I can't blame Mullally leaving, in my opinion he has had to be too patient and there seems to be a lack of reward for patience, eg bobby fairbank was the best trainer all pre-season and didn't get a shot, although conversely Connor and Leeming have had a bit more game time recently.

I think Mullally will end up being a huge player and a future England international if he chooses that path (it's guaranteed when you wear blue and amber). As soon as I heard the news on rapira I thought a forward would be leaving, with the remaining guys out of contract I thought it was Koppy (the other forwards were Mull, Ukuma and Ferres)

Can't blame him for choosing Leeds, good luck to the lad!

Problem with Fairbank is no matter how hard he's working in the gym-it appears he isn't delivering on the pitch, and it's not just PA that thinks so. Fairbank has been on loan to a few championship sides and hasnt always made their squads so has failed to impress other coaches too. It's a shame as he looked so promising early on.

Didnt see Mullally leaving but them again when leeds come in with a 3 year deal what can we do?

he lives in headingley and has previous for showing no loyalty to clubs, left widnes after they sent him to Australia as part of his development and now us but he may be fed up with not getting enough game time, but now he is a regular.

oh well good luck to him

hope people actually read this and stop blaming the club, he didnt want to stay at the club just like lunt so you cant keep them if they dont want to be here.

Be interesting to see whether his recent improved defensive effort goes back to how it was a few weeks ago!

Shame is that, always looked good, maybe he's decided he doesn't just want to be a bit part player, can't say i blame him personally, he wasn't given a fair crackwhen he was on and on many occasions looked our best prop.

Like has been said when Leeds offer you a 3 year deal a young upcoming player like him will find it hard to turn down.

I have just looked at Mullallys stats and given he is 24 and been at Giants for 3 seasons he has not improved much. Coach Anderson is obviously the best judge of his performances. A bit part player at best he will have to step up to satisfy the Rhino fans, Unlike his supporters who accept 10 minute spells befor running out of gas.
He accepted the Best deal who can blame him.!

Apart from him being probably our best prop recently for the short periods he has been given, It's a real shame and I would say B Mac see's something in him that PA doesn't . So be it, he's gone, onward and upward.

Rapira I don't know, We keep buying these big name forwards and if he brings some aggression to the forwards good , But we have been needing a top quality Halfback for a decade, yet we never seem to look in that direction.

Seem to remember seeing in the Examiner for the last three seasons "Break through season"
Promised much but delivered only on a few ocassions.

It's a bit difficult when you only get 15 minutes now and then.

Perhaps if he'd made a few more tackles in each 15 minute he played he may have persuaded PA to give him longer. seems to PA that was more important than the xtra metres.

Yeah for all his good go forward he's poor in defence - Maybe that's why he doesn't stay on long

I will blame the club because I think Thewles is just spouting BS.

I'm absolutely fuming at this news. I started a thread about AM a couple of months ago and said that I wouldn't blame him if he left.

I don't think anyone has wanted to play for the Giants more, but in my opinion he has been treated shockingly - playing week in, week out??? Yeah, 20 minutes is really worth it.

People on here have more faces than the town hall clock. At first news about Rapira it was all 'not another LOD', 'another pension pay-off' etc. Now all of a sudden, AM's off and Rapira is a great signing.

To me, it shows lack of ambition and business sense - have we not learnt our lesson and had fingers burnt in the past.

Everyone is agreeing that Mullally is the best prospect we've had in a long time, yet we let him slip through our fingers to our nearest rivals who obviously see more in him than we do. I bet he ends up with a winners ring before any of our players.

(And his defence isn't any worse than most other players)

Good luck to him - I'll be following his career closely (with envy!)

Spot on 84.

Can only hope he gives 100% for the rest of the time he is with us now.

cant help team morale though, abit like nathan brown when he was off to saints

some may say why play mullally when hes off, may aswell play johnson instead....