I heard the decision to go was purely a financial one in that he [ineeds[/i the pay rise. Hopefully Moran's dynamic pricing windfall can be used to help him out.

It’s Canberra - not Sydney/Melbourne. Maybe he should have a chat with Williams and Bateman.
In all seriousness though, it’s an opportunity to test himself at the highest level, careers are short and the earning potential over there is high - so what’s there to lose.
Would be a shame to lose him for 2025, hopefully if he’s going to go we can get another year out of him (and a couple of trophies???)

There's more to Australia than beaches

Canberra is ranked second in standard of living in the world, behind Grenoble in France according to a magazine I'm looking at. It's a step up on Padgate I reckon. And it's probably only 3 hours in the car to Sydney if he does want to get his bathers on.

Signed for Oldham

Brick pits is pretty decent for a swim and you've got a Jenirics next to Waterfield's. He would be missing out

We made the right choice, as I'd be more disappointed at losing Walker for 2025.

Just read that Bateman will be going back to Wests to see out his 2 years there at end of season here.

Wasn’t that always the plan?

There’s was never any official stuff saying anything different.
Some social media rumours saying he was going Souths.
And how he has a fallout with his coach, that had him sat along sides him and was mom in his penultimate game there.

Wests needed to get their cap straight and we had room in ours.
However, I wish he was able to stay at Wire, but I think his family is still over in Aus.

We could never afford Bateman on his current wages, in terms of non-marquee cap space. He serves a purpose for this season which is great for both him and us. Let's hope he gets another winner's ring in his final game.

Holroyd next man up. I guess we still need to replace Nicholson though.

looking like ncholson and fitzgibbon

Really? As in shoulder-injury early retirement? Gutted... one of the best imports we've had in recent years.

Very disappointing for him and us if true. An excellent player. But it will free up a quota spot and presumably a fair chunk of salary cap. If there are any decent second rower’s around we should have some flexibility toget something over the line.

I've heard bits, since he did it. It doesn't look good at all though.

Almost as bad as the mustache he was sporting last week

Gutted if Fitzgibbon’s in jury is that bad for him and for us.

Was that moustache he got the 1 game ban for.

We need Bateman to win a GF in 2023, but we don’t need him to be top 4 material in 2024.
The overall standard of SL this season has been poor imo and I see little sign of change in the make up next season.

Is this one of those complicated movie plots about time travel, that I pretend to understand when other people talk about how good a movie it was?

Depends if you can get a flux capacitor

Everyone said Fitzgibbon was done and retiring after his did his shoulder the first time. Then he came back, fair enough it's a reoccurrence of the same injury, but doesn't mean it's a retirement injury.
If he's done for this season he's got around 5 months to have Surgery if needed and rehab. Or just 5 months to rehab and strengthen it again. Would have to wait until next year to see.

Quote ="Or thane"Everyone said Fitzgibbon was done and retiring after his did his shoulder the first time. Then he came back, fair enough it's a reoccurrence of the same injury, but doesn't mean it's a retirement injury. If he's done for this season he's got around 5 months to have Surgery if needed and rehab. Or just 5 months to rehab and strengthen it again. Would have to wait until next year to see.'" Burgess has just said it’s highly unlikely Fitzgibbon will play again this season. It does not look good for him and he as seen a consultant. https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... er-season/

Quote ="Or thane"Everyone said Fitzgibbon was done and retiring after his did his shoulder the first time. Then he came back, fair enough it's a reoccurrence of the same injury, but doesn't mean it's a retirement injury. If he's done for this season he's got around 5 months to have Surgery if needed and rehab. Or just 5 months to rehab and strengthen it again. Would have to wait until next year to see.'" Burgess has just said it’s highly unlikely Fitzgibbon will play again this season. It does not look good for him and he as seen a consultant. https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... er-season/

He’s done! Gutted because he was a class act in all departments but confident the club will replace suitably.

Dammit. He’s played his part for the club, even though he was only here for a short while. Let’s hope we can make it over the big line and dedicate it to him.

He looked like he could be a Trent Waterhouse.

Again doesn't mean he's done just because he's seen a consultant for an injury, it's common place. All rumour and speculation until either himself or the club say that's his career over.

Abit of doom and gloom, not looking good but never say never until the club tell us.

Gutted for him but think we have really good cover and you can see why Bateman was brought in, clever move.

Up the wire!