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Good thread this.

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If true not blown away by the signing. There were other props out of contract who I would have had before Griffin but he does seem to have improved over the years, so shall give him a fair crack

Could blend in quite nicely.

He would add the aggression that I've been screaming for, he does need to watch his silly penalties though. Fine line between aggression and sillyness.

But he has good tempo setting a platform and has good hands both with the offload and ball retention.

I thought Watkins was in fact a Left Centre (4)? No?

Would be a very shrewd signing IMO.

As for those who are underwhelmed, I don't know who some people expect us to sign to be honest, Shane Webcke perhaps?

I can't speak for the NRL but there aren't many props in SL better than the ones Huddersfield have at the moment - Griffin, Mason, Crabtree and Patrick. You only have to look at the Hudds forum to see how worried they are that Griffin looks set to leave.

Are we not talking about Griffin? So why bring the other three Huddersfield props into it? Griffin is the worst of that 4.

Like I said on the other thread, you talk about who else could we have had. Mason, Graham, Huby, Carvell, Ferriol, were all out of contract for end of this season, and all are better than Griffin.

I would guess that would be why people are underwhelmed. Not so much that Griffin is a bad player by any stretch, but just because there were better alternatives, and there is much better players out there.

Carvell and Graham are better alternatives but not realistic ones.

Huby is overrated and has no aggression. Ferriol is probably underrated but has too much aggression.

Griffin is more or less on a par with Mason. However only one of them got called up for England last year

Agree with above, Its not that Griffin is rubbish but there were better alternitives, However IF we do sign him wont be too upset, and he is a improvement on Cross

Does the same apply to the selection of Graham and Carvell?

One thing's for sure, even McBanana hasn't smoked enough of the green stuff to listen to the Sky team and call up Craig Huby.

Huby was the most talked-up prop and was in Eddie's England XIII by Round 4. Carvell has been excellent this year and is not as far off Graham as you make out. Mason and Ferriol are both big aggressive men but I don't think either of them offer much more than Griffin.

I would agree that carvell has been very good this year, But regardless of Eddie over hyping him I think Huby was having a good year

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Huby is under contract till 2014 and is planning his testimonial, and he has just turned 25.

Yes I know he is under contract now, but he wasn't two months ago which is why I said would have been out of contract at end of season. Carvell, Ferriol and Mason are also now not to be out of contract due to new deals signed.