On the second row front, and bearing in mind were also looking at backs, maybe a centre/second row option could be a better fit. What happened to that ginger haired kid at Warrington. Didn't he cover both positions.

Also kicked goals too if I recall.

Harvey Levett ?? Been on loan at HKR I believe he’s going to Salford for next season.

Hopefully Joe Arundel (if he is still with us) will be fit again next season. The lad has had some rotten luck the past two years. When fit he’s our best centre IMO.

He certainly was a few years ago and I have a lot of time for Joe. Fully fit he’s a real asset to our squad. As you say rotten luck last couple of years

Yes, that's him. Didn't realise he'd been out on loan.

Looked a decent player not too long ago

Agree, he got his shot at Warrington and took it well, looked like he was going to be a permanent fixture, scoring tries and doing the basics well, but again sent on loan. I like to see how players have progressed who were in the England youth set up with jordan, he always looked like he was going to be a SL player, another was Toby Everett, playing part time now, we must have an abundance of talent in England.

A question: Do we know what rules we will be playing to next year yet?
In particular, I was wondering whether scrums are to make a comeback and continuation of the 6 again rule.
This will have an impact on getting the recruitment right. With fewer stoppages, big 10 minute impact props are of less value. I think maybe that's why Tanginoa is selected in the middle, for his athleticism.

I think the present rules will stay in place for as long as the dreaded lurgy is around. Lets hope not next season

James Child ???

Looked a bit like Beaker off the Muppets?

Miro

I hope the present rules stay in place full time, scrums are a waste of time let’s speed the game up as much as possible

Get rid of set restarts though. They just add more inconsistencies.

Must say I agree with you, unsure at first but grown to prefer it than scrums.

Scrums to stay for me.
They are not great but I don't like tge set restart.

Although they are not what they were, scrums are a traditional image of the sport and taking them away is too big a step for me.
I'd happily make them contested or change the fine details but they should stay.

I'm definitely in the get rid camp, but I guess it depends what the NRL decide.
I don't think I've missed them at all. It gives an opportunity to make an absolute distinction from the other code and I think it has a positive effect on the speed of the game.

I felt we were going down a dead end with bigger impact props coming on fresh against tiring defences. I'm sure this was the source of increased injuries. This also meant you take a gamble on the bench and we've often come unstuck when there are injuries to more agile/athletic players and you've only got 3 x 10 minute props as substitutes.

I can't see a way to bring them back in a way that they could be competitive and tidy and not a source of repeated penalties.
I grew up in and played hooker*

at the end of the competitive scrums era, but nostalgia is not what it used to be. The game has moved on.

*I used to win a lot of scrums against the head and got through a good amount of tackling, but I couldn't pass, catch or run for toffee



P,S, sorry for derailing the thread, .... anyway 2021 squad...

I think MC suggested smaller better quality was the way we were going. It'll be interesting to see where some other clubs go when they do the sums on their finances next year. It'll need some luck with injuries, but we're due some.

I was doing a bit of research on OOC players in Aus. I noticed Scott Sorensen was out of contract, nephew to Kurt Sorensen .....

We've been linked to Sorensen this morning in the press, along with Hull and Hull KR.

Well Cronulla have been our feeder team recently

Adam Walker has left Leigh ! Could he be making another return?

I've seen him play and he's no mug, but he plays a position in which we are already strong.

Chairman and/or CEO ??

What, to court?