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| Merrin's missus is on a flight somewhere so maybe they've gone? (I'm not stalking her honest!)
Merrin was on one of the players instagram last night though so who knows?
Just to add reports on Twitter that its all a done deal, St George on a 2 year contract. I understand why he has done it but I think he's let himself and the club down big time with the way he's handled it, there was no need to come back and give it all the 'I'm totally committed' BS. It's a real shame as he was a quality player and seemed like a quality person to have around.
Just shows that the recent success we have had as a club was built totally around home grown players that were 100% committed to the club with a smattering of class from the NRL - we need to get back to that.
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| Quote ="christopher"Merrin's missus is on a flight somewhere so maybe they've gone? (I'm not stalking her honest!)
Merrin was on one of the players instagram last night though so who knows?
Just to add reports on Twitter that its all a done deal, St George on a 2 year contract. I understand why he has done it but I think he's let himself and the club down big time with the way he's handled it, there was no need to come back and give it all the 'I'm totally committed' BS. It's a real shame as he was a quality player and seemed like a quality person to have around.
Just shows that the recent success we have had as a club was built totally around home grown players that were 100% committed to the club with a smattering of class from the NRL - we need to get back to that.'"
In a nutshell. Our periods of success in my living memory have all come from a squad of mainly home grown players and the o erseas players bought Into the club culture
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| Just shows how much of a mess we got in post 2015.
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| Quote ="lionarmour87"In a nutshell. Our periods of success in my living memory have all come from a squad of mainly home grown players and the o erseas players bought Into the club culture'"
Interesting reading some of the St Georges fans take on this, they don't seem too impressed with Merrin returning and hope he's not on much money as he would be taking a youngsters spot, one of which they shipping of to Wests to accommodate the move
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| Just underlines how lucky we've been with overseas signings (for the most part) in the last 20 years or so. There are so many extra factors that can go wrong compared with UK based players. This is exactly why we shouldn't rush into a panic overseas replacement signing for Merrin.
The team are still well-stocked in the back row.
A spine of Walker, Lui, Gale and Leeming with Myler, McLelland and Dwyer as back-up is infinitely better than last year, when we were reliant on Sutcliffe and Lolohea.
The pack has been shorn of its under-performers - in particular Singleton and Ferres (Peteru can perhaps count himself a bit unlucky, but it's a sign of our ambition that a player of his capability is no longer deemed up to it). Seumanufagai, Cuthbertson, Crosby and Oledski might be bare bones, but presumably there will be no short-term obstacle to bringing in Prior now, assuming it is true that we're waiting on Martin to get his passport sorted. It's also a hell of an opportunity for some of our younger forwards to step up, assuming Agar thinks they are ready.
I do share some of the worries about the back line. While Briscoe is injured it will presumably be between his brother and the Sutcliffes as to who takes the extra spot. Maybe we could bring Ryan Hall back with some of the Merrin cap money?
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| Hall has a buggered knee.
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| It's a cruel sport sometimes with injuries, but Hall is probably not the answer going forward.
T Briscoe is a good player but knees can rob players of pace as we've seen several times in recent years.
Still think we should switch Hurrell to the right and develop Newman as a strike left centre.
Another reason why we need Merrin/replacements sorting ASAP - the side cannot afford to start in the defensive disarray that we saw on our RHS defence at the start of 2019, and we need the second rows and centres in particular defending as a unit and practising their organisation.
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| Quote ="KaeruJim"It's a cruel sport sometimes with injuries, but Hall is probably not the answer going forward.
T Briscoe is a good player but knees can rob players of pace as we've seen several times in recent years.
Still think we should switch Hurrell to the right and develop Newman as a strike left centre.
Another reason why we need Merrin/replacements sorting ASAP - the side cannot afford to start in the defensive disarray that we saw on our RHS defence at the start of 2019, and we need the second rows and centres in particular defending as a unit and practising their organisation.'"
Got to swap Newman and Hurrell, Hurrell is a far better defender on the right hand side.
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| Quote ="KaeruJim"It's a cruel sport sometimes with injuries, but Hall is probably not the answer going forward.
T Briscoe is a good player but knees can rob players of pace as we've seen several times in recent years.
Still think we should switch Hurrell to the right and develop Newman as a strike left centre.
Another reason why we need Merrin/replacements sorting ASAP - the side cannot afford to start in the defensive disarray that we saw on our RHS defence at the start of 2019, and we need the second rows and centres in particular defending as a unit and practising their organisation.'"
I really do fancy we will have hall back at the end of the season.
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| Judging by the clubs site with the announcement of Prior and Merrin leaving, we have at least £175k on the cap since they wanted them both alongside. Big money when it’s a marquee spot available too.
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| Quote ="Frosties."Judging by the clubs site with the announcement of Prior and Merrin leaving, we have at least £175k on the cap since they wanted them both alongside. Big money when it’s a marquee spot available too.'"
Yes it seems we have a bucket load left. Let's use it well
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| Leeds Rhinos have confirmed five squad numbers.
