Will he be with Rhinos in 2016

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Bigger question will be do we retain him after next year? If he can replicate this year then he will probably get a deal, apart from Roby who is head and shoulders above the rest of the hookers in SL, Aiton has been right up there as the best of the rest and seems to have found his feet with us now.Will probably depend on the development of Robbie Ward over the next 18 months.

Does anybody know about his drug doping case in Australia or has that just been swept under the carpet now

Does it really matter - he is a pretty average SL player that could easily be replaced. Leeds didn't have much competition in getting doubt they would have much problem replacing him with a player of equal ability

Sal you bring balance to this forum by virtue of the fact that you seem to have a cloud for every silver lining.

I would say Aiton is currently the 2nd best hooker in SL and his performances have been part of the reason we've played so well this year.

I'm not sure that that qualifies him as pretty average or that he's "easily" replaced.

Cracking player. He looks incredibly comfortable & composed around the ruck which is the mark of a class player, as opposed to the headless chicken variety.

Better than Roby better than McIllorum better than Clark and the list goes on?

He's improved alot this year. if the development continues in year 3, he's worth keeping around.

On his seasons form I'd have him over any of the others you've mentioned other than Roby.

He's been outstanding and it's obvious our forwards are relishing the space he's creating for them by engaging the markers, a skill that he performs to a far higher level than McIllorum has ever reached.

I'd say this year he's performed better than Clark and McIlorum, and that's not criticising those 2 players either.

Does the list go on? Really? Because the next ones on that list are the likes of Houghton, Pelissier etc.

Again, I'd take issue with the assertion that he's currently an average SL player and that he's easily replaced.

He isn't no Buderus, not many are, Roby is no Buderus either. Is that really a bad thing?

He is a damn good player for us, and absolute miles better than McClorum, etc.

I actually agree with you that he is easily replaced, but not because he is bad, just that there are many hookers out there who can do a job for us, due to the players around him in the team. But I still think he is better than most of the players you will no doubt tell us are better than him, and if you can accommodate that, why settle for a lesser player to replace?