I thought that was quite simple.

We have more pressing needs for recruitment. And if a centre was going to be signed, I would still prefer better than him.

Maybe he thinks we should be aiming at better than Wing, even though he thinks that Wing would be an improvment?

David fa'alago at souths ain't bad, world cup winning 2nd row..........oh he's signed for huddersfield

....for next year. We already have an NZ World Cup Winning 2nd Row lined up for next season, and he's much younger to boot.

Hope so, seems happy elsewhere right now.

I saw no evidence of him playing second row for NZ at the World Cup or in last week's Test Match V the Aussies. Subject to the granting of a Visa, which thus far has eluded him and then subject to his desire to take up the deferred Leeds contract rather than sticking with the two years remaining on his Bulldogs one.

Far from a definate that we'll see him at Leeds next season at this point. I for one don't expect to see him play for Leeds, although it remains a possibility that he might.

psst, keep it quiet but I'm also in the "I'll believe it when I see it camp" about Eastwood, but I'm willing to give it a chance.

I mention him as a second rower as he was signed as the replacement for the second rower that left the club last year.

Devil's advocate can be fun.

In the meantime, other possible suitors to that 2nd row birth opt for clubs other than the one that most would chose as the premier option if approached.

I also can't see eastwood coming to us next season

Lets play fantasy football for a minute. If you're after a battering ram type forward - particularly if Kylie leaves and assuming Eastwood (not a battering ram but who cares) doesn't come - I'd be looking at Willie Mason and O'Meley together.

Mason's a tit though. Bluey won't have him, what with him being permanantly on the lash etc. Josh Perry would do me, as well as Eastwood.

I assume you do know there's a salary cap? FWIW I'd suggest that Ablett, Kirke and Burgess are pretty sound squad players of the sort that most clubs would die for. Ablett and Kirke have two GF winners' medals IIRC.

I was being a bit mischevious suggesting Mason, but TBH when I look at the Leeds squad and team it's the pack and the poor form of our playmakers that looks to be more of a problem than one centre.