Just announced on Sky Sports that Rapira has signed for Huddersfield.

I would like us to take a risk on a player like Wellington Albert. He's on Penriths books but I believe yet to play 1st grade. Looked very handy for PNG against Fiji plus he's a prop who can also cover on the wing.

Yep, we need more players with backwards names

It's yet to be confirmed so I'm not taking his word for that. We've see. Nothing printed about him going to Huddersfield and I've just checked and still nothing, we've seen 3 articles, one even from Fox which say he's heading to us.... Still hoping

Never mind eh.

Maybe he watched Saturday's game and thought it'd be really easy getting into that Huddersfield starting team.

That's a good point.

Surely it would be easier to get into a team with no props tho.

We are slowly starting to bring our own through like Singleton. Mulhern and Badwinson on the horizon.

Hudds should try it some time.

I believe Wheels is currently too smug to post anything at the moment...

Had two 19 year olds playing tonight.

Also brought Johnson through. Unlike Baldwinson he's actually played first team.

If sending youngsters out on loan is bringing them through then we are currently bringing loads through.

Baldwinson has played first grade for leeds.
He made his debut two years ago

Which of those 19 year olds were academy props from Hudds?

Apologies. He did. It was against us as well. He's a good player, I've watched him from under 12's. Really hope he makes it.

Printer - a centre and a hooker. Johnson is a prop though.

Printer

so you didn't sign Rapira because your bringing your youngsters through.

But then sign a lad that can hardly get a sniff at our lowly club!

Oh dear. Which youngster from the horizon will he replace?

OR

Leeds sign young international with a ton of potential.
Hudds sign injury prone journeyman.

mullaly has a great deal of go forward, will easily make an average of 10m a carry but given you need to replace an 80 minute prop and possibly another who puts in a great deal of hardwork mullally isn't the answer. 7 tackles a game (missing 3) mullally has delivered in one game this season, and he's a bit of a liability penalty wise he just isn't going to be a suitable replacement for the likes of peacock and kylie- but will bring you great go forward. Anderson has kept dropping him due to his poor defence, that seemed to be more important to him than the avg 10 metre per carry he was delivering. I'd like to have kept him, so it seems would hudds, but it appears his agent has struck again!
He's a great asset to bring on for big impact, but for hardwork You will need at least another signing up front.

Ha ha ha.

Clutching at straws there loiner.

My point is, according to Printer you were bringing your youth through. He's not your youth!

And international!........... Please, he plays for Ireland.

Pretty much. I think that Rapira brings more to the table day 1, but Mullally will give more over 3, 4 or 5 years down the line

what penalties?

Aside from the timing of these announcements, there is little to be gained from the comparison unless you are interested in pointless inter-club peeing contests.

Despite the expected media hype, no-one in their right mind would think that Mullally has been signed as a direct like for like replacement for Jamie Peacock (even if the club hope to develop him in that direction).

I'd expect Leeds to be still looking for someone with more experience in the front-row, although admittedly this is a role that is going to require new signings and a collective step up from the likes of Singleton and other players coming into the team. Mullally will play an important (but initially secondary) role in rebalancing our pack for 2016.

A 23 year old forward is young. I'd much rather we bring through our own youth or sign young players with potential than waste money on "big names" who spend more time on the sidelines than they do on the playing field.

I'll bookmark this thread I think, we can compare notes this time next year.

Yes, it will be interesting when Leeds announce the signing of gallen.

Never going to happen.

loiner81

Rapira is a "journeyman" please advise what journey this one club player has been on?.

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On another note, when did Hudds get so many fans and why are they all 3 of them on the Leeds board?