3. Harry Newman
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| Think we all know who the 1-13 will be, outside that it doesn’t really make much difference.
1. Walker
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3. Newman
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| I wouldn't have Ward in the middle, we should bring someone in.
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| Quote ="Charlie Sheen"I wouldn't have Ward in the middle, we should bring someone in.'"
Ward should be ahead of Mellor in backrow. Smith should be loose, his natural role. Give him the run and back him, he would be better than Knowles at Saints.
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| Quote ="Gotcha"Ward should be ahead of Mellor in backrow. Smith should be loose, his natural role. Give him the run and back him, he would be better than Knowles at Saints.'"
The kid has talent that’s for sure, but he needs to get fit. At no point since he joined the senior squad has he looked fit enough to me, although that might be because the coaching staff were trying to put weight on him to fit him into a different position.
If he got fit, I’d be happy to make him the bench backrower and give him a prolonged spell there to prove himself.
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| Quote ="batleyrhino"Think we all know who the 1-13 will be, outside that it doesn’t really make much difference.
1. Jack Walker
2. Tom Briscoe
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4. Konrad Hurrell
5. Ash Handley
6. Robert Lui
7. Luke Gale
8. Adam Cuthbertson
9. Kruise Leeming
10. Ava Seumanufagai
11. *New Signing*
12. Rhyse Martin
13. Stevie Ward'"
Amended to what I think then:
14. Brad Dwyer
15. Matt Prior
16. Liam Sutcliffe
17. Alex Mellor
18. James Donaldson
19. Mikolaj Oledzki
20. Dominic Crosby
21. Cameron Smith
22. Luke Briscoe
23. Callum McLelland
24. Corey Johnson
25. Richie Myler
26. Wellington Albert
27. Tom Holroyd
28. Alex Sutcliffe
29. Daniel Waite-Pullan
30. Tyler Dupree
31. Muizz Mustapha
32. Loui McConnell
33. Jack Broadbent
34. Sam Walters
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| Quote ="Frosties."Amended to what I think then:
14. Brad Dwyer
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16. Liam Sutcliffe
17. Alex Mellor
18. James Donaldson
19. Mikolaj Oledzki
20. Dominic Crosby
21. Cameron Smith
22. Luke Briscoe
23. Callum McLelland
24. Corey Johnson
25. Richie Myler
26. Wellington Albert
27. Tom Holroyd
28. Alex Sutcliffe
29. Daniel Waite-Pullan
30. Tyler Dupree
31. Muizz Mustapha
32. Loui McConnell
33. Jack Broadbent
34. Sam Walters
35. Jarrod O’Connor
36. Corey Hall'"
Mmm no not really! No way Cuthbo starts ahead of Prior. Also who knows how Briscoe will go after serious injury. We need a class winger before new second rower got me. Fans seem obsessed with the pack, but it’s the backs where we need more quality ....
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| Quote ="Shabino"Mmm no not really! No way Cuthbo starts ahead of Prior. Also who knows how Briscoe will go after serious injury. We need a class winger before new second rower got me. Fans seem obsessed with the pack, but it’s the backs where we need more quality ....'"
It’s not about starting, it’s squad numbers. Cuthbertson has had 8 for a few seasons now, Merrin would have been given 11 again next season had he stayed, so Mellor will have already been given his squad number. Highly likely a big name will come in with the £175k and marquee spot available,
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| Quote ="Frosties."It’s not about starting, it’s squad numbers. Cuthbertson has had 8 for a few seasons now, Merrin would have been given 11 again next season had he stayed, so Mellor will have already been given his squad number. Highly likely a big name will come in with the £175k and marquee spot available,'"
Agh sorry meant to quite the previous post to yours that had put a starting 13 down . Do you really think we are going back into the marquee thing. Thought we had learnt the lesson, we absolutely dire last year with two marquee signings .....
Think both were to satiate fan pressure!
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| Quote ="Shabino"Agh sorry meant to quite the previous post to yours that had put a starting 13 down . Do you really think we are going back into the marquee thing. Thought we had learnt the lesson, we absolutely dire last year with two marquee signings .....
Think both were to satiate fan pressure!'"
We would be daft not to. I'd go for a kiwi/south sea islander personally they tend to settle better
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| Quote ="Shabino"Agh sorry meant to quite the previous post to yours that had put a starting 13 down . Do you really think we are going back into the marquee thing. Thought we had learnt the lesson, we absolutely dire last year with two marquee signings .....
Think both were to satiate fan pressure!'"
Yeah I think we will be going in for another and I wouldn’t be surprised if we are one of the clubs that asked about Shannon Boyd. We’ve got good links with Gold Coast with our previous signings of Hurrell, Delaney and Vickery plus their signings from us of Mathers and Watkins.
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| Quote ="batleyrhino"Taukiaho?'"
Bless you.
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| Quote ="HRS Rhino"Bless you.'"
Ba-dum-tsh
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