We already have Currie, Hughes, BMM, Clark, Livett, Westwood, with Philbin able to do a shift at 13 also. I’ve liked the look of Thompson, but we have probably more pressing areas to improve.

Do we think Clark is set to play 13?

We need some cover at Full Back, Wing, prop and possible hooker. Prop being probably the most pressing.

This also confirms Brown is here next season.

Two three quarters leaving, and no definite replacements, as yet. Inu has been rumoured, anyone else on the radar?
We also need another prop with Crosby and King being moved on. Alternatively, we could end up with a smaller squad for 2019.

It would be nice if it was but we have to stick to the cap.

I wasn’t expecting one of us to bite!

I know, only kidding. I didn't rate Bodene Thompson that much for us at Leigh, he was OK in the championship. As for Mitch Brown he's probably too versatile for his own good, doesn't have one position where he stands out...

Ah ... a joke.

None in that list will be going to play for any bigger SL club (lets see how long Crosby plays for Leeds) and so I look forward to seeing the better quality replacements.

How many Wire departures have actually gone on to play for bigger SL clubs?

Myler and Dywer went on to play for Leeds I suppose but they have struggled since they've been there.

GO'B had a stint at Saints on loan.

Martin Gleeson joined Wigan.

If you go back a bit further, Toa played for Hull and Bradford (at the time, those clubs were bigger than the pre-Halliwell Jones Warrington).

Then you get back to Harris going to Leeds and Sculthorpe going to Saints, or further still, Andy Gregory and Billy McGinty going to Wigan.

Not many in recent times...unless I'm missing some obvious ones!?

Not many have left, recently, to play for bigger clubs, because we are considered a big draw, ourselves.

(I'm assuming) we pay big wages, we've been competatiive at the "business end" of the season for the majority of the last decade, so, any player leaving, would be errrr, daft.

Re. the ones who are leaving, I won't be losing any sleep. BodeneThompson looked lively, early on. Rest of them, thanks for your efforts.

Just as long as we have strength in depth, come February, I'm happy.

You make my point for me. It's not like we are letting go of any "diamonds in the rough".

Not sure it meets the criteria of recent times, but Ian Sibbit went to Melbourne Storm. However, they did return him.

I have been pondering on the subject of "if only we kept hold of him" and cannot come up with any other than Greg Mackey, Paul Sculthorpe, Andy Gregory and Iestyn Harris.
All established players and not a youngster who went on to bigger and better things. We got Stan back, eventually, but I thought he was going to guide us to better things but disappeared to Hull.

Kind of "one that got away", if you can classify him as such, from the late 80's:

Steve Jackson had a spell with us via a recommendation from Les Boyd, and his younger came too. He struggled to make our A team, got no where near our first team and disappeared back to Oz.
He then went on to score an overtime try to win the Grand Final for Canberra. I would never have thought that while he was over here, as his younger brother, Mark, looked more likely to make the grade.