Confirmed on the club website that Peteru leaves the club. This opens up a non fed trained spot, not a overseas quota spot.

So we're signing a Kolpak player by the looks of it then?

So it begins! It says that he wanted to leave to pursue other options! I think he was forced out personally but either way it frees up a place! I wonder if Rhyse Martin is getting PNG passport to free up a quota spot!

Martin will get a PNG passport to become classed as NFT, thus opening a quota place to sign Prior.

Not sure that’ll change anything, considering Cuthbertson has a British passport but is still on the quota.

If we are to sign someone I presume it will be a prop after losing two this last week.Any suggestions?

Taukeahoa (sp) the Tonga number 10. Complete fabrication on my part...

Great news, didnt have the grunt to match his physical gifts. Not a bad prop but not worth a valuable NFT spot. Agree that the press release is a nice piece for Peteru, the club wanted him out imo. Gives us options in finding the type of prop we need.

Getting a bit ruthless now hope it works out. What concerns me is how much better Lolohea looks since he moved to Salford. Our coaching staff not getting the best out of players ?

Just the wrong time for Tui to join I think, nothing more than that.

Peteru seems a decent bloke and it seems theres no Ill feeling from either camp so best move all round, good lick to him in the future

Probably more to do with HB partner. Hastings is gonna make anyone look good, Myler however.....

It's a shame that Peteru was injured when Agar started to get the team to perform a bit better. He was one of our better forwards under Furner, and I wonder if he'd had a longer run whether he would have been able to really establish himself.

Oh well, hopefully this means some more new and improved recruits. Is Singleton definitely leaving too? IMO he offers even less than Peteru, although has the advantage of having a UK passport and being homegrown.

Tui is a fat unprofessional disgrace. I don't want a player who thinks he can arrive at Leeds in that physical condition and it to be ok. He is a so called professional and should have arrived near to peak physical condition.

I don't disagree but for me the far bigger issue is a professional rugby league player actively trying to distance themselves from having to make physical contact and put their body in the line of fire for the good of the team. If you're not prepared to do that you shouldn't be anywhere near a SL team irrespective of your physical condition imho

I think some people are overhyping what he did for Tonga. He was OK but not exactly Andrew Johns.

Tonga were pretty much dominant throughout that game so his job was made much easier, I think we can all agree Hastings is a better player but was pretty much anonymous, that sometimes happens. Will be interesting to see how Tui goes next year without Hastings pulling the strings.

I am not surprised and yet I am by this news. It makes sense in terms of where the team needs to go; Singleton and Peteru both going plus the Prior rumours all add up.

The next attention probably falls on Cuthbertson; he was actually very good I thought for a handful of games at the back end of last season but was annoyingly AWOL for large parts otherwise.

If we can get a better prop replacing two which weren’t really there, that seems good business with the youth coming through.

Exactly, he played off a very dominant pack and had time to think and do as he pleased! Him at Salford was mainly down Hastings, he created nearly every platform.

Peteru showed some glimpse of potential, but ultimately was too injury prone and inconsistent. The quota spots are too valuable to not have someone play half the time. If he had a UK passport it might be different, but it's a good decision for me.

Ruthless is what we need to be. Other players need to sit up and take notice that if you don't perform you're gone.

I think Cuthbertson will see out his contract, and his performances since Agar came means he probably deserves it.

How many has Sinfield shipped out since he joined?

People who think Lolohea is a good half because he went to a Salford team who were 2nd or 3rd most consistent team all year with best halfback this year in League to partner him in Hastings plus when he reps for Tonga he has one of best packs in world rugby to play off and even then he's nothing special when he played GB at weekend all he did was put in some well placed grubbers into in goal area. Lolohea is a poor player with poor attitude and physical attributes I'm glad we got rid.

With Peteru off books now I'd imagine well be bringing in a NFT prop that's around in NRL, especially if Singleton is rumoured to be off as well.

I dunno, I suspect you're right but he's way off the form he showed when he first joined us, overall.

From the 2019 squad numbers, we have lost 11 players so far.

So with Peteru definitely gone, and Singleton allegedly going, that would leave us with Ava, Crosby, Cuthbertson, Oledzki, Holroyd..... as recognised props. If Ferres is staying it must be to play as a prop, but he'd not be in my top 4 rotation there.

I'd say Peteru gets replaced by a prop, and Singleton gets replaced by a hooker who has 1-2 years left to bring Johnson through.

Get Davies in (even on season long loan with no recall or can't play clauses) and we are in much better shape than last year. I'm not saying we will win anything, but we should be in the running for 5-8th, with no worries of bottom 4 at all.

That has to be the plan.