Re: Half back : Thu Oct 17, 2019 5:01 pm  

Dec patton looks like he is going to sign for Ospreys rugby union,which leaves us back to square one.Would have thought craig hall,would be a reasonable back up as things stand.

Re: Half back : Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:23 am  

des lawson wrote:

Dec patton looks like he is going to sign for Ospreys rugby union,which leaves us back to square one.Would have thought craig hall,would be a reasonable back up as things stand.

I was surprised you let Hall go, he was going okay for you wasn't he? And as you say he offers you a lot of utility value across the park.

Re: Half back : Fri Oct 18, 2019 2:44 pm  

How do we stand with players from say the Cook Islands or Lebanon would they count on the quarter

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Re: Half back : Fri Oct 18, 2019 2:58 pm  

Someday wrote:

How do we stand with players from say the Cook Islands or Lebanon would they count on the quarter

Cook Islands, would probably be Kolpak (non-quota), but most likely non-federation trained.

Not sure about Lebanese players. But again, non-fed if they came through development systems down under.

Re: Half back : Fri Oct 18, 2019 3:02 pm  

Mild Rover wrote:

Cook Islands, would probably be Kolpak (non-quota), but most likely non-federation trained.

Not sure about Lebanese players. But again, non-fed if they came through development systems down under.

Maybe should look for a half back their

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Re: Half back : Fri Oct 18, 2019 3:03 pm  

homme vaste wrote:

I was surprised you let Hall go, he was going okay for you wasn't he? And as you say he offers you a lot of utility value across the park.

Yeah, he’s well-liked I think it is fair to say, so a bit sad too.

I think there’s been a decision to clear the decks. We’re still definitely in the trust in Tony phase, and there’s probably a feeling that tough decisions have to be taken. However, we also need enough hands on deck for 2020 and some curiosity about where our last few signings will come from.

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Re: Half back : Fri Oct 18, 2019 3:10 pm  

Someday wrote:

Maybe should look for a half back their

We don’t have any non-federation spots free.

Unless that changes, anybody we sign must have learned their RL trade in this country or France (limiting it to countries on this side of the world with pro clubs and a record of producing SL standard players), or have some sort of exemption. E.g. under 21 years old, or coming from RU, or RFL random decision generator beneficiary.

Re: Half back : Fri Oct 18, 2019 5:17 pm  

Mild Rover wrote:

We don’t have any non-federation spots free.

Unless that changes, anybody we sign must have learned their RL trade in this country or France (limiting it to countries on this side of the world with pro clubs and a record of producing SL standard players), or have some sort of exemption. E.g. under 21 years old, or coming from RU, or RFL random decision generator beneficiary.

But looking at the Cook Islands flag it has the Union Jack on their flag do they still belong to us or are they like the Aussie and New Zealand

Re: Half back : Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:30 pm  

Brilliant mate, viva The Empire, anywhere with a Union Flag should be fair game, probably just as sensible as the RFL's rules.

On Hall, I like him as a bloke and I think we should have kept him, but no where near good enough with his decisions to play full back.

Quinlan could go in the halves and we could try and sign Gigot to play full back, although I assume he's got a high profile gig somewhere already which is why The Butcher fell out with him.

Re: Half back : Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:42 pm  

Richie Myler will be your saviour for 2020 and you must put your trust in Tony Smith when you announce his signing