It’ll be interesting to see who we get seeing as reports suggest we are looking at forwards out there. I know we were looking at Kurt Capewell last year who made the SOO Queensland team, so if we’re after a player of his Ilk I’ll be chuffed. Anyone have any ideas.

This potential signing could make a huge difference. If we were to sign a no nonsense quality prop that would be a huge step in the right direction for team building for 2021.

3 props (and a right winger if I’m picky) and we are pretty much sorted.

Be nice to pick up another kelepi like signing, not necessarily someone out of contract now but someone who’d be open to a move over

To be honest I’m not the least bit excited.

I’d much rather them use the cash to sign Battye. If we don’t I’d like to know what an English player needs to do to get a good contract.

The blokes proved himself at London and now with us. He also has the unusual quality of appearing to enjoy playing the game.

He’s a win win, not an NRL gamble.

I would really like us to keep him too.

However, three of our props were loan players last year, another is off contract, and one who is contracted, has been told he can go too, so we do need more props.

Some are talking second rowers, which I feel, given who we already have, would be a waste of budget and cap space

Who's the one who's been told he can go?

It was Green, and it was in one of the rugby papers when it was first announced that we had been re-linked to Sam Williams, whether that is still the case I'm not sure

Thought you meant that. It's been denied by both club and player. He denied it on TotalRL a few days back. Gossip it would appear.

What quota space do we have?

I'm thinking that we have contracted:
Tupou
Miller
Fifita
Arona
Tanginoa
Lino

That's 6 - what is the limit these days???

Who the hell knows. Just wondering, does Miller still count or does residency not apply anymore?

Limit is 7. All about what the junior rugby was played, residency matters not. The other one to consider is Tangata. It was mentioned in the league express during the mid-season lockdown that he'd agreed a years extension for next year but nothing was ever announced so i'm not sure if he's staying or not. If he is then his exemption due to the Widnes meltdown will have expired and he'd be on quota as well.

Vasty I totally agree and I wouldn’t of signed the half either there’s just as good over here. Battye got them going forward it’s the only way he knows.

Like who?

Think most of the good half in S L are OZZ or from over seas, .Know Cas have 2 from G B but struggling to think of a team with 2 more .Will put it down to age .Hope some one will put me right

KR have a three, although Ellis is certainly getting on a bit but, Abdul is a decent player, plus they have Brierley.
But, your right, most halves seem to be from overseas.

Ellis and Brierley both gone!

And neither are Super League standard anyway.

True that, we’ve been shafted multiple times with NRL Props Down the years haven’t we.

Got to be careful what I put on here because teachers are watching I agree Battles surprised me never thought he was anything above a championship player but he's expelled but if we've to compete at top level we have to look higher

i agree we have got to look higher to be a top level side but at the moment he’s better than what we’ve got so an improvement to the team

Leivaha Pulu, 6 foot 4 and 17 1/2 stone prop is out of contract, loads of NRL experience, Tonga international, ex team mate of Tupou and Lino. Other ex team mate Gavet close by at Huddersfield.... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leivaha_Pulu Appears would be the aggressive quality prop needed at Trinity...

Leivaha Pulu, 6 foot 4 and 17 1/2 stone prop is out of contract, loads of NRL experience, Tonga international, ex team mate of Tupou and Lino. Other ex team mate Gavet close by at Huddersfield.... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leivaha_Pulu Appears would be the aggressive quality prop needed at Trinity...

Think Shuddersfield will be offering more than us if interested, Watson as not gone there to make up the numbers

Why do you assume Hudds would be interested, there isn’t any evidence that we are or that he is.

Quote ="asmadasa"Leivaha Pulu, 6 foot 4 and 17 1/2 stone prop is out of contract, loads of NRL experience, Tonga international, ex team mate of Tupou and Lino. Other ex team mate Gavet close by at Huddersfield.... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leivaha_Pulu Appears would be the aggressive quality prop needed at Trinity...'" Sorry but I really don’t get how 54 games over a ten year career counts as loads of NRL experience! That’s five games a season. That makes Crowther a SL veteran! Sorry but he strike me as exactly one of those players who will take us absolutely nowhere. Of course I could be wrong but I’d put a fiver on him being anonymous at best.

Quote ="asmadasa"Leivaha Pulu, 6 foot 4 and 17 1/2 stone prop is out of contract, loads of NRL experience, Tonga international, ex team mate of Tupou and Lino. Other ex team mate Gavet close by at Huddersfield.... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leivaha_Pulu Appears would be the aggressive quality prop needed at Trinity...'" Sorry but I really don’t get how 54 games over a ten year career counts as loads of NRL experience! That’s five games a season. That makes Crowther a SL veteran! Sorry but he strike me as exactly one of those players who will take us absolutely nowhere. Of course I could be wrong but I’d put a fiver on him being anonymous at best.

I get your point Vasty but he only started in the NRL in 2016