One of the reasons Hinchcliffe is leaving Melbourne is because he wants to play at 9 and for obvious reasons can't get that slot at Melbourne.

I can't remember where, but I remember PA referring to him as a hooker for next year.

Folk have been moaning that we have not bought a decent 7 for a decade and then when there's talk that we are signing the best best available one out there there's a bit of grumbling.

For me it's simple IF we did sign him.

Brough and Fages at HB with Ellis on the bench to cover HB and hooker. Hinchcliffe at 9. Wood and Robbo to go or settle for a place as a squad player.

Kruise to stay and when his contract is up for renewal 2018 Hinchcliffe will be probably going and hopefully Kruise will have learnt his trade.

All a big if at the moment though!

Rumour in Leeds that Fages is signing for the Rhinos ?

Fages???? bull cookies.

Kruise to stay? Why would he, he's started to get regular game time recently- in your scenario he's dropped down to 5th choice hooker and little chance of getting anywhere near the field!!! If he'd any sense he would be on to his agent and looking to go.
Wood is a handy player to have as a squad player, good ethic, and won't be earning much. Robbo and Ellis are commanding too big a wage to be sat in the stands most weeks.
If we hadn't signed Ellis last year, or given Robbo a big extension then maybe it would work.
More than likely fages agent has approached us and that's where the rumour has started.

he's from Perpignan isn't he?
he might like to go back there and possibly play for les dragons??

Know nothing about the Fages rumours but I do know that Hinchcliffe is coming to play at 9 and help develop Kruise, who will hopefully take the 9 shirt when Hinchcliffe goes home.

they have signed myler from wire though?

brough / fages partnership for 2016

ellis and wood as cover, its a squad game.

like i have said robinson will be retiring end of 2016 and brough is getting on, got to get the players in when you can, fages is still young, got to think long term

we shall see anyway!

To be fair where would Kruise go?

Can't see another super league team wanting him at the moment. I would definitely like to see him stay.

Maybe Ellis at 13?

I think we would be able to get rid of Robbo and Wood if we wanted. Somebody like wakey, Widnes or even full time championship club.

They can't all play though and if Fages is brought in at least one will have to go.

Can't see cats signing Fages, he's French and Catalans don't do French

unfortunately that has some truth in it.

I have thought for a while now that 13 might just be the place for Ellis to make his name. He is mobile, stocky, has a kicking game, and pace enough to play there.

Regards Hooker Roby played understood to Cunningham for a long spell, could not Leeming do the same, with game time in every match.

Time really for Robbo to move on to a less intensive level, he can not go on forever taking and giving what he does, He has been a terrific player for us, I hope when he does go he gets a good club.