Aye, Gale decided to stay with Bradford despite interest from Shudders.

Huddersfield claim they let Lunt decide if he wanted to come back or sign for Leeds.
I'm very surprised he decided to go back, especially due to the fact last week he was quoted as saying he wanted to sign a contract at Leeds.

Unless the first statement tad made on this thread is correct. Then all would understandable.

It's not the end of the world. It's a shame but not too bad. He wasn't the best hooker in the world but good enough, and seemed to fit into the team well, seem well liked and performed when it counted.

As someone else said, the issue with hudds not finding a half back they want robbo in that position and Lunt at hooker

Marcus Vassilakopolous?

Will make a mint on shirt naming.

Hope this means we're going for Daryl Clark.

He's not an overseas player, but it *is* another country.

Interesting IE - Wakefield and Widnes both wanting McShane, Leeds looking overseas for an hooker as I and Tad were told in the past.

Out of the two at Castleford I think I would rather have Milner.

Sounds fair enough to me.

Maybe he saw what contract was on offer at Leeds and it was way off what his current deal is up to 2015 at the Giants.Or maybe he just does want to stay at the Giants now that he has been told he figures in Andersons plans.

I wish the lad all the best.He played a major part in our play off series charge.I was a little unsure about him up until that point, but he stood up and proved what a quality hooker he is.I do, however, believe we have 2 young lads in McShane and Hood who have the potential to be at, or above his level in the next 2-3 seasons given some real game time.

With Burrow looking likely to continue in his starting role as hooker, as has been said,Lunt would have been continuing in the understudy role so this is far from a disaster.we move on.

I seem to remember reading on these boards somewhere that the Leeds contract offered was less than his hudds one (no idea how someone finds that out other than making it up!)
If the above is true with a young one and wedding to pay for can understand it.

He may just have prefered hudds, cannot see it though with the season he has just had, the chance to play the Aussies and how he seemed in the team

Maybe he didn't think he was getting enough game time at Leeds?

Maybe Leeds wouldn't offer him 3 years?

Might as well stick to contract he has, in terms of security. Almost certainly more than Leeds were prepared to offer, albeit with less chance of success.

That said, it's a shame he's going. Will be disappointed if our big name signing is a hooker though.

Why?

Lunt wasn't getting any game time at Huddersfield so whatever game time he got here was better.

I'm sure Lunt's real preference will be obvious to anybody but perhaps there were just too many complications to make it happen.

If his Huddersfield deal is better than his Leeds deal then, whether Anderson wants him or not, he has a lengthy contract and he can stick to his guns.

He has won a GF medal with us so has ticked off something he would not achieve at Shudds, Really liked his style and gives a good ball fron ruck area, I have to agree that he must have been told we are to bring in another hooker and if its the same one I have heard no one on here will question Lunt for leaving.