Are you excluding McNally from that?

I didn't realise McNally, Re

If all are fit at the same time, it'll be interesting to see what the first choice backline will be. With McNally, Ryan, Gibson, Evans, Hitchcox and Webster, someone has to move out of there. Suspect it may be Webster that plays a bit of back row if all are fit, with the option of moving him into the back line if someone goes off. And of course if all fit, it also gives opportunity to rotate people a little and not burn them out. Some real quality in those backs now, I've always liked Rhys Evans.

It's not looking quite so good for Ross Oakes though eh?

Rhys Evans is the worst RL player I have seen in a Leigh shirt in recent times.

Never looked interested on and off the pitch, injury prone and lazy.

I hope you have more luck with him than Leigh did.

Just about sums up last seasons experience with us at Leigh. Paid top dollar, £80k+ pa, and didn't earn 10% of that. No interest to play for the club whatsoever, even when on the paddock. Hope you have more luck

Interesting take from our friends from LSV.

Clearly, something was rotten in the state of Leigh last season - whether Evans was part of that, or a victim swept along by it, is something that will doubtless become clear.

The fact is that when he played for Warrington, and he did make over 100 appearances for them in Super League, he was a very good player.

I think he could be a good signing for you guy's.
Really hope you knock on the door of Super League again soon as you are too big of a club not to be in it.

Evans has struggled with injury. I wonder if that impacted on his performances at Leigh? Hope he's fit now.

Even good players look pants when the team/club is struggling. Not to discredit our brethren from Hilton Park but I do feel my own judgement has been somewhat clouded previously in similar situations.

Fans will back a player even if they get injured but likes been Said Evans never looked interested or put in the effort that ud expect from someone on big money,hope he does the business for u guys apart from when we play u

Always supportive posts on here from our Leigh friends, so their comments re Evans plainly require respect. Obviously, it hasn't worked worked out with him at LSV for whatever reason.
Kear though isn't a coach who takes unnecessary risks and he seems happy enough with this signing. The Rhys Evans who played at Warrington looked a class act, and he's still only 26. Hopefully a good bit of business and completes a productive recruitment programme this off season.

He's quick, if he breaks clear, not many will catch him. As a Leigh fan I don't know if was totally committed or not, hard to tell.
Anyway good luck with him, sensible choice by Bradford, a 1 year deal. I'm guessing he's thinking "I belong in Super League"or maybe I'm being a bit harsh...time will tell.

Agree with that, particularly so if the player is a back. It's difficult/virtually impossible to look good in the backs if the forwards aren't laying that platform.

I bloody well hope we're not paying him £80k!
Probably the first of our signings that I've been disappointed with. I don't rate this guy at all, in fact I remember openly laughing at his antics at Warrington on several occasions because he was so poor.

Now you can add a poor injury record to his repertoire and I'm genuinely scratching my head wondering why we've signed this guy.

Happy to eat my words over the course of next season but I'm more inclined to think I'll be saying 'I told you so' instead.

45 tries in 105 Super League games with Wire doesn't suggest that he is 'poor' - I guess we'll have to see how it all pans out...

Stats can be misleading. Go and ask the Wire fans what they think of him...

The thing I rated about him at Wire most was his defence. Excellent defensive centre, which although I appreciate he needs to be able to attack too, it'll be nice to not have people walk past him quite so easily.

To be fair, wires expectations are slightly higher than ours. I rated him personally.

Its a no lose situation for us. OK he had a poor year with injuries last year, but we wouldn't sign many players who had bad years with injuries. His comments from Leigh supporters aren't great, but there was obviously something rotten at the club hence they finished 6th with their squad.

But if worst case scenario he's always injured and he's rubbish, we have Webster, Gibson and Oakes to go there. He's on a 1 year deal, 26, and probably his last shot at playing in SL again so he should be motivated. If we get the best out of him, he's a very good player IMO

We have depth in every position. So we can take some risks. Not like the farce of 2016 where we had no HBs,.kept signing winger after winger and taking a Canadian scrum half in trial in last pre-season game.

We have signed worse players in SL. Chris Nero springs to mind.

He won't be the first or last player to do well at one club and then be poor at another for reasons we may never find out. He will be playing for his international coach and one who has a very good reputation of getting the best out of players that other clubs shy away from.
If he does enjoy his rugby again similar to Lilley then he could turn out to be a very good signing.
Most signings are a gamble as the debate we all had about re-signing Chizzy shows.
If he does produce the goods it will be a massive signing. If not, then he leaves in 10 months time.

Interesting signing from JK. Keep him fit and healthy and he'll cause a lot of problems in the Championship.

Does anybody know which youngsters Cas wanted in exchange for Tuoyo?

I believe the suggestion was Wilson

I heard it was Storton.

Anyone who crosses the white line onto the pitch, has my respect. Our problem at Leigh was actually getting him onto the pitch. He had an op. before we signed him, and it took some time to get him fit. He was then regularly injured, including the spell when we were actually winning games.

He was obviously good enough for SL, when at Warrington, so he must have the ability. Hopefully, a change of clubs may be just what he needs. Good luck to him.