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| Quote: NickyKiss "Way things have been in recent weeks, Mago is almost tempting me to say I’d keep him in the 17 and drop Byrne out, at least in the short term. Use it as an opportunity to try and get a reaction from Byrne. He looks like he needs a freshen up. He didn’t have a normal pre season with the World Cup and due to absences in the pack, there has been a burden on him most of the season. He looks a bit jaded to me and down on confidence.'"
I think that’s a good idea both to kick him up the and give him a needed rest.
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| We definitely have a forward pack filled with English potential now with Dupree, Havard, Walters, Hill, Nsemba and Smithies. Dupree's an explosive player on his day - will be interesting to see how he adapts to the culture at Wigan. He was quoted recently saying that every player in SL wants to go to the NRL so maybe he sees this as a stepping stone towards that.
As it stands assuming Powell and Isa move on there does seem to be a need for some experience in there. Cooper may or may not come back at some point and even if he does we can't assume he'll be what he was pre injury. Faz will still be there of course and Leeming will help. You'd assume a second rower will come in but it looks like we may not fill our overseas quota next year unless someone stays who we don't expect to.
Re Byrne/Mago - Mago seemed to pick up a knock at the end of the game so it's possible he won't be available this weekend.
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| Quote: CobraCraig "Apologies, I may have jumped the gun a little but Shaw is pretty reliable. Wonder if Singleton will go the other way early? Maybe drop the fee a little?'"
They’ll knock at least 25 pence off
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| Quote: MadDogg "We definitely have a forward pack filled with English potential now with Dupree, Havard, Walters, Hill, Nsemba and Smithies. Dupree's an explosive player on his day - will be interesting to see how he adapts to the culture at Wigan. He was quoted recently saying that every player in SL wants to go to the NRL so maybe he sees this as a stepping stone towards that.
As it stands assuming Powell and Isa move on there does seem to be a need for some experience in there. Cooper may or may not come back at some point and even if he does we can't assume he'll be what he was pre injury. Faz will still be there of course and Leeming will help. You'd assume a second rower will come in but it looks like we may not fill our overseas quota next year unless someone stays who we don't expect to.
Re Byrne/Mago - Mago seemed to pick up a knock at the end of the game so it's possible he won't be available this weekend.'"
That’s unfortunately where we stand with the NRL, it’s probably a sign of lack of ambition to not want to go to the NRL, I fear Havard and Smithies will end up there in the next few years.
Recruitment wise I hope we sign a big boned experienced Ozzie second rower, Fitzgibbon would have been a good signing but he’s going Warrington, likely too much to ask to want a half or another centre, think we will run with French and Keighran with Astley and Eckersley as back ups. If we can get really good go forward I think French could be good in the halves.
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| Quote: NickyKiss "They’ll knock at least 25 pence off'"
Can they throw Croft in as well? If it is true that he has a release clause of £78k we should be all over it.
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| Quote: Zig "Can they throw Croft in as well? If it is true that he has a release clause of £78k we should be all over it.'"
If that were true, I think we could raise that with a bucket collection on Saturday!
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| Quote: Zig "Can they throw Croft in as well? If it is true that he has a release clause of £78k we should be all over it.'"
I believe that is an NRL club release clause and not one that SL clubs can activate.
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| Quote: jonh "I believe that is an NRL club release clause and not one that SL clubs can activate.'"
id double it and throw in cust
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| Quote: jonh "I believe that is an NRL club release clause and not one that SL clubs can activate.'"
I can see why they would do that when he signed a new deal. However, finances may have changed
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| Quote: Pieman "id double it and throw in cust'"
Cust off contract at end of year so basically of very little to no value.
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| Quote: jonh "I believe that is an NRL club release clause and not one that SL clubs can activate.'"
Fair enough.
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| Hopefully he can become a prop that spends more of the 80 minutes on the pitch than sat on his backside resting. Mago's on-field-time before he waddles off for a breather is embarrassing.
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| Good signing for us. Really pleasing to see the club trying to find solutions to the obvious problems the side has. Leeming is a step up from Powell and Dupree will only improve our pack. I'd like to see one more prop in and a six if we cant resolve the french / field issue.
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| Quote: muttywhitedog "Hopefully he can become a prop that spends more of the 80 minutes on the pitch than sat on his backside resting. Mago's on-field-time before he waddles off for a breather is embarrassing.'"
Yet Peet had him playing longer minutes on Sunday rather than using Hill.
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