The young lad at Manly, Kieran Foran is going to be some player.

Junior sau, he was very impressive in the new zealand squad, was a big guy for a centre too, would he fit into our team?

If we bring in one or two overseas plus a kolpac player that quota number in our current squad would have to go.
So who would go to be replaced by whom?

For me Bailey and Phelps can go, others to be decided depending on form and who is available.

Shillington, current origin and test player = no chance.

As for the NZ players they are a better target, but again i'd expect at least a 50% increase on what some of them are earning in the not too distant future.

To true, a lot of them are only in their early 20's so have to yet reach there full earning potential. No doubt their next contracts will dwarf their current one's.

On a side not Hemmings was commenting this morning after the test match, that having watched Cooper Cronk he's apparently not a patch on Kyle Eastmond. That was until McRae corrected him by stating there two completely different halfbacks, one being an organizer and the other being more of running halfback.

hemmings talks rubbish

Putting aside the latest Eddie Hemmings BS, you're right - Cronk is an organiser and a great one. In a dreamworld, he would be the perfect signing for Wigan.

Does anyone know whether Cronk was always going to play 7 for the Aussies this morning? Or did he only play because of an injury to Thurston?

Your right he would compliment Sam perfectly, you've only got to ask Wigan Knight, he's been harping on about Cronk for a few good months now, and who can blame him he'd be a superb signing for us.

Here's hoping we aren't building ourselves up for a real disappointment signings wise, were all mentioning names such as Cronk, Finch and Manu yet so far there's been very very little in the press rumors wise as to who we'll be possibly signing for next year.

Hemmings is a damn embarrassment..How we can have this total t"t as a voice of the english game is beyond me.

Two totally different 7's

so thats wellens and eastmond who would make the aussie 13 then ..christ almighty

Great get him signed

Were missing a sh"te house.

and we'll need him when were playing the unleashed hudds badboys.

Oh the big names are out of the question as far as I'm concerned. The 'Lenagan' philosophy ensures that. It would be nice if we could compliment the large scale promotion of youngsters with a glamour signing but I can't see it at all. Expect at the most a couple of low key signings next year - possibly one from the NRL and one from SL.

He also thought Wellens was the best fullback in the World when Slater, Minichello, Stewart, Bowen, Campbell and Hunt were knocking around.