Best he stay put then.

"There are some clubs who may trust their medical departments enough to believe they can get him on the field longer than Wakefield."

How will that work?

I Hope he stays but if he is to leave i hope it is to the NRL - I reckon he can cut it .

I have heard a little whisper the Bulldogs are interested in chatting to him when they are allowed ,but as article suggets they are worried about the injury record .

They have on site ACL reconstruction departments that gets players back on the pitch after 24hrs. Also they make their players wear special bath caps to help reduce concussion .....

Hardly a draw joining the NRL’s whipping boys. With a newborn doubt he’ll go to the NRL. I’m confident he’ll stay with us.

I hope he does because although he misses some games the ones he does play in he is almost always responsible for try’s or involved in the build up. His class can’t be doubted. Let’s hope his future lies at trinity.

I'd be very disappointed to see TJ leave the club, but I'm sure the club will make every effort to retain his services. But at the end of the day it's a decision for Tom and his advisors to make.

In these days of agents, being the cynic that I am, I'm sure they will recommend that Tom does whatever's the best for them.

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Shouldn’t be too difficult to displace the current left winger at the Bulldogs!

I think this is a poor article.

TJ’s injury situation is imho a bit exaggerated.

In 7 seasons he’s averaged 15 games a season with a try average of one per game.

If he manages similar in the next 7 years he will be worth every penny.

15 games a season or more from such a devastating player is worth the risk.

As an aside I was watching some highlights from 2016 and 2017 the other day. I was amazed when I watched by how many of TJ’s contemporaries are now long gone from SL.

TJ has great longevity compared to many players.

He’ll get snapped up if he doesn’t sign for us. But if he’s smart he will stay right here.

Tom should put in his transfer request in the morning!!
Our most potent attacking force and I don’t think he received a single pass on the wing tonight. He’s completely wasted at Belle Vue.

Just when I thought the last of the toys had left the pram… there goes another one!

we don't deserve him

But I’m not wrong am I.

Losing Johnstone for me would be a bitter pill to swallow not only for the club but fans alike ,to see him in full flight is a sight to behold and about the only good thing that’s happening on the field this season .selfish I know but we need to retain him at all costs ,but more performances like last night are really going to hurt our chances of doing that . He would be a devastating addition in a team where the forwards lay the platform and the half’s create gaps for the centres to put their wingers away , unlike us who have our wingers coming inside and doing the forwards work because they aren’t up to it . He’s a big fish in a little pond for us and a real crowd pleaser and who the hell apart from fifita have we got who can light up the stadium on his own . Don’t care how smart the new stadium will look , without the likes of a Johnstone in the team the place will be devoid of atmosphere and have nothing for us fans to marvel at .

We can't afford to lose Tom right now, he's one of the only (possibly only) great things we have.
To lose him would be devastating.

Not really, that’s just a statement of fact.

Don’t give up your day job, you’re not funny.

TJ average 15 games a season and a world class winger
Ken Hirst only played 140 in 12-13 seasons again world class

If Trinity could get a decent fee for TJ I wouldn’t be too disappointed sadly I fear he will leave for nothing at the end of this season
Hopefully he will extend

It's impossible to put yourself in Tom's boots.
If he wants to be in with a chance of winning things probably 3 clubs fit the criteria, if however he wants to join an ambitious club who have plans then 4 or 5 may attract him,
He could however stay with us and win nothing,

I think he’s in a similar position to Dave Topliss just before his move to Hull FC.
A home grown player who’s given us a big part of his prime years but now needs to move on to get some success before he starts to decline.

He also needs to look at someone like Kyle Amor, gave us a great 3 years then moved to Sts where he’s won everything the game offer multiple times.

I’d wish Tom well wherever he goes, his talent deserves a better stage than we can offer him.

Out of contract end of season so one of the clubs biggest assets will go on a free transfer…..leaving the club unable to utilise much needed funds to strengthen the squad…

Interesting analogy … I think Toppo had been at the club for 13 or 14 years … we had sold on a lot of the 79 cup final team but had replaced well and just finished fourth in the league… only to get absolutely creamed by Castleford at home in the play offs with an ex wakey cast off running rings round our fragile defence…yet only a few weeks earlier we had piled on the points an a fine victory over Leeds!! (Seems the more things change the more they stay the same!)

Many were saying it was time for him to move on and we could build a new dynasty without him… truth is he left .. we continued to sell and spent several seasons yo-yoing between relegation and promotion before Toppo returned as coach… then almost immediately after he left as coach we returned to second division oblivion!

Tom has had no where near the impact of Toppo on the club… although nonetheless a massively talented winger.

No he starts with a presupposition of opinion… then justifies using facts… and when I start taking advice from someone with your track record it will be a sad day!

Tom is my favourite player. As a fan since 1996 he has provided the most entertainment from my perspective. He will be a huge loss for this club if it happens. It’s all conjecture at this stage.

If he leaves he has given the club hood service and I will follow his progress but I really hope he stays. Players like Tom don’t come along often especially to clubs like ours.

Murphy looks to me like he could be a good standard SL winger. The saving Grace for trinity is that it is investing in the young players. That will pay dividends in the coming years I have no doubt.