Not a lot on the market at the minute home or abroad. Richard Horne anyone?

God no. Seems a nice lad but looks finished, although he did have a good game last Thursday.

How long's Rangi Chase's contract at Cas?

Liked the look of Ratchford at Salford earlier in the season but he seems to have fallen off the radar recently.

I don't watch the NRL so it'd be interesting to hear from people that do.

As one who never expected him to sign anyway, I am less disappointed than some I suppose. We need a SO thats for sure, but there is not much around at this moment in time. What are Wigan doing about releasing players, maybe they might have another like Charnley who could come in at a reasonable price. I assume Tompkins will go to FB, so he will not be available.

Why not give Kriatian Bell a go at it, he is supposed to be very good and there are plenty of other 18 yr olds made it in recent years.

Wigan are reported to be releasing Feka,Phelps,Bailey and Riddell. I would expect Leuluai to share the 9 role with McIllorum and Finch to play 6 with Tompkins at 7.

Not sure what is out there and available for Rovers but not getting Finch must be a real blow.

don't wakie have a stand off out of contract at the end of the year?

Jefferies or Obst wouldn't be bad signings

Not that disappointed tbh, never been a big fan of Finch.

Ben Hornby looks like heading to SL next year & he's a better player imo.

Murrell? Prefer him there to hooker, in all honesty. We'd still need cover - maybe Bell would be ready for that (the I'anson role, sort of thing) rather than the been chucked in at the deep end.
It should be acknowledged Murrell's lack of pace is a problem, but I can't see anybody better being available from SL.
It'd leave us cash to strengthen elsewhere, but SO is the obvious gap.

And two years older.

Rangi Chase is arguably the best SO in SL at the moment. I'd love him at Hull. Can provide cover at 9 to a decent standard aswell.

I'm pretty sure Chase signed a 4 year deal with Cas at the end of last season.

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Looks like Wigan got that chocolate factory out Mrs B




I would of liked Ratchford but I believe Salford have taken up the 12 month option on his contract

I honestly reckon any club who signed Cameron Phelps and gave him a run at halfback would have a very good player on their hands. A former Australian Schoolboys international in that position. I'm sure Wigan would have given him a run there had it not been for horrible luck with injuries this year.

Cameron Phelps, yes please.

Finch will probably play 7, his best position, he was SO at the storm as they have Cronk. Sam will stay at 6 with Leuluai to 9.

Only problem is he seems quite injury prone, maybe just unlucky at Wigan but he seems always to have a niggling injury holding him back

Will probably end up at Hull then

How can he have signed for wigan when zod told us he'd signed for rovers?

Kris Keating and Feleti Mateo are out of contract at Parramatta at the end of the season and also Jamie Soward at St George.
Without any quality english stand-off's around i'd take any of these 3

I'd stick with Murrell and get him on a speed program in the off season. Was a pretty decent 6 a few years back.

It'll also keep the wage bill down

i'd rather give kristian bell a go next year instead of murrell, he's done a job in difficult circumstances but the lad has never had pace and isn't going to get more as he gets older he should be playing loose forward.

If we don't bring in a proven 6 (which is what we need to get to the next level)which I hope we do, then lets bite the bullet and try a young un like bell or even hardcastle if we can get some more bulk on them in the off season.

Keating is going to the Bulldogs, Mateo to the New Zealand Warriors. OTOH Wikipedia has nothing to say about Soward's future...

Never seen Kristian Bell hope he is as good as you say.

I think he will be introduced when the time is right, as was Liam Watts. Three whole years and a spell on loan at Gateshead before Watts became an overnight sensation.

Finch is a solid NRL player who has never made the step up to State of Origin or test level. I think Wigan have made a major error because if Sam Tompkins was on our books I wouldn't want to shove him out to another position to accomodate Finch.

Tomkins is a blinding talent to Finch's everyday efficiency. I think Finch would have been more useful to Rovers, and Rovers more useful to him.

I confidently predict Wigan will fare less well next year than they have this, despite or more accurately because of their influx of middle tier Melbourne Storm imports.

Wigan should be building their team around Tomkins not shoving him aside for Finch.

Completely agree. Tomkins is a sublime talent. Ridiculous to move him around IMO.