What does this mean for Josh Woods?

Woods needs to be looking at bulking up and aiming to be a ball playing 13. Probably doesn't have the pace to succeed as a top level half.

The boy's 21 now. I think he falls into that category of player who could well still make it, but will need to find a club away from Wigan to get gametime and improve.

No shame in that at all, when you produce as many players as we do you can't keep them all. Hopefully moves on and makes a success of it like the Luke Robinsons & Kev Browns of the world.

Leigh East produced him.

Maybe French is suspect in defence that's why he not in the NRL

Fair enough, when you have as many players come through the academy as we do then you can't keep them all.

Parra love Gutherson, and more recently Smith has stepped up and is in favour. French would be a great bit of business for us.

Think you’ll find it was his mum and dad if we need to keep going back.

Letting a player go whose won plenty for one whose won nowt?

You've downgraded for me.

Hastings is an outstanding player but it’s really not that good of a deal and it’s probably a year or two early for Wigan. He’ll be gone after a year and Wigan’s recruitment so far suggest you won’t have the squad or coach to make the most of his talents

He’ll be in the same place as Holbrook and Thompson in two years time.

I can see us sticking with Fages actually

I wonder in the years to come if players like https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/brisba ... -1-9863033 come back home to play for Wigan

I wonder in the years to come if players like https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/brisba ... -1-9863033 come back home to play for Wigan

Quote ="Mash Butty"I wonder in the years to come if players like https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/brisba ... -1-9863033 come back home to play for Wigan'" They showed the jersey presentation on TV before the game in Australia and then during the game told the story of Herbie and Brian Foley heading out to Australia. Gave Brain, St Pats and Wigan great respect. It was nice to see.

Quote ="Mash Butty"I wonder in the years to come if players like https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/brisba ... -1-9863033 come back home to play for Wigan'" They showed the jersey presentation on TV before the game in Australia and then during the game told the story of Herbie and Brian Foley heading out to Australia. Gave Brain, St Pats and Wigan great respect. It was nice to see.

So by that you mean you prefer Tauti and Naverette to Walmsley and Thompson?

If the debate is you’re a better player if you’ve won more trophies. Tauti has a SL title and a WCC, the other only have a SL title. Does that mean he is the best of the 4?

Great signing for Wigan and worth the 12 month wait.
But better from Hastings holding out for a marquee deal.

Who are we expecting to partner him next season, Sammut? I'm not sure him and Leuluai would make sense as a partnership

Sammut was the Hastings stop gap, I'm sure.

he is on a 2 year

That's means naught.
Sammut's 2 years wouldn't add up to the money that would have been spent on one year of Hastings salary.

I thought I read a report at the time of Sammut signing that said it was a two year deal but with the second year being an option in our favour but I can’t find that anywhere now, so maybe I dreamt it.

He’s done pretty well Sammut when he’s played. He looks like a guy who’s worked his game out with experience and I wouldn’t be against keeping him.

Class

...means hes here next year so not really nought

Good signing for you, ought to be what you need at half back.