In terms of 9, I think Doyle is ready to make the step up to SL providing we get there and I think Harvey Smith will make a very good 9 but is probably a couple of years away from being ready to play week in week out. I like Hood but I am not sure he could cut it a SL level anymore so I do think a good 9 is an area we will target. I have heard Parcell mention which I would be happy with.

Franco on his way to Bradford allegedly.

No Great loss, we have at least 4 better wingers than him. Just shows how bad we were last season because he looked like one of our better players.

Do not think Doyle is ready for first choice 9 in S L yet,and do agree about Smith looks as though he is a right find Hope we do not sign Parcell he is 31years old takes up a quoter spot and why are H K R letting him gogo ?

Not a rumour but found it interesting that Hull FC now have Ayden, Ruan and Eseh playing for them. Wouldn't mind seeing Ruan and Eseh back next year given they've only gone on loan.

Have to admit I’m slightly disappointed we haven’t brought in any reinforcements considering the deadline is today

Im interested if u were incharge who would u sign at 9 and who would you go for instead of trueman and russell without saying players like Lam etc who want rediculous money and are young?

Personally I’d look at Parcell or Judah Rhimbu for the 9 role. Rhimbu was on cusp of NRL this pre season. He’s a bit like Ipape in style.

As for halfbacks, I’d have looked at Sneyd when available but he got snapped up. There’s not too much available but I’m reasonably okay with Russell. Truman has an element of risk but could turn out to be a cracking signing if he can stay fit.

Think getting a couple of SL standard props in is required for next season or even earlier due to Trinity being so low on numbers…

McMeekan
Atoni
Rodwell
Uele

That's a great front row team.
We could do with some depth but I'm very happy with those four as our starters.

Will get shot down for this but would have gone for a quality half from Australia instead of buying back T J .Lot of TJ trys came from breaks down the middle of the park ,with TJ been there to finish of the move At Catalans this season because of spine struggling T J as been starved of chances When Gale had the pace to go along side his skill a lot of the time the Cas winger just had to finish of the move for a try , because of the over lap created by the spine of the team That was on the Cas ground as well that is well short of been standed size

Will McMeekan definitely be used in the front row and not back row replacing Ashurst?

Who would you have in mind? Nathan Cleary? DCE?

I suppose only time will tell but when you look at his time at dragons when he signed he had squad number 12 , but in this years squad he has squad number 8 , so his current club see (and have played him ) as a prop.

Given we also have Bain rodwell pitts and vagana plus storton possibly griffin who all are allegedly middles - whatever that means , but have all played in back row and with the exception of griffin have played in front row so can’t help but think bar an odd signing the squad is what it is.

Storton I d see as a straight swap for ashurst, rodwell sees himself as a back row forward suspect he may end up with squad 13 next year,

Personally still think we are an impact forward short but even if we sign parcell we still have a spare quota spot (possibly 2 as under new rules not sure parcell is overseas) squad for 2025 seems to be coming together

Now confirmed by the club. Loan until the end of the season