IF he stays which from what i've been told is a zero possibillity he's a lot of making up to do to some of his team-mates mate.

I agree, I've thought all along that Hetherington is calling Eastwoods bluff with the big transfer fee, I wont be in the least surprised if he is still with us next year.

Can't see any NRL club being so desperate for Eastwood's services that they'll pay anything remotely close to the figure being mentioned. In my view the onus is now on Eastwood to buy himself OOC - which I don't see happening.

Or a player swap.....

Yep, that surely has to be GH's plan as you normally see players released not put up for sale... and I think GH's plan is spot on. He is one very good business man as the Bulls will vouch .

I think there will only be 1 signing for next year if Eastwood goes (which should be a forward) since Hetherington always likes to have a bit of cap space to play with and with Smith returning we're right up to the cap this year. So I think Eastwoods cap space will be used on a forward whereas Donald's will be used to keep hold of the likes of BJB for the future and leave us a bit of space to play with too.

If the money Donald had previously received was going to BJB, what were we going to pay Donald under his new contract?

There are two salaries(?) available Donald and Eastwood, so we can reasonably expect at least 1 top quality signing, and either some room to manouvre mid season, or another average quality player.

All you internet experts seem to have forgotten that there might be some junior players who will need enhanced deals?

Clarkson was part time at the beginning of this season, BJB has just played a season of Super league etc etc

So on the basis that 7 players were all re-signed earlier this season, at a time when Clarkson was already in and around the first team, and we have known for a long time that BJB would be coming back, along with the effect on the Salary Cap that both would have, are you suggesting that GH is either unable to count how much money he would have been spending on the cap, or that he is now so generous that rather than bring in a new player (or 2 to replace the ones leaving) he is going to needlessly upgrade a junior players contract?

I'd give GH a bit more credit than that.

Agree re Clarkson depending on his current contract expiry at Leeds.

When is Jones-Bishop contracted to?

Hetherington doesn't strike me as someone who gives upgrades until they are earned and/or until he has to.

You also forgot the almost certainly reduced contracts of Ali, Kylie, Senior, Diskin, Buderus (and isn't a mere 10% reduction enough for the rest of the team ). But then the probably increases for Bailey, and probably Smith.

I was actually taking that as a "given" tbh especially as the contracts Clarkson and Ambler have signed are already within the cap for next year as is Bjb's return.
I still expect at least 1 arrival.