Now that is a signing - 100% effort guy you have to congratulate Gary on a very good piece of business.

Mac was asked if this was a Marquee signing he said No

Was actually hoping we were going to sign one more forward. We went with a small squad this year and have barely been able to name a 19 at times so addressing one of our issues from this year (squad size/depth) is spot on. Yates and Walters seem to get picked in the 17 not because of the coach wanting to play them but because he doesn't really have anyone else to pick.

It seems almost inevitable nowadays that teams will have decent sized injury lists for a chunk of the year so let's have plenty to pick from. Also means you can rotate one guy out easiler when you want to rest him.

If the Widdop (or even the Brierly) rumour became true then we'd really be looking in great shape.

thats 4 props signed in not much more than a season, garbutt mullaly cuthbertson and now galloway. like for like thats pretty good for peacock Kylie kirke and bailey over that period. Peacock was always going to be all but impossible to replace but were having a pretty good stab at it. The back row is looking good and Keinhorsts emergence in the back row is a nice bonus - I think hell be asked to bulk up a little in the off season. add one halfback which I'm guessing where the marquee budget is going (wink) and our squad will look as good as it has for a long time.

Brilliant signing for you guys. You've got yourself a very good set of props for 2016.

You don't have a small squad, you might not have 25 international class players, but no team does. All teams have had to blood youngsters or average players - Saints, Wigan, Wire, Hudds are no different. That's what the salary cap does.

I'd agree with that.

You're right we can't look for a "replacement" for Peacock, he's a one-off who've been lucky to have at our club for so long.
But I think the balance of the 2016 4 props of Galloway, Cuthbertson, Singleton & Garbutt is at least equal if not better than the 2014 4 props of Peacock, Leuluai, Kirke & Bailey.

Having said that, Peacock and Leuluai have both been outstanding for Leeds over the years. Peacock with his huge, high quality efforts and Leuluai for his huge runs and hits.

Galloway and garbutt at prop and cuthbetson at LF means we can go with two wide running second rows, ward and keinhorst, with Achurch able to play wide as well. Leaves Delaney singo and mullally bench cover

Yates has signed for Wakefield until the end of next season

Yates gone to Wakey wish him well but i would have been surprised had he been retained.

why do you hate Ablett?

Given the amount of beards in the Leeds pack, do I forsee a market for 'Life Of Brian' style fake beards next season?

yes, he hasn't let us down on his rare run outs for us but with the signings we have made, Baldwinson to return, and Mulhern also looking ready for game time it would be hard to see an opening for him barring a big injury crisis.

Wonder if this move of an average British player moving to wakey and blocking their great production line, rather than an NRL one will incite the Pro licencing brigade