A 23 year old forward is young. I'd much rather we bring through our own youth or sign young players with potential than waste money on "big names" who spend more time on the sidelines than they do on the playing field.

I'll bookmark this thread I think, we can compare notes this time next year.

Yes, it will be interesting when Leeds announce the signing of gallen.

Never going to happen.

loiner81

Rapira is a "journeyman" please advise what journey this one club player has been on?.

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On another note, when did Hudds get so many fans and why are they all 3 of them on the Leeds board?

Haterz be hatin...

So? Danny Brough plays for Scotland.

Taking away all the petty club arguing, on paper Rapira looks the solid bet on paper. He has been a good player for a fair while. I personally think he is a risky signing whoever picks him up. Risk reward situation seems to be easily broken. Could be a cracking signing could spend more time with physio than on pitch.

Mulally offers more of a project. Clearly a lot of coaches see something in him. The little I have seen seems big and aggressive what we lack. Who gets the best deal only time will tell lots of questions over both players

Clearly one thing Mullaley possesses that Rapira doesn't is a desire to win trophies

Christ you're obsessed with this place. I know we joke about your club having no fans but surely there must be a few of you that know how to use a computer, have internet access and can get the Hudds forum going?

As I said, i've bookmarked the thread. Good or bad i'll bring it back mid season, 2016.
My prediction is Hudds already out of the cup, Rapira injured or blatantly not interested, Mullally going OK from the bench and this board still full of insecure Huddersfield fans asking stupid questions like is Danny Brough better than Sinfield.

Signing Mullally and Rapira would have been ideal. We need another experienced prop as well as Cuthbertson to compliment Singleton, Mullally, Mulhern and Baldwinson, who have potential but are not yet the finished article.

On Balance I am glad Rapira has gone with Hudds. Its 7 years since he was a world cup winner and 4 since he featured in the NZ squad. I think on his day he is a quality player and on the one hand I would have liked to have seen him pull on a Leeds shirt next season. But and it is a big BUT, he does seem to have been dogged by injury of late. If he stays largely injury free for the next few season, he will have been a superb addition to your squad, if not?! I have seen too many expensive NRL Imports who came with big reputations and extensive injury / fitness issues spend an unproductive year at Leeds and the cut their stay short and return home. Which is why on balance I would rather take Mullally off your hands , MAYBE not the same potential, but a lot less risk and I don't doubt less expensive

Now he's signed for the Giants why are we so obsessed with Sam Rapira on here?