Was thinking the same. We just need the Leeds team spirit, determination and will to win and we might surprise a few people.

Still think we need a 'beast' of a prop, still think were a bit lightweight up front but apart from that its starting to look like a very well balanced squad.

Catalan have replaced Greenshields with Webb, it simply doesn't look like there are any better options.

I agree it's a bit too harsh. Head in particular was clearly a top quality player.

Dykes single handedly won the semi final in 2008 for us as well. his passing and kicking was "top drawer". Shame he was broken for the final. That about sums his time up with us. class act on the field - but we couldn't keep him there.

"If" Dykes had been fir for the final..we would have done Sts....Dykes was the last no7 we had with a great kicking game.

McDonnell got better as the season went on until he seemed to lose interest in the latter part of the season.
He was always pretty solid under the bombs and dropped very few and took a lot of balls on the run in very difficult circumstances. He joins the line well on set plays and when its laid out for him he will execute well.
The negatives are his defensive positional play is all over the place and if he gets the ball in his own half he looks like a headless chicken, I lost count of the number of times he ran into touch.

As you say he's probably as good as any out there that are available just depends on how much money he thinks he's worth.

This is from the Aussie press the title was "Will it be paradise or England's grimy north (inset) for Scott Prince as the Gold Coast Titans skipper considers an offer from Super League side Hull. Source: The Courier-Mail"

Where the Hull is this?

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Looks like Drax to me

I don't know about single-handedly, Matt Peterson gave a helping hand as well.



I do think that Dykes was a very good player, but I just think that Head was even better. I've seen few players who could kick with both feet with the quality he did, and I honestly think that if it hadn't been for his injuries blighting his career he would have been in the reckoning for playing 7 for Australia.

Kicking with two feet is extremely difficult.

I've just tried it in the garden and fallen over every time

exactly, very very exiting mate


why some think its a bad signing is well just bonkers

I'd say its Goole.. Positive drive by it on M62 just after Goole junction

couldnt agree with you more, he was a class act in the body of an invalid unfortunately ... his kicking was some of the best I have seen... what is he doing nowadays???

If rumours are to be believed, he was fit, agar had already picked lee though.

its Drax mate!!

Funny though how the Aussies always make the UK look dreary..you know like Sydney is all a paradise eh??? NOT

Auburn, Redfern proper shiitte holes..., try a walk down Eveleigh street for instance, jesus, talk about weirdo central i thought I was on another planet, there are things standing upright there that David attenborough could not identify.

and Haymarket at night makes Cleveland street look like Mayfair FFS.

Sydney has its issues, and if I hear one more Ocker tell me how good Manley beach is i think i will puke, FFS its not too long ago the pollution and illegal factory dumping in the water killed all the fish in the Lagoon so dont get me going

Heard something today regarding prince that

we have offered a 3 year deal but only because it will help cover the cost of the salary cap.
Mate told me we only want him for one season, so paying him a lower wage this year then send him packong along with the remaining 2 years of his wage??

Can't see that at all tbh. Why would we go through the trouble of signing a world class 7 from the NRL, sign him on a massive wedge and send him packing after 1 season?

another article on Prince; www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-leag ... um=twitter don't like to get my hopes up too much but feeling fairly positive atm!

another article on Prince; www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-leag ... um=twitter don't like to get my hopes up too much but feeling fairly positive atm!

it'll be more like 1 year, with 2 optional in the clubs favour

What?

Pay him 3 years salary for being here 1 year, but pay the last 2 in the off season bit when not appearing for a club doesnt count on the cap.

Not likely is it.

Wasn't overly keen on signing Prince at first due to his age, but the more and more I think about it. You can't deny what a world class player he STILL is. Two years is about right but a third will be pushing it.

It looks like Drax Power Station which is about 8 miles out of Goole.

The place is massive - it alone powers about 7% of the UK.

His mates had an early start on the crack pipe.