Has Washbrook been confirmed?

Carlos T, starting at stand off for Newcastle first grade tomorrow.

No but it's happening

Good signings but too many backs in the squad with out a settled position.

Talanoa
Tuimavave
Fonua
Michaels
Naughton

Obviously good to have players covering a couple of positions, but the first 4 i mentioned there could be our starting back line and probably in any order aswell.

We've done okay. Some room for improvement of course and the loss of our captain has made things complicated but we are looking a decent team for next year.

Washbrook in

Feka and Yeaman (can't wait for this one:) on 1 year deals.

2016 Gains:
Mahe Fonua (Melbourne Storm, 2018),
Frank Pritchard (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, 2018),
Scott Taylor (Salford Red Devils, 2019),
Carlos Tuimavave (Newcastle Knights, 2018)

2016 Losses:
Stuart Howarth (Wakefield Wildcats),
Tom Lineham (Warrington Wolves),
Mickey Paea (Newcastle Knights),
Setaimata Sa (Rugby Union)

Re-Signed:
Steve Michaels (2016),
Curtis Naughton (2016),
Fetuli Talanoa (2017),
Jordan Thompson (2017)

Off Contract 2015:
James Cunningham,
Iafeta Palea'aesina,
Jordan Rankin,
Bobby Tyson-Wilson,
Harry Tyson-Wilson,
Kirk Yeaman

2016 Coach:
None

Rankin was wanting to stay and hull took the deal off the table. Heard they may have done the same with yeaman.

Heard that story before

When the old board offered Shaun Briscoe a new deal to him (he took afew months to think about it) when he said he'd sign they said the deal had been took of the table and he signed for Hull KR

Its definitely true about Shaun Briscoe and may be true about Rankin as nobody has said where he is going.

If a player really wants to stay at a club he will sign the contract on offer, not wait for a better offer from someone else to come along.

Rankin initially wanted loads. Then they found common ground. Hes been waiting for hull to sort it for a bit. Then theyve taken it away.I assume they've decided they want the money for something else. Can see him playing against us next yr.