Reports in Oz he could sign for Leeds as early as this week. rugbyleagueweek.com.au/the-moles-monday-scoops-10/?adbsc=social_20160619_62915236&adbid=1168095013231740&adbpl=fb&adbpr=110919635615955

Quote ="Rhinoshaund III"Reports in Oz he could sign for Leeds as early as this week. rugbyleagueweek.com.au/the-moles ... 9635615955'" Good news if true but wouldn't that take us over the overseas quota?

Quote ="Rhinoshaund III"Reports in Oz he could sign for Leeds as early as this week. rugbyleagueweek.com.au/the-moles ... 9635615955'" Good news if true but wouldn't that take us over the overseas quota?

He's from PNG, if he holds a PNG passport he doesnt count on OQ. I think?

Still non-Federation trained, PNG passport or not.

Presumably would mean either Falloon or Achurch being paid up and de-registered, given both have only five months left on their contracts.

He needs to get back to his best! But would be a much better signing than Farah IMO and I'm a Wests Tigers fan.

Farah is toxic.

Im not massively clued up on OQ and NFT rules but havent we currently got 7 NFT players and the max allowed is 5?

Moon
Galloway
Falloon
Achurch
Cuthbo
Garbutt
Delaney

Can I just say! I'm sure GH is across this so people can relax

You're allowed 7 NFT and 5 OQ players. All the seven above are NFT (Leuluai had an exemption due to being here when the rule was brought in), but Achurch and Cuthbertson qualify for UK passports and are therefore not on the overseas quota.

Segayaro - if he has a PNG passport - is covered by the Cotonou agreement. Which basically gives him employment rights in the EU, so he won't be an overseas player although he will still count as NFT.

So if he replaced Achurch that would still give us 5 OQ and just 7 NFT. If he replaced Falloon, we would have 4 OQ and 7 NFT. Either way, someone has to be released from that seven to accommodate him.

Given Segeyaro's position you'd think it would be Falloon who would go.

If true hope cuthbo is not heading to aus.

Moon - NFT OQ
Galloway - NFT
Falloon NFT OQ
Cuthbertson - NFT
Delaney - NFT OQ (has he got citizenship recently, if so just NFT?)
Garbutt - NFT OQ
Achurch - NFT

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Is he any good ? Worth the risk ?

His highlight clips are pretty impressive - 'the art of speed'.

On a different level to Aiton in my opinion. Has all the attributes to be as good as anyone if he can sort himself out

He's very good. Was - up until this season when he's seemed to fall out with his coach - predicted to be Australia and Queensland's next number 9 when Smith retired.

He is awesome, lightning fast, good defender. Match winner!

But has been out of favour with the new coach at Penrith. Not really got back to his best.

At his best he can be the best player in SL. I know it's a different role but Tomkins wasn't fit to lace his boots in NRL terms.

His clips are impressive, but so were Achurch ones.
Falloon must be the one on the way out asap, if this is true .
Just hope he comes to play and puts in the performances he's capable of.

Achurch played 11 first grade games. Segeyaro's played over 100.

Quantity wasn't my point, regarding clips.

Having read some articles it seems that he has been back and forth on joining a SL team, though how much of that was simple misdirection I'm unsure.

He looks like the type of player we need, my only worry is that as soon as he gets an NRL offer he will leave for origin.
Imo, having a #9 stay for a few years would be hugely beneficial so we can settle the team a little.
Over the last 18 months ish we have had four or five people playing or covering that position. If/ when Hardaker goes I hope we don't fill the hooker slot just to then repeat the same mess with the FB position.

The way our salary cap is, every decent player will want to try their luck in the NRL. That is only going to get worse as the NRL salary cap increases. Are you proposing we make do with poorer quality in the meantime just so we can have stability?

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100+ NRL games

I would also steer clear of Farah. He doesn't even want to come.

If true, can someone do a kickstarter to cover a Soward sized cabin bag?

Personally, I think the cap should be increased but then we need more money in the game as a whole.
I was speaking of segeyaro specifically. If he comes for a year and a bit it sounds like he is hoping to up his profile in Aus for a return like Jamie Lyon. Should he leave in 2017 and we end up unprepared like we did when Aiton left we are right back into covering and panic buy territory again.

If he comes to play like Ali did then I'm sure he will be a huge boost, if he just plods on for a pay check until it's time to shine for an NRL deal at end of 2017 we will be wasting valuable cash and quota space.

I think we should sign him , I just hope we see him fired up and ready to fight in this struggling team.

He's on his way according to Love Rugby League, signed for the rest of this season and 2017.

Looks like Paulie Aiton on speed!