Be a big shame to lose Cuthbo if true, I reckon we could see the best of him again with a top quality 9 in the team.

Could it be a swap deal for hardaker?

A troubled player but undoubtedly world class.
3rd behind Smith and Friend for the Qlds number 9.
On his day he has everything, good defence, quite stunning attack and a 80 mins player.

He seems to have found himself on the outer due to Penriths "culture", I'm amazed another NRL club , probably one out of Sydney, hasn't made him an offer.

I'd argue 4th with Jake Granville ahead of him and Friend - but even so still an awesome player.

If you go through the NRL who needs a hooker? Who has cap space? There arnt many clubs if any. It's a position well serviced or teams are at full cap and are twitchy due to the Parra saga.

Newcastle? But nobody wants to go there.

How many NRL players genuinely "want" to be in SL, let alone want to be at Leeds?

No matter what noises they make, Antipodean players end up in SL for one of two reasons. They either can't get a club in the NRL for one reason or another, or a SL club has made them a ridiculous offer and they figure they may as well cash in while it's on the table.

This is true, but it still means the odd Jamie Lyon or Ali Lauitiiti comes over, whether it's for a couple of years like Lyon or a career like Ali. I wouldn't complain if Segeyaro is anything like that.

^ This.

Cuthbertson Galloway and Simms were all playing pretty well and could have easily got NRL contracts if they wanted
Now in fairness there may be an element of them wanting to extend their careers, as players can play for longer

Its not that long ago that we were able to attract the blues captain in Buderus to come to SL for a few years
Its amazing how low the opinion of SL has fallen since then, even among those who watch it

GH in last night's YEP: "All bar Mitch Achurch and Beau Falloon are contracted for next year so we have got very little in terms of flexibility for recruitment"

Suggests whatever cap space those two take up will be absorbed by deals already in the pipeline - Segeyaro and Ferres, presumably. So unless Hardaker leaves, the 2017 Leeds Rhinos squad isn't going to look a great deal different to the 2016 one that has underperformed significantly.

Means that Ferres, L Briscoe, JJB and Lilley have been given new deals unannounced.

Just spotted on Twitter somebody claims that Segeyaro hasn't arrived for training today which backs up the statement from yesterday claiming he told his team mates that it was his last session as he was coming to Leeds.

On another note, Leeds posted a picture of the squad with JJB last night at his play and there was no Achurch or Hardaker but Falloon was there.

Hall too.

Few too many people in that picture wearing baseball caps indoors. Kids today.

Wouldn't imagine attendance was mandatory.