Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 23, 2019 4:08 pm  

Another one for the list

Does this mean kane evans wont be signing?

Some quality names linked which is great.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 23, 2019 5:51 pm  

Anyone else heard Jordan Thompson and Brad fash to rovers on loan?

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 23, 2019 6:00 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

Anyone else heard Jordan Thompson and Brad fash to rovers on loan?

Heard something about Thompson. Heard it was a permanent deal though.
Not sure why he was re-signed to be honest. We’ve only used him begrudgingly this year.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 23, 2019 6:47 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Ligi Sao has signed I've heard, but Samson prop currently at NZ Warriors.

26, but not played too many games, reckon Tony has some influence in this signing.

Reading the NRL forums he is highly rated and can play LF as well as prop Maybe a replacement for Westerman? Hope you are right Dave. Hopefully WiIdie is correct about Thompson as well. The only player we are linked with who is not rated is Evans.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 23, 2019 6:53 pm  

ccs wrote:

… the ruling is (supposed to be) 50% of games over the last 2 seasons, and international matches also have a bearing on the outcome.

Hastings played 28 NRL games in 2016/17 and the start of 2018, but certainly didn't play 50% of games in the last 24 months of his contract (which was terminated in June 2018). Maybe they use a Duckworth Lewis Method to overcome any shortfall in games.

I'll do a pie chart, that'll convince them.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 23, 2019 7:18 pm  

Fariamo didn't play many games before he signed. Kane Evans doesn't seem to be rated highly, not too keen on him potentially coming.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 23, 2019 8:07 pm  

Hbomb82 wrote:

Fariamo didn't play many games before he signed.

… but he had played international rugby, which could easily have swayed it.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 23, 2019 8:18 pm  

ccs wrote:

… but he had played international rugby, which could easily have swayed it.

Ligi has 1 appearance for Samoa according to Wikipedia - would that suffice?

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 23, 2019 8:22 pm  

Hbomb82 wrote:

Fariamo didn't play many games before he signed. Kane Evans doesn't seem to be rated highly, not too keen on him potentially coming.

Evans was awesome and raw when he first started playing for Roosters, proper enforcer in the mould of Watts, maybe he has gone off the boil a bit. I haven't watched much NRL for a few years but was surprised that he seems to have fallen down in the pecking order in his current team.

Re: Recruitment 2020 : Thu May 23, 2019 8:31 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote: Ligi has 1 appearance for Samoa according to Wikipedia - would that suffice? I've never understood who gets permits and who doesn't. This comment in the NZ press is what I'm working from.... Playing for a nation at a World Cup would help get a work permit, but Sao's only test for Samoa was last year and that's unlikely to count for anything under the current rules. It's a similar situation for Blake Ayshford, who was eyeing a move to Hull Kingston Rovers this year, but he didn't feature in any NRL games last season, so couldn't get a work permit. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/11 ... r-warriors

Mrs Barista wrote: Ligi has 1 appearance for Samoa according to Wikipedia - would that suffice? I've never understood who gets permits and who doesn't. This comment in the NZ press is what I'm working from.... Playing for a nation at a World Cup would help get a work permit, but Sao's only test for Samoa was last year and that's unlikely to count for anything under the current rules. It's a similar situation for Blake Ayshford, who was eyeing a move to Hull Kingston Rovers this year, but he didn't feature in any NRL games last season, so couldn't get a work permit. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/11 ... r-warriors