With British clubs allowed six Antipodeans plus five from Tonga/Fiji/Samoa etc and the EU, the Dragons instead get eight from anywhere.
Signed up for next season are: McGuire (hooray), Bell (mmm), Carlaw (hooray), Greenshields (hoo-f---ing-ray), Mogg (yay) and Ryles (yay).
Bird is an option, court rulings pending. And apparently we missed out on Rangi Chase who opted to stay with Cas.

Expect another Antipodean half-back, I'd wager.

I thought that with a name like Clint, Greenshields was obviously French! (or at least as french as Justin "wheredidhego?" Murphy).

Don't see what we need another half for, definately not if we keep Bird (shaaaaame). We could do with a utility back to cover wing/fb, that's about it really.

Back home!

What's with that? That went definately below the radar!

I read he had signed for Palau in Elite 2

He's going home in November to play and coach for a few years

so not in elite 2 then?

thats not what he said the other day!

Dont belive everthing you read then

Strong rumours in sydney morning herald last week that Ryles was very close to signing for the Sydney Roosters, would be a massive blow if true. Here's hoping he see's out his contract.

more worryingly they were in the daily star on friday!

if he does go, we will be due compensation for the outstanding length of his contract

Forgive my ignorance, but are Elima and Bosc under contract ?

I am sure I heard somewhere Bosc was a target for some union clubs...

Bosc's contract extention last year was the most under-reported piece of news in RL history.

Elima, dunno. Hope so.

me to, he is my hero.

According to [url=http://news.leaguehq.com.au/breaking-news-sport/dallas-johnson-may-sign-off-with-storm-20091016-h0sp.htmlsources down under[/url, Ryles is on his way, but Dallas Johnson is arriving, though it may be that they've taken the 'on holiday in Paris' line and come up with five.
A small snippet at the bottom of that says Dean Pay is off to Melbourne.

If not I hope to see him back at Wakefield, he is a quality player and enjoyed watching him work his magic for your lot (apart from the play offs!)

I have really enjoyed watching you play this year and hope you keep pretty much the same team - good rugby

www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 5787674464 This is what they think of Oli over the big pond

www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 5787674464 This is what they think of Oli over the big pond

"The French will be led by Super League's top pointscorer, Olivier Elima."
Err, you what?
Though they do qualify it later by saying he's the leading try-scorer among Super League forwards.

L'Indep report the Johnson rumour and add in that we're in for Justin Hodges. Hear that Rick? A centre. A genuine centre. With pace!

Can't we just get some more back-row forwards and play them on the wing/centre? When Greenshields goes, maybe we could get a prop to replace him?

On another forum theres talk of Potter wanting Moggy & that a swap for Leon Pryce is on the cards.

Elsewhere, Dean Pay has been realeased from his final year of contract to take on coaching job of Melbourne Storm U20's squad

You reckon Pryce would move to France?

No idea!!

It was a rhetorical question, sorry. I really can't see that one coming off.

and *few* in that order.

Obviously Potter would rather have Mogg than Pryce, but would we want Pryce and is it worth it for Saints, remembering their quota space issues.