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| Quote: NickyKiss "
As for the salary cap we've got Mathers, Phelps, Smith, Coley, Bailey and Leuluai all off contract at the end of the season so money shouldn't be a massive issue.'"
of which only Bailey will be on a large wage |
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| Quote: nikos "of which only Bailey will be on a large wage'"
Coley will not be on peenuts, no less than around the 80k mark and by all accounts TL earns a good wage as well. |
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| Quote: Mini Rogue "Taylor from the Bronco's would be an awesome buy if we could, he's a young prop and had a big game against the Storm last week.
Commentator's said somethin along the lines of
Agree with this but do not think there is any chance at all.
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Ben Cross as been one of my favourite props in the NRL for a few seasons now..IMO hes Exactly what we need a inforcer type with good go forward.
Along with LMS he would be my pick if he cam available
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| Quote: wigan_knight "Ben Cross as been one of my favourite props in the NRL for a few seasons now..IMO hes Exactly what we need a inforcer type with good go forward.
Along with LMS he would be my pick if he cam available'"
Agree but do not think he is off contract till 2011.
Trevor Thurling of the Raiders would be perfect but again not off contract this year. |
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| Quote: jonh "Agree but do not think he is off contract till 2011.
Trevor Thurling of the Raiders would be perfect but again not off contract this year.'"
Trevor Thurling would be a brilliant signing.
I would go as far as signing up now for the 2011 season. Could you imagine him and Hock starting at Second row  thats some serious impact |
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| Quote: wigan_knight "Trevor Thurling would be a brilliant signing.
I would go as far as signing up know for the 2011 season. Could you imagine him and Hock starting at Second row ![]()
Id play him as a Prop but him being comfortable in either position gives us options. The lad would run through a brick wall to fight a grizzly bear if his coach told him to.
Enforcer, workhorse and a very good player. Perfect.
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I love the idea of many of the names mentioned playing at Wigan, but I do still have this leaning towards UK players. And firstly UK Wigan players.
Please please if we are going to sign an aussie, let it be a truly good player, someone who will fulfill his contract, play for the club and help out the younger players. A true professional who is good enough in all areas.
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| Quote: jonh "Id play him as a Prop but him being comfortable in either position gives us options. The lad would run through a brick wall to fight a grizzly bear if his coach told him to.
Enforcer, workhorse and a very good player. Perfect.'" good . pick him in tests . 4 nations . feed him too wolves   |
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| Luke Bailey, Andy Lynch would be my first 2 prop options. Petero would be fantastic on the field and as a leader but we would get 2 years at most out of him and he would also take up a big chunk of the cap.
Soliola, Ropati and Reddy stand out as possible centres. Soliola being the ideal, he would be good for Amos especially having already played with him at the Roosters. Ropati is good but when you have Manu Vatuvei as your winger its hard not to look good. Not seen that much of Reddy to really comment. Would he be worth a pop? Played on the wing so far this season for the Eels but he can play centre can't he?
I can see Tommy staying at 7 for at least one more season. Very unlikely we'll get Dobson this season and nobody else stands out and I agree that we need a stable half back partnership. I wouldn't be complaining if we got Lockyer or Orford to allow Tommy to move to 9 and wait for Dobson 
There only Aussie options apart from Lynch though  |
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We was very close to signing Joe Galuvao a couple of years.
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Rumour that Lynch is out of contract at the end of the year and Bradford would take a fee rather than lose him on a free to Wigan?
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| Quote: kirkamania6 "Luke Bailey, Andy Lynch would be my first 2 prop options. Petero would be fantastic on the field and as a leader but we would get 2 years at most out of him and he would also take up a big chunk of the cap.
Soliola, Ropati and Reddy stand out as possible centres. Soliola being the ideal, he would be good for Amos especially having already played with him at the Roosters. Ropati is good but when you have Manu Vatuvei as your winger its hard not to look good. Not seen that much of Reddy to really comment. Would he be worth a pop? Played on the wing so far this season for the Eels but he can play centre can't he?
I can see Tommy staying at 7 for at least one more season. Very unlikely we'll get Dobson this season and nobody else stands out and I agree that we need a stable half back partnership. I wouldn't be complaining if we got Lockyer or Orford to allow Tommy to move to 9 and wait for Dobson ![]()
Why would getting 2 years out of him be a problem? I cannot understand why signing a Prop for 2 years would really be an issue.
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| Quote: jonh "Why would getting 2 years out of him be a problem? I cannot understand why signing a Prop for 2 years would really be an issue.'"
Wouldn't say its a problem just something you would rather be without
If we get him for 2 years we will possibly lose 3 props in 2 seasons (Feka, Fielden, Petero)
When he goes in 2 years we would also have a handful to replace him and all he adds to the squad as well as replacing other props and other positions
His salary would be another issue for me as well
BUT with our recent recruitment record I wouldn't be upset if we signed him |
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| Quote: kirkamania6 "Wouldn't say its a problem just something you would rather be without
If we get him for 2 years we will possibly lose 3 props in 2 seasons (Feka, Fielden, Petero)
When he goes in 2 years we would also have a handful to replace him and all he adds to the squad as well as replacing other props and other positions
His salary would be another issue for me as well
BUT with our recent recruitment record I wouldn't be upset if we signed him ![]()
There are certain positions where i would not look to sign players for less than 3 years Prop is not one of them. Feka still has a good few years in him, not sure how old he is but expect him to have 4 years after this maybe 5. We also have Prescott and O'Carroll for continuity purposes, not that i think it is too crucial to have continuity up front.
If a player like Petro who has everything we need and is still a world class forward with plenty left in the tank in the NRL never mind SL i would be very concerned if he was not a top target, wages may be an issue I agree but you have to pay for quality and that is what you will get with Petro. A world class fearsome opponent who the minute he walks on the field commands respect, we have not had a player like that at Wigan in god knows how long upfront it was Pongia and Smith then Faz. Its something we have dearly missed and something i do not think Lynch brings to the table regardless of his other qualities.
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