Some recruitment and retention decisions to be made. We have

Contracted

lancaster
logan
naughton
talanoa

OOC

yeaman
sa
michaels

Rumours

lineham - wire
NZ wing/centre in

I'd expect yeaman will get another year and michaels will leave but unsure on sa. When he plays he's good but rumoured he doesn't train much and has been injured a fair bit since he signed. Leaves us needing to keep sa or recruit at least one more IMO.

We need at least 6 3/4's who are able to play at SL level.

Let's assume Lineham and Michaels are leaving. With the expected new centre that's two out and one in.

Our wingers would be Talanoa, Naughton and Lancaster. Plenty of pace but not much experience.

Our only contracted centres would be the new signing and Logan so we need at least one more. I would rather it was Sa but suspect it will be Yeaman.

If Talanoa plays centre do we need another winger?

Is Logan ready/good enough?

I think next year, from the off, Logan & Lancaster should be playing. Lancaster should be playing this year imo, criminal an average Aussie like Michaels is keeping him out.
I also don't see Lineham leaving.

Shaul
Lancaster
New centre
Logan
Lineham

That would be my first choice.

Sa needs to stay fit for the rest of the year, otherwise I think we have to let him go.

Personally dont think Logan is nowhere near to been ready, not bad ball skills but lacks size to cause problems.

Real shame about sa, would love to keep a injury free, fully fit sa

Imo logan isn't big enough or that quick at the moment but that could improve as he gets older, hope sa stays and would like to see Lancaster get a chance, plus we have naughton who could be the best of the lot,

I don't understand why Logan and Lancaster don't get a game, when they played at the end of last season I was very impressed with them, surely now they're older and a bit wiser they should be given a chance.

Is Lancaster still injured? Not in the u19s tomorrow and can't recall seeing him play for Donny

I'm off to watch the u19's tomorrow. I'll see what I can find out.

Last I heard,he'd done his hamstring....

lancaster's been injured for months hasn't he? logan not ready for SL week in, week out IMO

My 3/4 for this season.

Rankin
Lineham
Sa
Talanoa
Naughton

Next year

Rankin /Shaul
Lineham/Lancaster
?
Talanoa
Naughton
Next year = Bold is doubtful for next season.

Must be two different injuries, he was definitely fit two weeks ago.

No room for Whiting either !

Yeah bang average

he's done a decent job for us, in the third worst attack in SL (even AFTER our renaissance) and much of the play going to Lineham were you expecting him to score hatfuls?
He's being solid and can tackle, the fact that Lancaster has being out for ages makes your statement even more ridiculous. Yeah we want Lancaster & Logan to get game time, Lancaster showed us last year he has potential, Logan too but was woeful in defence. If anything it's Yeaman who should be making way well before Micheals.

He is average, played well on Thursday, but most of his other games he has just been solid, if he was a young English player, it would be Ok as a back up, but we shouldn't using a quota spot on this type of player.

Micheals best position is on the wing and personally I would rather have Yeaman at centre than him.

Unless their is a massive improvement in the next few games, he should certainly be released.

Whiting's 3/4 days are over, IMO. An emergency option, but saw again on Thursday that he can't do it any more. Can't change direction quickly enough to recover position IMO.

Still a handy backrower to have around, though.

How's Ben Crooks doing in the NRL? Last I heard he wasn't getting a lot of game time. Would he come back to Hull FC and would we want him back depending on signings?

He's nowhere near first grade , Not sure if he's injured because he hasn't featured for Wentworthville recently either .

Sorry for all the questions. Has he bulked up at all, remember LR saying he needed to and think that's the way he will go signing big players for in defence.

Dean Collis, could Imagine been a Radford signing

It is criminal that a BANG AVERAGE Aussie is keeping Lancaster out, when he's fit, which he has been until recently.

Not injured, just not good enough.

I'm not sure if you missed the massive irony of me saying Micheals was bang average (I'm a fan of his BTW) or are you jst saying you actually do think he is bang average?


Clearly Radford rates him more than Yeaman and he's been in the starting 13 almost every game since he started, or are you now saying Radford's judgement is well out on this score?

He's bang average, always has been, always will be.

Why on earth do you think Radford rates him more than Kirk (do no wrong) Yeaman?

I am saying Radford's judgement is bang out on this score, every time Michaels plays (on the wing) it's criminal that he's keeping Lancaster out. Although to be fair he's hardly played on the wing. He's mostly played centre which, although not quite criminal, has blocked Logan's opportunities.

I've wanted Lancaster on the wing since day one this year, the kids excellent, and more than ready.