why blow our quota spot on a part time Aussie half back when we could get somebody from the championship for half the price if we are supposed to have one lined up for 2012 and then we could go after a quality Aussie centre on a two or three year deal now for 2011 to allow Sharp to shine and assist.
Look what Gidley and previously Lyons did for Gardner.

Because we got the quota spot late and quality aussies aren't out of contract and lined up ready to join. We'll have that in Berrigan however should he play next year.

personally i would rather leave the quota spot free rather than filling it just because we can.
I appreciate the visa process takes some time, but you never know who becomes available for one reason or another as the season progresses. If we keep the spot free, then it will put us in posistion 'a' to get the released player.

Are we looking at this Briggs from fev? or is it people supposedly in the know just assuming we are interested

If we are looking at Briggs I would hope it would be as a project and we sign a scrum half too, he's a talented lad but from what I've seen no means a playmaker, he has a couple of other good pivots at that level around him at Fev who take a lot of responsibility off him
so he can play his natural game, I don't think he would be able to give us what we need direction wise from stand off at Sl level, especially as we play with an extra front rower instead of a 13.

then people would complain we took a cheap option,,,, sigh

if we are gonna blow what is left on our cap with a prop and a hb i would have to think the hb wont be just back up.we surely wouldnt spend big on just a squad player

Ive heard from 2 different people now, neither really talk about signings but they said he could be the man coming in.

Just thought id put it on here incase someone else has heard his name float around

Wouldn't be too dissapointed with him, would prefer Briggs just on terms of his age and progression for seasons further then next.

We'll see then eh.

Is he predominantly a SO ? I've seen his name on the team sheet many times but I can't honestly say that I've noticed if he's any good or not.

cant say ive seen much of scott grix,he seems to have been substitute for huddersfield a lot this season.hes obviously versatile.

Any halfback we bring in will not be a backup, dont forget that this is Horne and Long we're talking about.......

Whoever comes in will be a firstchoice starter by week 3

He had a great game against us at the KC in our first home game of the season, scored as well I think. He'd be a decent signing IMO.

I thought Grix played mostly at 13 and the occasional 9 this season.

he can play a number of positions,but was always going to find it hard to play half back for huddersfield as they are flush with them.

Grix is a good Utility back, I would be happy for him to sign, but hopfully we will still look to sign a halfback from overseas eveb if he signs.

Grix is a decent player and wouldn't be a bad signing by any means, but he's never a halfback in a million years, can play stand off but if Long get injured we would be back to square one, we have Whiting, Berro, Tansey, Washbrook and Nicklas who can cover there, we need someone who can play 7 to a decent standard.

If/when Horne gets injured I hope we use Nicklas as the first option, thats his postion, much better to play him there than a player out of position, if he gets a chance at 6 next season i think he might suprise a few people.

Full time training should benifit him massivley next year.

He also said on boots n all a year or two back that his favourite team was Hull.I am sure he would love to play for the black and whites.

luke robinson would be a good signing but i can't see it happening. even though long and horne will probably miss a few games, robinson doesn't strike me as someone who would want to play 2nd fiddle. plus we'd have to pay a transfer fee and that seems like a long shot too

I agree , We'd just be signing a player no better than what we currently have within the squad imo.

Grix actually looked very good attacking wise yesterday in the halves for Ireland V France in a heavily beaten team.

Showed variety in both his passing game and kicking game. Far more of a half back then any of our current cover players IMO.

Do we really need another utility player though ? Grix may well be useful in a number of positions but we need a specialist HB or preferably two of them. (and at least one prop). (Centre wouldn't go a miss either)

I don't disagree he is better then what we have, if I'm honest I think he is a better stand off then Horne, I just think if we are bringing someone in for cover it needs to be an put and out scrum half, because if Long is out it would mean Horne or Berro at 7 which hasn't worked in the past.

I agree. I wouldnt stop at just bringing one cover half back in I would bring in a 6 and 7 to act as cover.

We simply can not be left in the same situation we found ourselves in last season with a hooker and a loose forward running our attack.

luke robinson,wouldn't be bad,if we pay a small fee for him.he could cover 7 and 9.more than likely he would rotate with houghton to free berro up at centre.