lb was poss cover for hooker too , could have been on bench instead of donaldson but donaldson plays above his weight whereas walters seems to pay below his size , no such issues with gannon big, strong and clean ,
bentley and gannon could both be ahead of mellor and martin

We are rapidly approaching the point of having so many really talented youngsters that if you’re not outstanding then you need to move over to give them a chance. Perhaps Richard Agar is this groups Daryl Powell?

was it powell or hetherington that sacked the 4

GH sacked the 4 players that were blocking the path of the kids. I was thinking more from a coaching perspective, I’m not sure you’d get away with that these days. Sheridan, Hay, Pratt (?) I don’t remember the other?

Quote: batleyrhino "GH sacked the 4 players that were blocking the path of the kids. I was thinking more from a coaching perspective, I’m not sure you’d get away with that these days. Sheridan, Hay, Pratt (?) I don’t remember the other?'" according to https://www.therhinos.co.uk/timeline/2000s/2003/ fleary the 4th with feather coming in though i would have said someone elsw also refers to mcdonalds tries and beating cas with a crude one pointer and this ' However, a statement of intent came with the promotion of the young stars from the clubs academy to senior position. At the top was new skipper Kevin Sinfield with Danny McGuire, Rob Burrow, Richard Mathers, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Ryan Bailey, Danny Ward, Matt Diskin and Chev Walker all becoming mainstays of the first team.'

Quote: batleyrhino "GH sacked the 4 players that were blocking the path of the kids. I was thinking more from a coaching perspective, I’m not sure you’d get away with that these days. Sheridan, Hay, Pratt (?) I don’t remember the other?'" according to https://www.therhinos.co.uk/timeline/2000s/2003/ fleary the 4th with feather coming in though i would have said someone elsw also refers to mcdonalds tries and beating cas with a crude one pointer and this ' However, a statement of intent came with the promotion of the young stars from the clubs academy to senior position. At the top was new skipper Kevin Sinfield with Danny McGuire, Rob Burrow, Richard Mathers, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Ryan Bailey, Danny Ward, Matt Diskin and Chev Walker all becoming mainstays of the first team.'

Walker left too didn't he

Top player. Remember him destroying us when he played for the Cowboys IIRC

throws a bit of a look on the 'golden' generation .. technically sinfield and jjb a few years before , jjb hardly made a break after another injury (smith hall ablett came later ) most of the others left or regressed fortunately we only had a 1yr of transition in 2006

Officially announced now

Martin stays for another year though

Sad to see him go all in all. But the timing feels right. He’s loved playing for the club so to turn the deal down he must have had a much much better offer at Saints.

Onward and upwards

Same here If have liked him to stay but if hes been offered a longer better deal at Saints then good luck to him, I do think the Saints fans won’t be as receptive to him though and im not really sure where he fits in to their squad, they seem to think he’s a Second Rower but IMO he hasn’t got the fitness or durability to play there, he’ll probably prove me wrong though

It'll be a shame to see him go, but more for what he contributes as an entertainer and to team morale.

On his day, he's unstoppable, but he does have a tendency to come out of the line too soon and his ball handling is something I doubt will be improved at this stage of his career. He's done a good job for us and gives his all in every game, but from the start, this season always seemed to be his swan song.

The truth is, with the readiness of the emerging talent at the club, he's a bit surplus for next season.

Good luck to the fella though...

Get the feeling we waited too long to offer a contract. Used properly he is a game changer. Yes he has errors in his game but he's certainly exciting which is why I go watch. Hopefully we have a good player lined up to replace him