That is simply not true. He played over 170 games for us in his original spell for us (in eight years).

Difficult to get away from the fact that combining youngsters with potential and experienced players with their best days behind them makes some sense as a stepping stone but it's fraught with danger. If the potential doesn't materialise and/or if we just happen to get players who've been great up to 32 but who's bodies start to go rapidly downhill at 33/34 then we've got problems. There are no guarantees with any signing or indeed any player but there is significantly more risk when players get towards their mid thirties. Having said that we can't get the top guys who are at their peak so provided we get the right mix it's probably the next best thing and I can't really see an alternative.

Childish response again.



This isn't the Minichiello thread.

Speak to Carvs, ask him about his pelvic injury and what his doc told him about it. Before he decided to leave us first time

back on thread, so who else is coming ?

But accurate, you and Dave are the same, always something good around the corner, I admire your optimism.

and the MM signing has been discussed on here

I have no idea what your issue with me is, but given Kosh's recent warning, why not just get over it and TALK ABOUT HULL FC!?!?!

I will do, what's his number?

Obviously the doc was wrong then as he had a great career at Warrington.

I read on the Wigan board that Canberra prop Tom Learoyd-Lahrs is rumoured to be signing for one of the Hull clubs. He is off contract at the end of the season and won't be offered a new deal by the Raiders.

If true is it us or for Rovers as a replacement for Langley or Poore?

He has had injury problems (don't they all) but has played origin and internationals. He is only 28 and certainly fits the definition of a "big rough-@rsed prop" that some posters say we need.

Thoughts?

www.sportal.com.au/league/nrl-pr ... a23wf58l98 Seem to think the tank will miss out on a move to hull due to us get Mini .

www.sportal.com.au/league/nrl-pr ... a23wf58l98 Seem to think the tank will miss out on a move to hull due to us get Mini .

I heard TLL to rovers a couple of weeks ago, didn't Hudge Laugh it off? If whoever signs him can keep him fit. He'll be the best prop in the league imo. Fantastic prop.

but keeping him fit is a huge challenge, as you say, could rip SL apart if you could get 12 games out of him.㬀

Heard today another back rower coming in , not sure what nationality and a winger in the Brett Dallas mould from Brisbane if I heard him correct .

If we've chosen MM over Pritchard it's ridiculous. Can only be because FP wanted silly money, surely?

Would you have to snap those plastic side bits off first before he plays?

MM may be older than Pritchard but has a much better fitness record. I suspect Pritchard would have commanded higher wages and maybe more than we were willing to pay for someone with his injury record? MM may not have Pritchard's reputation but he's a good signing nonetheless and can do a good job for us and if we save a few quid of salary cap it can be spent elsewhere.

I would have thought we needed a centre rather than a winger and a prop rather than another second rower.

Ellis to move up to prop!

Carvell played 134 games in 5 seasons at wire at a average of 26.8 games a season.....hardly injury pprone at wire was he.

No point in posting facts mate when some people have an agenda.

I agree but just what I was told

Brisbane don't have a winger like Brett Dallas.

Has a lot of interest in the Nrl, been strongly linked to Storm.

Like I said if I heard him correctly , or maybe it was one of the feeder clubs .

If he's at a Brisbane feeder club and can't get a game in front of Lachlan Maranta, we don't want him.