A world class player. The idea that we would not sign him is unbelievable. IF we can then he is a must.

Somebody has signed for a 3 year extension - The must keeps are Amone and Asiata. I think it is Asiata who has re-discovered his love for the game and appears to be really enjoying his time at Leigh.
Amone is much quieter but I would like to think he too will pen a new contract, but the SL vultures will be circling.

Anyone saying Asiata is optional doesn't know much about RL. Asiata is an exceptional player and a must keep along with Amone. Hope they both sign up soon.

I don’t know much, but I do know Asiata is a keeper !

The club have Asiata signed for next season if we are in SL, if we are not then Asiata can choose to take up the year extension or not. https://twitter.com/derek_beaumont/stat ... 8eMNBEOoEQ

The club have Asiata signed for next season if we are in SL, if we are not then Asiata can choose to take up the year extension or not. https://twitter.com/derek_beaumont/stat ... 8eMNBEOoEQ

Quote micktheleyther="micktheleyther"The club have Asiata signed for next season if we are in SL, if we are not then Asiata can choose to take up the year extension or not. https://twitter.com/derek_beaumont/stat ... 8eMNBEOoEQ'" Good retrieve, Mick, and good news.

Quote micktheleyther="micktheleyther"The club have Asiata signed for next season if we are in SL, if we are not then Asiata can choose to take up the year extension or not. https://twitter.com/derek_beaumont/stat ... 8eMNBEOoEQ'" Good retrieve, Mick, and good news.

Reynolds signed for two years last season so he’s in next year too

Leigh Twitter has announced Keanan Brand now here until end of '24. More good news.

This is very good news. A clear sign of a club and team with the right environment. Keanan has not been a clear first choice on the team sheet since we bolstered our back line, but obviously sees his career building positively at Leigh regardless. That only happened when a players experiences the right environment and feels valued.
I’m confident he will play a vital part in the rest of this season and in the future.

Reward for some very solid displays from Keanan this season despite playing out of position on the wing for most of the time.

He always gives a lot of effort and has benefitted this season from playing with confidence in a winning team.

For my money, he struggled last season but then again he was in a team that was struggling every week. I am expecting much better from him next year and I am confident that he will be far more solid for us when we step up. Although playing at a lower level this season he has visibly improved in his play, probably due to our exceptional coaching team and to playing with obvious confidence.

As VL has observed, he has not been a first choice in the team once better players were added to the squad but he has been and will continue to be a very useful squad player and in that respect the contract extension is fair and just reward..

One other positive to this is that it may be a positive for the signing of other young quality players, who may be looking for a team environment that they can develop in. If we are to be what DB is aiming for, a sustainable and long term SL team, we need top quality now, and future young stars who can be solid squad players next season and develop into SL first choice in the near future. Keanan's signing and word of mouth amongst his peers, is exactly what may bring those players on board.