Nathan Hindmarsh has knocked back offers from both Wigan and Saints to remain loyal to Parramatta. www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 66,00.html

Nathan Hindmarsh has knocked back offers from both Wigan and Saints to remain loyal to Parramatta. www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 66,00.html

I'd agree with this and also recall Smith, he could easily cover 6/7/9

If this happened, you would have to think we would have enough on the cap to sign 2 more players

But does he want to be just cover?

Its not perfect, but i would rotate him and Eastmond(barring excetional form), both given the knowledge that winner takes all at the end of the season. I also think that Eastmond could do a job a fullback when wello hangs up his boots.

Id be suprised if there wasnt a large chunk of money around.
All of the players i named would from reputation be on reasonably large wage and releasing 4 of them would provide us with some money

IMO anyway

Not too old to make 50-60 tackles a game though.

We have Wilkin to do that job.

We need the hard yards down the middle. A prop who will get us valuable metres when we look tired or off our game.

Nathan Hindmarsh is not that type of player imo.

O'meley, god yes please!

If we have Hindmarsh to do the donkey work, Wilkin can be a more ball-playing backrower.

I'm with Ashmeister on this one. We have plenty of grafting back rowers already. The one thing we are missing (and have been since Anderson retired) is a big brute of a front rower who guarantees yards forward, regardless of who the opposition are.

I don't think we can afford to lose KC, Gidley, Long and Cayless all at once. If we do lose them, then I would say we have to look at recruiting two more players for our squad even if Eastmond, Wheeler, Soliola and Moore take up spots within the side.

IMO, we need a workhorse prop and maybe a back.

The thing is, people are already saying we don't have enough depth in the squad. If we lose them four players, and replace them with the four you named, then we will be even lighter in the squad as two of those players already take up 2 squad places. IMO, we need to keep Long, Cunningham and Gidley, and look to replace Cayless with a big prop. Then we will have the current squad, plus a prop forward to replace Cayless and then Moore and Soliola in the squad. I'd also look to bring in another back, preferably a very quick one, that can add a bit of compeition and pace to the side.