Dwyer is certainly not the finished article & needs another year or 2 learning off Higham & Monas with game time - wonder if a loan to championship or SL would do him good?

Delighted with all of these but a bit suprised with Hodgsons 2 years, yet only 1 year for Briers ?

Who was it on here that wanted Morley shipping off to the knackers-yard a couple of months ago saying he was over & a spent force etc ? Pretty poor considering the injury he had (I could go back and look but can't be bothered).

great news briers has been taking it a year at a time for a while now! hodgo 2 years is a bonus and is getting more rest with ratch covering so is fresh and ready for the big games.

i am a big fan of dwyer i think he has a big future very fast, good hands and good brain reminds me of a very young roby

T'was me Paul.

I think the amount of players continuing to play SL when well into their 30's is an alarming statement of just how bad a state SL is in at the moment.

These players, including Morley, would not be able to cope in the NRL yet they are holding their own in SL quite comfortably. That tells its own story about our comp IMO.

I still think Morley is way past his best but obviously Smith feels like he can still do a job, which is probably true given that the comp is so weak.

Fair play to Morley though I thought he played his best game in ages against saints on Monday night. I hope there is more of that to come and that he makes me eat my words.

I do wish that we could unearth the next Adrian Morley though.

There are quite a few veterans in the NRL.

Hill has the potential to be the next Morley although I don't think he'll ever be as 'aggressive'.

Smith has been praising Currie all year. So there is no way he will let him go.

Different type of player.

Morley uses brute strength and aggression.

Hill has a wonderful skill of gaining an extra 5 yards during every tackle before he is brought down. Obviously strength is important for this but to is footwork.

Hill : fully deserved
Hodgson : 2 years is a bit of a surprise as he can't play more than 3 games without picking up some kind of injury, would have thought a year at a time at this stage of his career. Still a class act and a great goal kicker
Briers : still the best half back we have and a year at a time seems to suit
Higham: with the injury concerns still hanging over a Monas this is a good move
Dwyer : great potential, good move
Coops : good move although I don't think he has progressed as much this season considering the game time he has had
Benny : good move
GOB : still potential at this stage but he now has time to grow into his role
Laithwaite : confess to not really knowing much about him but sounds like a good youngster coming through
Morley : going to be a bit controversial here, one good game against Saints for me does not warrant a new contract. Think he is past his best and should have been released, ideally with a GF ring as he deserve a grand finale as he is a legend and will also be so.
Williams and Mitchell : sadly not good enough

With regards to Laithwaite I thought he was fantastic in his time at Leigh. Looked a really rounded, professional, hard-working player and played a very 'mature' game for his age. Looked ready for SL from what he showed in the Championship. Might be getting carried away as he only played 7/8 games in the championship for Leigh but I wouldn't be surprised if he plays for England one day.

i would have used a different world from controversial.

Nah. I mean it's not as if 36 years-old props are playing Origin, is it.