What I don't understand about Hetherington's mindset in that situation, was the the fact Morley was still one of the top players in the NRL.

Hetherington is entitled to make the odd mistake and its not as though he's spent the last 6 years regretting the absence of a big forward to help them win Super League.

A four year deal was a big gamble and Hetherington has a lot of good players to fit under his salary cap. We were in a position where we had to take more of a gamble to progress and this one paid off. But there would have been a lot of people lining up to criticise Paul Cullen and Simon Moran for spending big money on a player who had taken a lot of battering through his career, if he had suffered injury problems or not been the same player.

Morley, like Fielden, Farrell and Scully, started young and played an intense game that meant he got a lot of punishment. That punishment mounts up and those three players were not the same in the final years of their careers, in Fielden's case because he lost form, in Farrell and Scully they couldn't get consistently on the field. Morley was the exception.

I wanted us to take the gamble on Morley but I'm not sure I'd have wanted us to take it if we were in Leeds position.

It's a good job Morley took more notice of Gary Hetherington than of Wire71.

I know recently Leeds over 30s have signed contracts longer than two years,but I'm sure at that time 2007 circa,it was a policy not to give contracts longer than two years to 30 year old's.I t was a real mistake,and just imagine Moz and JP together.As a leeds fan I still admire and respect Moz..I hope he gets a ring before he finishes.I know he got one with Bradford and it does count,but a ring as a wire legend and regular willbe more appropriate

I wonder which Leeds players would have been moved on to fit Morley under the salary cap.

There is the poser?The leeds side then was not described as old as it is now in some quarters,and there was some young forwards with potential coming through,some are strill here,one or two have gone,Scruton to name one, who got his ring in 2008.Yes Gary must have thought "I think we can win the thing with these lads not on top $ like I would have to pay Morley.

I had a conversation on Friday with a friend.

I truly believe that Moz has been our most important signing. Not just as a leader on the pitch but also in the dressing room. Someone who came in and was respected by the entire team whether British or an Aussie international.

I think he has most people from all over RL got their respect

I might have to throw the signing of a certain Mr Tony Smith into the ring here.

But player-wise you could be right, I'd say the Joey Johns signing made a lot happen for us.

the best 2 signings that you have ever made during the sl era must surely be moz and tony smith as they have both changed your clubs culture without a doubt

regarding moz never coming back to the rhinos
i believe that it was a mistake that we didn't re-sign him due to the clubs offer of a 2 year deal not being good enough to make it even onto his managers bargaining table,but in hindsight it has hardly restricted our clubs success has it?

agro today in the league express between moz's book and fat garry schofield

Garry at it again heh?

Typical Schofield. Doesn't care what he says, but gets upset when someone says something about him.

maybe its a myth that scousers are all "victims"

what next, are we going to find out flying biscuit has a job and doesn't nick cars or have a curly wig and moustache