Hall on a one year deal according to Leeds live.

I don’t think it’s a bad idea, still performing, non quota and will have some cap exemption.

Not sure what to think

Other than Hall over Fusitua by a country mile

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First bit of good news for ages. Still plays like a man in his late twenties and would allow more scope for recruitment in the pack.

Smart deal imo only 1year, still performing to a high level gives Leeds chance to find long term winger after him we'll get way more out of Hall than Fusitu'a

Wonder what the off field role thats too good to turn down is

He's reportedly a very intelligent lad, DOR maybe?

A 37yo Hall or a broken Fusitu'a aren't the only options either.

Plenty of young wingers to play too!

Shame it’s not for this season given our injuries in the backs. If Fusi out long term we need to act

This one is a surprise, I’m not sure how I feel about it. Ryan has been such a big part of some of the best moments in our last 20 years, but I don’t see how this points to the future. Just wondering if we should be blooding the next Ryan Hall, not resigning the original.

I think it's the easy cheap option that will impress the fb crowd

He's better than an injured Fus, and a bang average Luis Roberts, so fair enough.

Agree with that. My ‘issue’ though is if we didn’t consider him good enough to sign when he came back from the NRL…..why are we now? If we have aspirations to become a top 4 team (on the field) and get back to the top, is signing a 37 year old with his best days behind him the way to go?

Granted, yes he still offers some go forward out of yardage and he can still finish, but his edge defence, which let’s face it was always a bit of a weakness of his has now become more of a ‘turn style’ issue in defence as he’s simply too large/slow to turn quick enough and that’s only going to be worse next season as he’s a year older

We might have signed him to be in the pack! Nothing would surprise me at the moment.

He's better than what we have apart from Handley so assuming not a massive salary and maybe cap help due to being academy trained (does it still count if you've left and come back??) it might not be a bad idea.

Good to see Rohan's planning for the future

I called this a few weeks ago and I’m pleased to see it. I actually think Hall has plenty to offer after his playing days are done. He lives in Leeds still and we need a bridging signing until our younger players are ready for first grade still - the talent we have including Lumb, Frater, Webster are too lightweight still for first grade frankly.

People underestimate the business side of RL squad building too. Hall makes a ton of sense, especially with wingers doing yardage carries.

Implications:

1) looks like Fus is on the way out
2) that means an OS quota spot (unlikely to be used for a winger)
3) Either Handley or Hall will have to switch sides
4) Roberts will revert to centre or back row mostly
5) just swapping Fus for Hall may give us quota and salary to go for a good overseas pack player
6) we are definitely positioning ourselves for more signings with cap space for 2025

Different coaches were in charge then, and he was probably more expensive too, who knows. Hull KR were probably willing to pay more at the time.

He's definitely not as good as when he left, but he is an upgrade on what we have, so let's hope he has a similar impact to what someone likes Bai did.