He's just never quite had the breaks he needed to crack it at a top club, some self-inflicted, some not.

When he started out at Leeds he had all the tools to be a real handful, but turned into a bit of a Big Time Charlie apparently. His career went backwards, ending up at Keighley (IIRC?) and working part time as a doorman where he got involved in a couple of "incidents".

Got another chance in SL thanks to Wakefield, seemed to be learning the error of his ways then got diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. It's taken him a while to get to the point where his health issues are manageable but he finally seems to have the mental and physical side of his game both sorted at the same time.

He'll always be a "what could have been" IMO, bit like Gareth Morton from that same Academy vintage.

I dunno, Bradford seem to be doing OK

If true I wonder who will have the honour of being Gareth's new whipping boy ?

As others have stated M c Shane, Hood and Burrow should be able to cover the loss ( only just though ).

Time to sign a top class half-back and right centre at least.

He was actually a product of Keighley Cubs but chose the bright lights of Leeds rather than his hometown club. As a lad he was big, strong, athletic, skilful but immature and most Keighley fans thought he needed more aggression and killer instinct. Whatever Leeds and (then Bradford) did to him certainly gave him aggression but unfortunately no self control. At one point he was banned from nearly every pub in Keighley.

Wakey rescued him from Leigh and were his last chance saloon. It's a shame that at the height of his "recovery" he was diagnosed with Crohn's as he was being tracked for national honours.

Another case of "could have", "should have".

I must have missed the news that Kirke is leaving.

Too obvious.

I'd go for :

Isaac DeGois to replace Buderus
Leroy Cudjoe or Joel Reddy to replace Senior
Matt Bowen to replace Webb
Adam Blair to replace Leuleui

Quote: krisleeds "I'd go for Nothing confirmed with Buderus yet: www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... 1euzp.html Adam Blair has signed for West Tigers fwih, Leroy Cudjoe is contracted till end of next season.

Quote: krisleeds "I'd go for Nothing confirmed with Buderus yet: www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... 1euzp.html Adam Blair has signed for West Tigers fwih, Leroy Cudjoe is contracted till end of next season.

And more to the point, what barefaced t arrogance is this that someone should presume that he (Cudjoe) would leave a competitive, going places, and let's face it (dare i say it) BETTER team than the Rhino's are now, to be part of a team in massive flux?

Shocked Frosties, shocked

I'd go with the following recruitment assuming certain players arn't here next season:

Buderus Out Hood In
Webb out BJB In
Kirke out Pitts in
Senior out Watkins In
Cross out Ambler In
Kylie out Amor In
Ali out new signing In
new right centre In

That leaves us with a possible 4 overseas players (Delaney, Huraki, and 2 new signigs). Thats a far more acceptable number than the 7 we have at the moment.

well the Sidney hearald did report on Tahu but regarding Buderius "
''Nothing has been done at all with that,'' Palmer said. ''We're still working through our roster. His name has been thrown up a couple of times but we've got a long way to go before we finalise everything.''

Palmer said the Knights had held preliminary talks with Buderus's manager but had not yet made him an offer. Buderus is in his third season with Leeds Rhinos and will be 34 next season. Newcastle's interest in their former captain has left incumbent hooker Isaac De Gois in lim

If we do end up having a clear out of our present 1st team squad, including several overseas players then surely we should have plenty of Cap space available

IMO we should use this SL Cap money to sign 2 top class players from the NRL.
I believe that we need an experienced centre and of the highest caliber.
My number 1 priority would be a player like Matt Cooper , I'm not sure of his contract situation but he would be a very talented addition to our squad

Our 2nd major signing depends on which players depart

I would also like us to sign a couple of promising players currently plying their trade in SL and depending on the decision regarding the SL franchise and if Wakey do get the bullet then there's 2 players there that I'd take a punt on:

One is Chris Dean he looks quality and the other is Paul Johnson who also looks like a very talented player, and neither would cost the earth.

I know he is in his 30's but any centre would really be short term until Wilson came through so I would love to see Matt Cooper at Leeds next year. If we get a good prop too i'd be happy at what we have.

With a possible team next year of:

Smith
BJB
New Signing
Watkins
Hall
McGuire
Burrow
Peacock
McShane
Bailey
Ablett
Jones Buchanan
Sinfield

New Signing (prop)
Burgess/Kirke
Clarkson
Hauraki (if he sorts his D out) or Hood but I wouldnt play him every week.

Doesnt look to bad a team. Obviously its all hearsay with the leavings so who knows, but its not all bad.