I would agree, and this season will be telling for those you've mentioned.. but.. I have a lot more sympathy and patience with home grown players than I would with a player like Fus. I doubt any of those you've mentioned have much impact on the cap, and if clubs took this view with all their players we wouldn't have had JJB and other players like Tom Johnson never would have made it in SL.

It can't be indefinite, but it is a different story to an overseas player on big money in the same situation. Plus the fact all three have massive potential, with Holroyd and Gannon particularly being in or around the England set-up at various times.

Max Simpson and Morgan Gannon have only just turned 20, talk of binning them off due to injuries so early on in their careers is just daft, they’ll hardly be making a dent in the salary cap.

Tepai Moeroa Coming to SL, played under Brad Arthur before.

Wonder if we’re in for him?

Looking at his stats it wouldn't surprise me, seemed to average 20 games per year under BA so looks like he trusted him.
Good sized prop, previous experience in the back row, and about the age we'd probably be looking at given our youngish pack

If we are in for him I hope he's a "real" prop - the article says [iMoeroa was a starter at second-row or loose-forward for a number of years under Brad Arthur at Parramatta Eels[/i Not familiar with him but I see he is in the Melbourne Storm Grand Final 22 man squad (although probably unlikely to play) so hopefully a decent player. https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/melbourn ... int-97668/

If we are in for him I hope he's a "real" prop - the article says [iMoeroa was a starter at second-row or loose-forward for a number of years under Brad Arthur at Parramatta Eels[/i Not familiar with him but I see he is in the Melbourne Storm Grand Final 22 man squad (although probably unlikely to play) so hopefully a decent player. https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/melbourn ... int-97668/

I'm not sure whether that is accurate. I've given my body 35 years to recover from playing & it feels like shoite.

If Leeds signed him as our premier prop next season then I would seriously consider not renewing my season ticket next year. I'm not expecting a JWH or anything but he is not the answer. Hardly played NRL since 2019

Probably because he was playing Rugby Union for two years.

What's he's been doing last 3 and a half years then. Melbourne have a great system but they don't have the best forward pack by a long stretch and he can't get in that squad.

If we have signed him, lets hope its not a case of getting somebody just slightly better than what we already have, as its not exactly a high bar.

I don’t know as I don’t watch much NRL these days.

He’s not even been linked with us properly so you don’t need to write him off just yet, maybe wait til he’s actually signed but not pulled on a jersey before doing that.



But in general the days of any SL club signing top rate first choice NRL players in his age bracket are long gone.