of the spectrum to "money no object", sale rail only, unfortunately.

Need another Tanginoa....