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| So I got an update regarding our transfer business and what the club is currently trying to get done ahead of the 2025 season.
Rohan Smith has made a big enforcer/ pack leader his main target for 2025, been told we have currently spoken to Tom Amone, Jarrod Wallace & Josh Papali'i so hopefully what Sharky said about a deal being close for the latter is pretty much done.
Hull FC are interested in Jarred O'Connor and wouldn't be surprised if they did snatch him from us with Danny Houghton retiring for them, plus he'd get more of a starting job for them as we Currently have Ackers for another 2 seasons after this one. This could affect if we resign Corey Johnson or not because as of last week he was pretty much leaving the club after this season, but if O'Connor moved on I'd imagine he may be offered a contract extension to be our 2nd choice hooker behind Ackers. Not surprisingly he's come back into the fold this week for the Catalans game all be it we are missing a lot of players at the moment.
Luis Roberts may also be on his way out as the club was going to offer him an extension but decided to resign Ryan Hall for a year as the club see Alfie Edgell, Ned McCormack, Riley Lumb & Jack Smith as future stars in our backline and are also homegrown talents unlike Roberts, he still may stay at the club but it would be on a smaller contract he is currently on and he would have a job on fighting for his place.
The club want Rhyse Martin to stay for 2025 a contract has been offered but Rhyse is currently weighing up his options as a NRL deal may come up for him.
Finally the club are monitoring our 7 position at the club Frawley may get moved on if the right halfback became available but the club aren't making this a high priority as they hold Jack Sinfield in high regard and wouldn't want to block his development and are hopeful he'll be a starting halfback for the club in the next 2 years.
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| Quote: Jack Burton "So Goudamand is the first to go, I doubt he'll be the last. I think Connor maybe Momorowski's replacement, centre is definitely his best position IMO. It's definitely a gamble, but I prefer this to Rapana'"
Yes agree with that. Arthur will sort him out. Wayne Bennett rated Connor too
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| If Connor does sign, it will take a major PR effort to address fan concerns. I remember boxing day 2005 when Barrie Mac welcomed Jamie Peacock to the club and did it well, especially as we had just lost the GF to the Dulls. JP had advantages in being a Leeds lad and a childhood Rhinos fan. Connor has way more baggage.
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| Quote: Trebor1 "Yes agree with that. Arthur will sort him out. Wayne Bennett rated Connor too'"
Interesting times ahead. If Connor was going to be signing one of three, I'd be very worried. If he's the first peice of a strategic chess manoeuvre that involves a number of players departing and some very good ones arriving, it could well pay off. What I will say about Connor is that in terms of pure talent he has more than any other member of our squad outside of Croft. History shows that he's never been able to apply it consistently. Arthur is obviously backing himself in that regard.
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| The way Arthur has set out pre-season may sway potential contract releases. If a contracted quota player thought they were heading home in October for say 8 weeks and that's become 3 to 4 weeks depending on their mindset that may influence giving up a final year of a contract. Its tough being away from home but that's what you sign up for. No way english players would be allowed 2 months off in the NRL off season
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| Connor is a classic Blease signing. This is exactly how Salford were built: good players who had gone through a poor or difficult spell in their career and were consequently relatively cheap vs their talent levels. That was then married to a coach who could bring them back to their best.
People had better get used to this. We knew how Blease operated when he was brought in, many or most of our signings will be like this - players with a good background signed at a discount for whatever reason.
BTW - If you need a nice talk from JJB or Barrie McDermott to soothe your hurt feelings about a new signing then you deserve the ridicule Leeds fans often get.
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