We need a GOOD loose forward Should we? www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/g ... 7518396813

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He's still a very good player, Stewart, but it's not a position we desperately need and the fact that his manager is Chris Caisley (so *that's* what happened to him) should put GH off even more.

Cuthbertson will be the loose forward next season, IMO.

had his best days at manly, 31 year old would make a good squad player but would much rather promote with in youth

He will go to Catalans IMO.

I hope so too. With Galloway,Garbutt,Singleton and Mullally our front row options it makes sense

yes, i could easily see him at Warrington or Saints too who have a greater need than us in that position.

Galloway, Garbutt, Cuthbertson, Singleton, Mullally, Mulhern, Baldwinson.
Ablett, Jones-Buchanan, Ward, Delaney, Achurch, Keinhorst, Walters, Minchella.

What we have at the minute is one person playing hooker which is Burrow. It looks to me that R Ward won't be at the club which is disappointing. We are obviously looking for a new hooker so we have that player to come in which gives us Burrow + an other.

I think we are covered in the other areas.

priority for cap space has to be a hooker and a half back. We are starting to miss Aiton badly.

Read on Twitter other day that Minchella has had contract cancelled so he can speak to other clubs?

His dad is roger daly on here who has denied this.

Stewart is a typical NRL second row forward i.e. a tackling machine that is not what we need.

Charlie, Cuthbertson has been a fantastic signing for you guys and is a breath of fresh in his style of play but do you think he is mobile enough and does he have the stamina to complete a full 80 minutes?
I obviously don't see him week in week out but he looks a natural as a prop.
If you guys don't want him as a prop we will gladly take him off your hands

Doesn't need to play 80 mins to start at loose. Can easily role on a 2nd rower and switch Ablett or Ward mid game. Delaney off the bench, Singleton rotating the middle men around.

Stewart is not a typical NRL second row at all - he's a classy ball handling forward. He'd go very well in SL.

I agree on the second point he would do very well here - he has been a class player. I don't agree about the first point - he is no Ali that is for sure. More a tackler than a ball handler IMO. His qualities are not what Leeds need right.

Stewart's role at Souths - and Manly beforehand - is as a ball handling forward, between halfback and threequarters on the right. He is not and never has been a tackling machine or a running forward. In Australia there hasn't been such a thing as a ball handling loose forward (i.e. extra halfback) for years, except in odd cases when bigger stand offs slow down too much and end up playing there - Jason Smith, Fittler and more recently Anasta. If Stewart was English he would have played very much like a Sculthorpe/Farrell, probably much more centrally than he has in the NRL.

I'm not arguing Leeds should want him BTW. He's old, injury prone and seems to have sulked ever since Manly told him he could leave.

It's a big no from me we need a 9 then i think our squad is complete for 2016.

...and no doubt you know who Leeds have supposed to have signed for next year, albeit leaving him for another year on loan

He isn't a 9 though.

For what it's worth, I think we have signed the player you mention, will agree the Clark deal, and will also sign Stewart, or someone just like Stewart as a replacement for JJB who simply has to give it up. And I think JJB will be the new under 19's coach.

Getting all 3 of them will be a massive statement of intent from GH, but can't see it happening. Not all 3

You might not agree re the first point. But you would be wrong. He's know as one of the classiest ball handling forwards around.
Unfortunately he can't get he body right. Staying fit is a massive issue for him.

It looks set that he's off to Catalans. If fit, he'll be a very good player for them. one of the best in SL. As BrisbaneRhino said he's *not* the typical NRL forward any more than Cuthbertson is - he's a ball-handling loose who could just as easily play stand-off. Not an urgent area than we need to spend big money on though.

Catalans' pack is looking good for 2016. Shame their coach probably isn't good enough.

Confirmed to Catalans.