We'd be better off giving Smithy a couple of quid, just to see if he can get lucky in a chook raffle before he comes over..

Yeah, let's go for Chase. What's the worse that could happen?

Spoke to a mate on the phone earlier - he reckons it would be a good move by the Bulls. I have a problem that Rangi seems to leave a trail of destruction behind him, and that we don't need!

That being said, Leigh have tweeted to quash the speculation, so it seems Rangi is staying at Leigh. For now.

Leighs salary cap must be more elastic than their effervescent and charming owners.

I bet Deggsy's waistline requires elastic.

If Phil Joseph can play hooker for Salford on Saturday at Cas, then I reckon our big aggressive prop who can't get a game could put a shift in at scrum half for 10 minutes

To be fair there are hardly any out and out 7's out there at the moment. But I wouldn't have minded seeing Godinet partner Gaskell.

Someone didn't want him.

And Paul McShane MoM for Cas at SH.

Phil Joseph played quite a bit of hooker in his younger days. He was a man child.

Well, we could put AoB at half back and play Lumb at hooker. That might work given AoB's quick, darting run style

Daniel Mortimer from the Titans.
Signing of Nathan Peats means they now have 4/5 hookers on their books and he has not been seen much in their first team.
Was a halfback at the roosters but has been playing 9 now and again the GCT.
Still young and could do a decent job.
Just a suggestion, seen as smith would know him reasonably well, and with the signing above, seems to be on the outer.

He was once the golden child of the Eels not kicked on from the early days really.

I'm aware, but we don't need a jarrod sammut type of player.
Mortimer would fit the bill as a steady, solid, controlling halfback.
And with his age, him ,Gaskell and obrien could have a good few years together.

Smith is still in oz for a week or so, I don't see any harm in asking him the question if he fancies 5 months in the uk, maybe longer if we are promoted.

What about Tim Smith? His dad might highly recommend him? But hide your car keys.

London giving a trial to a New Zealand born standoff this weekend plus Leigh unveiling Burns. So that's two clubs managed to find a half whilst we're still searching

London seem to be stockpiling halfbacks. Already got Barthau, Eliab, Leatherbarrow and Keyes at the club, and Jack Bussey has been playing 6 for them recently.

As I've said, would much rather we didn't sign a player for the sake of having signed a 7. I'd much rather that the club put it's efforts into finding the RIGHT 7

The tragedy is the club didn't put its efforts into acquiring a 7 because it wasn't seen as a priority. Things seem to have changed now but it's a panic. Unless the Smith connections can pull an unknown rabbit out of an Aussie hat, which at least is now a realistic thing to hope for

How did Jacob Trueman go on today? Worth an extended run in the team?

Looked too small tbh. Another yr or two growing physically and he could be useful. Thought Swinton targeted him for both there tries. Put a nice bomb up which was unlucky not to result in a try.

Didn't seem to fazed by his debut. But he was, rightly, kept out of the firing line for over an hour because too many of the Swinton players were going head hunting. Put up one good bomb and supported a couple of breaks well and would have had a debut try if he'd been spotted supporting a break down the middle. Very early for him though, I'll look forward to seeing how he develops in 2017 after a full time pre season. Not the answer for this year's middle 8's but good to see the academy is producing the goods.

Yeh Trueman didn't see much of the ball but he looked like he was keen to back up the ball carrier. He really should of gone over for his debut try but didn't get the pass from whoever it was who made the break (Pitts?).

Didn't do anything wrong though and hope he gets another chance or two this year.

yeah it would definitely be nice to see him get another crack there. Would certainly choose him ahead of Purtell, Haggerty etc

I would agree with that. Couldn't fault his effort or enthusiasm, but he looks like he needs a bit more physical growth before he's ready for first team. That's of course no fault of his own, he's only 17 after all. If Meathead Josh Barlow had gone for him (as he did almost every other player), he may have seriously hurt him.