Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 11:18 am  

Been able to tie down one of most highly thought of halves in the comp as a Academy Marquee signing is a decent bit of business imo, granted there is the obvious worries over his injuries/weight.

I like that this frees up the opportunity to use a quota spot on a centre/back rower.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 12:02 pm  

Definitely some plus points for the Abdull signing if it happens. One of the best kickers in Super League and there are salary cap advantages.

You have to wonder though how many times we'd have Abdull and Trueman both playing unless the pair of them have a big change of luck with staying injury free.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 12:04 pm  

Satae
Ese Ese
Asiata
Sao
Backrower
Centre
Hooker
That's how I'd use the quota spots.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 12:04 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

Definitely some plus points for the Abdull signing if it happens. One of the best kickers in Super League and there are salary cap advantages.

You have to wonder though how many times we'd have Abdull and Trueman both playing unless the pair of them have a big change of luck with staying injury free.

Maybe that's why we are looking at Rouge too.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 12:08 pm  

As a squad player great peice of business but as a starting 7 we should be more ambitous

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 12:13 pm  

dandaman wrote:

As a squad player great peice of business but as a starting 7 we should be more ambitous

But he is good enough to start for Catalans who are joint top?

Other options are basically a NRL reserve half, which is a big gamble and if they do well they go be off.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 12:43 pm  

Now the Satae story is out. I'd expect both him and Abdull to be back here

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 12:45 pm  

dandaman wrote:

As a squad player great peice of business but as a starting 7 we should be more ambitous

This kind of thinking makes me laugh. Catalans obviously rate him given that he's their starting 7 and Saints are rumoured to be interested in him too. They're both joint top and yet we, the joint bottom team in the league, need to be more ambitious!

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 12:46 pm  

Roam Ranger wrote:

This kind of thinking makes me laugh. Catalans obviously rate him given that he's their starting 7 and Saints are rumoured to be interested in him too. They're both joint top and yet we, the joint bottom team in the league, need to be more ambitious!

I want DCE. I'll settle for nothing less

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 12:51 pm  

mwindass wrote:

Now the Satae story is out. I'd expect both him and Abdull to be back here

Are we just targetting certain clubs players a week at a time? Leigh last week, Catalans this week?

On a serious note though, would definitely welcome Satae back.