For me, Atoni would go, too many injuries now, he has ability but not sure about value for money especially considering playing time !

Before any of this,  we haven't secured Faatili as he only signed for 12 months which he declared himself !

So do you believe Lino is the 7 to get us to being a consistent top 6 team over the next 2 years?. He’s only 31 so got another 2/3 years in him. 

I said many weeks ago we should be looking to tie Faatili up long term. There’s a lot of potential in him. Let’s hope we do sign him. 

As for Atoni, I always expected he would not be retained this season. Though there was a chance I suspect the 3/4 month injury that takes him out for most of the season puts paid to that idea. I have never been in the Atoni to stay camp but happy to support him if he does remain. 


With a lengthy injury that will take most of the season I do wonder if we will look to free up Atoni’s spot which could maybe be an option for remainder of this season.  


Will be interesting to see what we do and how recruitment goes this and next season. 

Completely agree. Lino has played a key part in winning both games v Castleford within the last 3 weeks yet is still getting a mention ahead of other quota players. He’s a decent super league half back and needs another half back to play alongside…

Oli Russell is not the answer and although injured wasnt playing well.


Walmsley needs moving on for Smoothy. 

I cannot understand the Walmsley issue, after those tries & stopping a try his ability is there for all to see, even Tom now has not the speed he used to have although I do think Tom may have shown him a thing or two as he did with Lewis Murphy ?
Sure he can be exposed as all wingers can & do, his down side is returning the ball but even Tom does not now have a strength in this department. So, if we don't re - sign Walmsley where is there as ready made fast winger - committed to replace him ?
Sure there may be a project player but that has it's learning curve problems ?

Thinking of the next step for the team, only my opinion, I think we need an X factor game breaker, Wigan has two !
Game breakers costs are very expensive, problems can arise in there attitude thus to the team as a whole but
Always working hard as a team is great but it only gets you so far ?
It will be interesting where we go from here looking forward to next season, it may sound early but that's the new reality now 
Up the Trin. 

Dom Young anyone?! I know, he's likely to stay in Australia. 

Would be nice but very expensive and very unlikely......but why not.

I think most fans, including us posters, quite like Walmsley. It's not whether he (or Lino or Atoni for that matter) is a good player or not - it's whether we can sign better. Is Walmsley class when put in space? 100%. With a quota spot and money to offer, can we sign a better winger than Walmsley? Definitely. 


Better prop than Atoni? Yep. Better half than Lino? Not sure. If you go through realistic targets...


Cade Cust
Jordan Abdull
Kieran Rush
Rowan Milnes
Tyrone May
Matt Frawley
Lachlan Lam
Drew Hutchison
Sean O'Sullivan
Te Maire Martin
Jackson Hastings
Brad Schneider


...there are only two I'd prefer over Lino - Lam and Hastings. Lam probably won't leave his daddy, and Hastings is a bell by all accounts.

Dom Young has been told he can find another club by the Roosters. Now that would be a statement signing.