Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 6:08 am  

Morgan Smithies has appointed an Aussie agent. Thompson might be his replacement

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 7:40 am  

Leeds are the front runners for Tanginoa

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 8:06 am  

3year deal for Swift at Hudds. As good as he's been for us, he'll be 31 when the season starts. Could come back to bite them towards the end of his deal

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 8:13 am  

Certainly looks like Hoy isn't going anywhere following his latest post on Instagram

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 9:02 am  

mwindass wrote:

3year deal for Swift at Hudds. As good as he's been for us, he'll be 31 when the season starts. Could come back to bite them towards the end of his deal

I thought that when I saw 3 years, big risk, particularly with his history of injury issues.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 9:03 am  

HU8HFC wrote:

Certainly looks like Hoy isn't going anywhere following his latest post on Instagram

Has there been any suggestion of him leaving.

Fancy Hoy to have a big season next year.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 9:06 am  

mwindass wrote:

Leeds are the front runners for Tanginoa

Thought Leeds would have other priorities before the backrow, they need a hooker, centre and halfback before a backrower. Already have Gannon, Martin, Bentley and One they signed from Wigan (Name has gone from my memory).

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 9:29 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Has there been any suggestion of him leaving.

Fancy Hoy to have a big season next year.

Only off the back of the AP comment about 'Five coming from NRL' threw his name into speculation. Never expected him to go.

I agree, he came with comparisons to Jai Field and you can sort of see it, even his first season in SL has gone similar, shown glimpses but struggled with his Hamstrings. I think he could be a big player for us next season.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 9:52 am  

Think Hoy will go well next season. He's certainly shown glimpses this season.
Also expect Carlos and Sao to have much better seasons. They will both want a big pre season after not really having one last year.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 10:01 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Thought the same, saw a post on Twitter which has their squad of forwards, Shorrocks to play LF would be a great signing, loan or permanent. I've mentioned this before, but just don't rate Cator, for all the stick Lane gets, I don't think Cator is much better, very good defender, but we can't have a LF with stats like these if we want to progress.

24 games
0 trys
0 try assists
1 clean break
10 tackle busts
5 offloads
5.77 av gain

Lanes for reference
26 games
1 try
3 assists
4 clean break
24 tackle busts
15 offloads
6.32 av gain

Westerman's stats

22 Games
1 Try
6 Assists
2 Clean Breaks
62 Tackle Busts
36 Offloads
5.94 average gain