From what Connor has said on Twitter, it seems Orford got his way. Standard release, all monies owed paid.

""We're hopeful Matt can secure a release from Bradford and we can come to terms with him by the end of the week," Furner said.

"He would bring a wealth of experience to our backline and we're hoping to have in our system as soon as possible."

Conditional.

Its clearly NOT yet agreed, or if agreed then finalised, from this wording.

Doubtless his manager Sack of Rat Droppings is negotiating through the media yet again?

And this $200k that has been floating around seems to me a pure invention of the Oz media and/or the work of Sack of Rat Droppings? there clearly WILL have been a figure that would have been sought as a transfer fee, and there clearly IS an amount that is payable to the Unspeakable one, doubtless withheld after his confirming he wanted to break his contract. But nowhere has either side formally confirmed any figure (nor are they ever likely to). The other side seems to think itself adept at leaking selectively and "unattributably" to the notoriously-excitable ocker media though.

Sounds like he's gone without a transfer fee and without being hit in the pocket. So much for contracts. Wonder if he can give Leon a few tips.

Release has still to be signed off this end apparently but Orford has agreed terms with canberra.

Connor's comment that there is much more to this than meets the eye is the bit that interests me the most. Either way, he seems to believe its over even if Canberra are (probably wisely) being careful with their puiblic statements.

he only has a one year contract with Canberra, it seems. Guess that gives the toerag limited scope to break yet another contract?

Or, he suffers a similar fate to Campese and Canberra can just put him on the garbage pile where he belongs.

I hope Canberra get their pound of flesh out of the toerag, then spit him out when they have no more use for him. I'm sure most Bulls fans will have great sympathy for Canberra if they do indeed do that. Good luck to Canberra.

With 1 more overseas signing likely then we may hear a few more rumours.

Bulls4champs has heard Roy Asotasi, that would be a good signing imo.

I'd still like an experienced half as neither Briggs or Herbert are proven at this level, but if none are available a big powerful prop would be nice.

From the T and A this morning the 'more to this than meets the eye' bit appears to be that Canberra have unveiled him without the Bulls officially releasing him. Mimms says in the Canberra Times a settlement has been agreed but still no quote from anyone at the Bulls.

I asked Connor and he said "Hopefully, but with lawyers getting involved it becomes a minefield."

****** lawyers. ********.

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who's going to be taking our last quota space then? Paul mentioned that Briggs wasn't the name he had heard so we're still out there searching.

Fui Fui Moi Moi.

Well there's a few people who have said Roy Asotasi could bectaking the last quota spot. Would be a good signing. Would Alot to what is already a strong pack.

We shall have to wait and see....

Right part of the world, wrong player.

Ooh, please pré tell? 

I already have.

Moi Moi wont come to us in a million years FACT. Kyle Briggs great signing btw

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Nah, he's signed for Hull

That's as good as a confirmation for me. Moi Moi it is then.

moimoi is very good but imo we would be much better served signing a quality outside back or half. flair looks to be the issue in the team and not go forward, so id rather use a large salary and quota spot on somebody who can create.

Don't worry Moi Moi isn't coming.

The money we have left I would like to see going on HIS return

I reckon theres about as much truth in the Moimoi rumour as there is in the Asotasi one. lol.x

I'd still like to see the overseas spot used on a proven halfback.

I'm excited about the prospect of Kyle Briggs, but he needs time to adapt to being in a full time enviroment. What he doesn't need is to be thrown straight in to the deep end. He will take time getting used to playing in Super League. The defences are much faster, so as a halfback his decision making is going to need to be faster. Things like that take a lot of practice.