Uate has recently signed a 4 year contract extension with the knights, so there is no chance of us signing him, would have been nice though.

Right. We had rumours about Vuna aswell, whats the contract situation with him?

From the same Article about Brett Kearney in todays league express

" The Bulls are also expected to confirm the digning of canterbury and fiji centre , Daryl Millard "

What we cooking him?

He is under contract until 2010 so no go on him either unless they are allowing him to be released, but if we are signing kearney and millard then we dont have any more quota spots do we?

I hope we've got a halfback lined up from over here.

Kearney's signing to me signals that he is the halfback replacement.

I'm worried that's the case too.

will be better than jeffries

I haven't seen him play, but from what I've read on tinternet he's a better FB than HB. I agree with Bullseye, I hope we're still to sign a HB

Moving Sykes to 6 is like signing a new halfback.

a rubbish one, yes.

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This comment by one was interesting generally:



Add in Kearney and thats four Aussies we are supposed to have signed, of which two are confirmed. Do we/would we have enough quota spots?? (Not time to check right now). Six, innit? If so, that would mean Tad going?

Im pretty sure Semi has been here long enough to not count.

If all are confirmed, it does indeed mean we have filled our quota & non-fed spots (hence no antipodean number 7, impact prop, or any type of exchange player to come in for Burgess).

However, I believe that we could still re-sign Semi as, due to the tortured logic of the quota, he would then be considered as federation-trained!

Under the exemptions? I'd wondered that too.

If all those four end up happening, at least no-one could call us the Kiwi Bulls any more. Ozzibulls maybe...

Maybe that explains the comments attributed in the Oz media to Hood - that he'd be prepared to talk if enough dosh was on the table, but no mention by him of player exchange - which looks increasingly like Caisley kite-flying?

Under the RFL's make it up a s you go along Quota rules Tadulala would be come Federation trained for any super league side.

And I would agree, I have seen a fair bit of Manly over the last 12 months or so and I am looking forward to what Hall and L'Estrange will bring to the side.

The other too I am less familiar with although Millard seems to be widely described as a good quality centre. As for Kearney that is perhaps more of a punt, he sounds to have some quality and is rated by the Sharks fans when he is fit! Also plenty of debate about whether he is best suited at FB or stand off.

I suppose that's going on the logic of that Steve Menzies has resigned with the club which hasn't bee announced offically yet.

kearney was quoted as being excited by opportunity to play alongside menzies which seems to suggest he's re-signed and club have chosen to delay announcement. Thinks its general knowledge in oz he's staying another year. encouraging that kearney rates millard too.

Correct - that was my assumption.

In that case, quota = Hall, Kearney, L'Estrange, Menzies, Millard
Non-Fed = Nero
Potentially (& surprisingly) Fed-trained = Tadulala (if he re-signs).

I'm not unhappy with any of the overseas signings individually, but not happy with the over all effect of failing to address our lack of half-back quality - and limiting our scope to do so in the future.

Of-course, unless they have a young british half signed up for next yeat