So who do we think is leaving after the season then,any names on who is coming in besides paes brother if true?

S'all about opinions of course, but I think that is harsh. I think we peaked that year, but over 27 rounds it was a fair reflection of where we stood at the time. That it wasn't sustained doesn't mean it was a fluke, IMO.

Also meant to say i also think CS talks a lot of sense but we are a 1/3rd of the way through the season and defensively we get no better,scoring points no problem but would have thought when you have injuries the one thing you can get right is your defence,hope i'm proved wrong but we will be lucky to make the playoffs this year.

Think we'll easily make the playoffs. Still 2/3rd of the season remain. A massive influx of players like those below means it's going to take time. The signs are encouraging.

David Hodgson (Huddersfield)
Graham Horne (Huddersfield)
Ryan O'Hara (Crusaders)
Lincoln Withers (Crusaders)
George Griffin (Queanbeyan Kangaroos)
Mickey Paea (Canterbury Bulldogs)
Keal Carlile (Huddersfield)
Constantine Mika (Newcastle)
Shannon McDonnell (Newcastle)

Who are the players rumoured to leaving/coming in for 2013 then?

TBF i think hudds only paid a big fee for danny brough.The likes of brown,robinson,mason went to them when they were out of contract at other clubs,they do seem to be able to attract other clubs best juniors to join them,so it doesnt take a fortune to improve just some better talent spotting/scouting.

I wouldn't be too downbeat about tonight's result in a sense. You played very well in patches and scored some good tries. The only point I'd make is that you're too reliant on Mika. The big guy was taking it up twice every set pretty much and by the end of the game he was totally cooked.

What are you quoting there? Because that's not what he said on blunderside.

Caught Sandy's radio interview - his referee deflector shield is starting to grate.
I'm no Hicks fan but I certainly don't think he was the difference. One of two things go for and against teams each and every week. The Salter tackled/voluntary tackle looked alright IMO. Salter got down to try and avoid a drop out, no Cas player attempted to tackle him - Hicks clearly told him to get up, he then makes some attempt to get up - Cas lift/force him back for a drop out. Best case (at that moment) was a drop out, another referee would've give a penalty for a voluntary tackle. Win some lose some. We failed to defend the resulting drop out. Sandy never mentioned our try before half time being clearly forward or our failure to shut out/build on going 10pts in front in the 2nd half. We need to sort our own reoccurring problems out, instead of putting them @ the officials door.

Fair play to Cas, they have good options - but our reoccurring fragility is worrying.

Good call

That's our season
Good in patches, polar opposite in others.

Sadly, our good patches more often have expired after an hour this season

Good post,too easy to blame someone else,our defence is not good enough full stop,get it sorted mr sandercock rather than blaming/moaning about refs every week because it cant be putting us in a good light at the rfl.