Matt Prior confirms that he intends to play on next season and will retire at the end of the 2023 season.

However, the wording of the article seems to me that he may decide to go out as a winner if we win on Saturday.

He shouldn't even be making that decision as he should never have been offered more than this year in the first place.

I think its more if a case if he’s been told he wont be first choice next year and maybe Saturday is is best chance to win, as he may be squad player/injuries only next year.

Not sure there will be many clubs in the NRL clamouring to sign him next year.

Mr Prior is robbing a living, his contribution alone in the GF was woeful. Can't believe you gave him an extended contract. Sort your recruitment out and that will be a start?

Would make a good coach https://www.therhinos.co.uk/2022/11/01/ ... etirement/

Would make a good coach https://www.therhinos.co.uk/2022/11/01/ ... etirement/

Was great for us first 2 years, poor last year.
Some will be gleeful of his retirement which is harsh for a generally good value signing.

Obviously salary and quota now open.

Very surprised we've managed to convince him to retire, but the right decision.

Imagine a centre is incoming.

Now to get rid of Tetavano, imagine we could sign a better younger prop from an emerging nation on less money.

I think Zane performed well at the back end of the season and happy for him to stay and see out his final year.

8. Oledzki, 9. Leeming, 10. Tetevano
11. Bentley, 12. Martin
13. Smith

14. O’Connor, 15. Gannon, 16. Lisone, 17. Sangare

18. Holroyd, 19. Walters

I'm not sure we've convinced him per se, I think he was probably told he had to go to the Bulls or similar and thought retiring was a better option (I don't blame him)

We will have had to pay him off, does that go on the cap or not?

rather retire than go to bradford?
sound decision.
good luck to him. been good player in some poor seasons

Tough call and I'm sure we'll have had to pay him off so that's going to hurt him. Whatever we'll have done will have been in the most cap-friendly way possible. Surprised it didn't involve him getting a coaching job for a year

We coundnt have forced him to go to the bulls tho, could have easily just sat back and got his final year salary.

We would have negotiated a payment - I'd assume a similar sort of amount we would have had to subsidise him at the Bulls. Wouldn't be his whole year's wages though. Maybe half?

In fairness I think Prior wouldn't do that, he seems a decent bloke. He'll be getting a pay off anyway so will be well looked after.

My bet is he will take up some role that's not on the cap for a year or two maybe ?.

The quota spot is handy tho. How many do we have now ?

I think he'll go home, hasn't he got a young family?

We have one quota spot now, we had none before!

Wouldn’t have thought so, if that was the case the club would have said he’s taking up a non playing role.

Overall, i think he's definitely been one of the better overseas singings we've made. He always gave everything, and his mobility and ability to offload late will be missed.

He was a very good player. Time caught up with him. Not his fault we dumbly offered a 34-year old a 2 year contract. Hopefully lesson learned - we seem to be generally signing players for 2 years now, which is about right unless they are really special or expected to take a while to develop.

I don't think last seasons version of prior will be missed at all but in the first half of the season before he was very good before being flogged to death

Brilliant forward in 2020 and most of 21. Despite fading badly last year he still played 23 times and gave it his all. I'll remember him fondly.

Very good in his first two seasons but in the end age got up with him.

Same here. All the best to him. A centre surely now incoming.

This is probably best all round for club and player.
Agree with what most have said.
He was excellent for the first 18 months, then we flogged him to death at the end of 2021 season and he faded badly in 2022.
Shame how it ended cos he was class when he first came.
On reflection a very good overseas signing, but played a season too many.

Presumably a top quality OQ centre incoming now.
Lafai will do nicely.....
McDonald if not.