I don't think Gale is good enough to bust the bank for. He will also turn 30 next year.

Personally the only SL player is pay a big transfer fee for is George Williams.

With Ponga going to Newcastle perhaps feeney is looking for a new club?

Don't think I've seen Feeney play in the halves, saw him at Fullback last year, is he any good? Brock Lamb looks a quality half coming through at Newcastle. They have a lot of good youngsters, just too many all at once and too many squad fillers

I think he came through as a half but got his first games at FB and centre to get gametime. I think he has played a few there now and whilst i don't think he is going to get international honours he looks to me like he can be at the very least a good SL standard player for the next decade.

There's a couple like that at Newcastle, they gave like four kids debuts in the halves last year and obviously all aren't going to make it there. The other two were Jack Cogger and Dylan Pythian

If your going down the route of recruiting from league 1 then would rather bring back Joe Sanderson who has been doing well at Hunslet, always felt it shame we let him go. My first preference would be to get a quality half...pay what it takes...but part of their contract would to be to aid the next generation..Tom Schofield in academy has been impressing of late.

Feeney is the worst starting halfback in the NRL. Phythian is a fullback and is out injured for 12 months. Don't know anything about Cogger but if he can't get a gig at Newcastle he can't be any good, the Knights would be mid-table in Super League. Lamb will probably be a good player but will stay there.

Like I said, not seen much of Feeney, Pythian was good when I saw him last year, I don't think he played in the halves but I remember the commentator saying he had played there. Cogger was decent. I agree Lamb is the best of that group.

If I was signing a half from the Knights, I'd look at Hodkinson, gets a lot of the same stick Widdop previously has got, but also imo can do everything we are missing. Dont know how viable it is in terms of contract and willingness to come over though.

Even if that were true, i dont think there are more than maybe 3 SL players who would be starting half-backs in the NRL at most.

The worst starting half back in the NRL playing in the NRL, is like the shortest player in the NBA at a dwarf convention.

I don't really agree, but I absolutely love that analogy.

Would rather take Jonny Lomax and give It a go than some of the NRL options. Still think he is a better half.

but always injured sadly

Lomax's injury record would be the only thing putting me off, I assume that's why he's not got a deal with saints as well.

I also agree he could be a damn good half, a victim of the fad were a lot of decent young halves got moved to Fb.

Lomax will be 27 by next year and has yet to put a season together at Half-back. Not to mention you just can't get him on the field. Sadly i think its gone from what he can be to what he could have been.