Quote: Butcher "Don't think there are many out there. Definitely no Brits off contract. Could make a play to buy someone but with McMeeken, Rodwell, Uele, Atoni, Vagana, Bain, Cozza, Shaw all able to play there, and Lingard coming through, would it be worth it?
Wouldn't bother with Mickael Goudemand. Would've been happy with Sangare but he's gone to Salford.
So that leaves us with Championship props with potential. Did you see many? Eribe Doro's gone to Hull KR, Dan Okoro to Warrington.
Titus Gwaze?'"
Shaw and Lingard aren’t ready for SL yet. Cozza is more of a 13 than a prop and he does look trimmer and more athletic recently and played second row for France this weekend gone.
Bain again I see him more a 13. He’s defensively strong and seems to have a pair of hands but won’t break a tackle or get many post metre gains. Nothing wrong with that at all but I think he’s better suited to 13.
We have 5 x good prop options as it stands.
There isn’t much available but if I was looking I guess I’d probably look at..
Sammy Kibula - thought he played well against us in a few games. Maybe our back room could transform him. Clearly though Cas don’t think he has it in him.
Leon Ruan - aren’t Leeds looking to offload him? I rated him as a junior and he could be one to develop.
Sam Eseh - his Wigan move has probably not worked out the way he planned. I think there’s still potential there. If Wigan are open to a modest fee or even a season long loan it could be a decent boost to forwards.
All the above said though. If we don’t get many injuries and the likes of Mckmeeken, Atoni, Rodwell, Uele, Vagana play most of season then we probably don’t need anyone else.
