Wests Tigers have 1st option on signing him for 2019, regardless of what happens with Catalans.

I personally believe and I don't have the same inside contacts as your goodself,Les Catalans Dragons are building for the middle 8's. Would you agree?

You may be right.

They clearly have no intention of making the top 8, despite what McNamara said in his Cas press conference.

I'm sure they very much do. Problem is they aren't nearly good enough to do it.

I wouldn't be so sure.

McNamara certainly picks his moments to say he thinks they can. A nilled 40 point drubbing at Cas isn't neither the time nor place to predict a miraculous turnabout in form.

I almost think they are happy to go down.

It's more the fact he is still in post that makes me think the CEO and owners have no desire to battle to stay up.

What other reasons (aside from conspiracy theories) are there for him still to be in post?

Mitchell Cornish was all but signed for Wakefield ahead of the 2017 season, when our representatives reached out to him and his agent to cross the Ts and dot the Is they decided to do a massive U turn on the deal and completely ignore them. At the time I think we were probably used as a pawn in a big game to try and get him a better deal over in Aus, wonder if he will actually come over this time... We then opted for Sam Williams which didn't seem like a bad second option at the time!

Scored the try that won us a match at Headingley so always popular at Dragons.

Joshua Drinkwater may make his debut for Catalans today. Not certain though because of clearance issues.

He holds a German passport.

I did not know that. Then he and James Keinhorst could be the core of the German national team.

Catalans 56 Whitehaven 10.

Catalans through to the final 8. I hope that Catalans get picked to play Leigh. That will be a mismatch made in heaven.

Need a home draw Jean or its au revoir les Cats