He'll be missed no doubt,solid tackler,and keeps the legs driving at collision time.Very hard to bring to ground bit like Jamie Peacock.Played a vital role on Saturday.

Hope he sticks around but have to just wait & see now.

Well Sydney are interested and some talks are taking place www.examiner.co.uk/huddersfield- ... -32747659/

Well Sydney are interested and some talks are taking place www.examiner.co.uk/huddersfield- ... -32747659/

Luke O Donnell did not want to return to England during the pre season

Some may say O Donnell did not look like a player wanting to leave on Saturday, however.....

From what i have been told by a friend of mine in Sydney they have told him if they are to make a offer for him they want to see him play 2/3 games and show he is fit after the surgery

I don't expect him to be a Giants player by the end of this month

Some would say he should be dropped straight away if he wants out, however i disagree - hell be wanting to prove he is fit so will be putting in some good performances in and this then gives Anderson chance to look for a replacement and gives Ukuma Ta'ai chance to settle in

www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/sydn ... 2dsnu.html

www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/sydn ... 2dsnu.html

If you read the thread you'll see that link has already been posted 2 days ago

23 games in two seasons is not good enough for the salary cap he is taking up...

but without doubt a class player and if he goes it will be a loss.

always something to rock the boat at least its early on in the season this time but still not good.

we will be weaker without luke odonnell (when he plays!)

but maybe the money will be too good to turn down.

dont start shuffling robinson back to hooker etc.. what a waste of pre season that would be with all the work they have put together.

bit miffed with odonnell to be honest, seems while hes been in oz hes been trying to engineer himself a move away, or maybe we even said if you can sort yourself out a club do it, thought it was abit strange he was allowed to spend 6 weeks over their in the first place

Don't think its fair to blame LOD. He is not behind the Aussie reports, which although from the Roosters do state that a few things would have to happen for that signing to come about.

On face value LOD's comments were no more than a polite "not aware of that, not ruling anything out". Meantime he has got on and played and too a pretty high standard. That is a world removed from the Nathan Brown shenanigans.

Problem is the salary cap in Oz has gone up, the exchange rate means the £ is not as strong as the $ a few years ago, and the competition over their is much better.

Can't blame him for wanting more $$'s and if he wants to leave, he can go as long as we get a nice bit of compensation which allows us to bring in another player or 2, as he would be taking up a big chunk of our salary cap.

reckon sydney have said go and prove your fitness at the giants and we will sign you up... was abit surprised to see him start the game v saints, thought anderson would of taken it easy with him with his problems in the past but might not be too concerned anymore

www.giantsrl.com/news/article/21 ... sters-swap We have rejected the offer of the players from south sydney and O Donnell is still a giant.....however if they pay a fee will that change anything?

www.giantsrl.com/news/article/21 ... sters-swap We have rejected the offer of the players from south sydney and O Donnell is still a giant.....however if they pay a fee will that change anything?

I hope O'Donnell stays,I have dreamed of seeing Ta'ai, O'Donnell and Chan playing in the same pack alongside the other 'Giants'.How about the FE FI FO FUM pack?

Probably not, they cannot sign him without offloading players due to cap, we don't want the cast-offs. Luke has been kept in the loop and is behaving responsibly, unlike recent Australian employees. Reading between the lines of the latest statement from RT and LOD & Baloo's comments after saturday's match it appears this enquiry was a little while back (before christmas according to what LOD said).

Appears the Roosters are being a bit naughty, but I for one am taking RT's statement at face value, story over.

Richards statement is exactly what I asked for. Rumour quashed and lets move on from it. If Roosters want him then make us an offer too good to refuse. Otherwise LOD is gonna give us fans some value for money.

Am impressed with the way this had been dealt with media wise. A far cry from previous issues and will settle the matter with fans- need the fans to get behind them unlike last year. They will have to wait!

Absolutely agree with you Julie. Nipped in the bud, all the info has been shared to us, yes there was contact but it is done with unless they break the bank.