Nope - no rush. Just wondering why they just don't get it over with? It will then give us all one more thing to moan about on here for the next 3 months :D
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We signed 3 players last year, all of which were announced after the grand final and 2 of which weren’t until November. For whatever reasons it could still be weeks before it’s confirmed.
I'm sure the selling club over the hill will be more than happy to oblige
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Josh Eaves and Rizzelli leaving Saints.
In: Will Hopoate (Canterbury Bulldogs), Curtis Sironen (Manly Sea Eagles), Joey Lussick (Parramatta Eels), Jamie Bell (Leigh Centurions), Danny Hill (Widnes Vikings)
Out: James Bentley (Leeds Rhinos), Joel Thompson (Retiring), Kevin Naiqama (Australia/ Retiring?), Lachlan Coote (Hull KR), Josh Eaves (Newcastle Thunder), Nico Rizzelli (Retiring)
Retained; Tommy Makinson, Jack Welsby, Regan Grace, Johnny Lomax, Alex Walmsley, Jake Wingfield, Josh Simm, James Roby, Joe Batchelor, LMS, Kyle Amor (Kristian Woolf)
Outstanding: Theo Fages
Rumoured: Konrad Hurrell
Really starting to take shape now. Anyone know whats going on with Tom Nisbet? I thought he was also OOC, but would have assumed it would have been announced with Rizzelli?
From love RL .com
Konrad Hurrell’s move to St Helens has received a lukewarm reception, but the champions believe they’ve got a bargain in the Tonga international. A marquee man at Headingley, he has taken a huge pay cut in moving to the Totally Wicked Stadium on a two-year deal – maybe even on less than what the Rhinos offered him to stay.
Fages move to Huddersfield finally confirmed
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From Rizzelli’s Twitter. Doesn’t say exactly what he’s doing but a career away from rugby.
I met Nico once and he came across as a nice lad. Its a shame we didn’t get to see a bit more of him. He showed some nice touches in that game against Salford last year.
I was told today that Wigan had made an offer to take Danny Richardson for next season (and potentially beyond) from Cas. Apparently Cas are prepared to let him go if the player accepts the contract offered by Wigan.
Nothing officially announced as yet, though it seems another open secret. It wouldn’t surprise me if it’s announced next week, all the media has been around the victory and three peat this week (rightfully so).
Sky have put together a current in/out list (https://www.skysports.com/rugby-leag...he-2022-season) it’s non exhaustive (as Danny Hill isn’t in our Ins section for example) but a good starting point.
I wonder how people compare our recruitment to others. It seems quite a strange year with lots of internal moves, but we seem to be the only ones recruiting heavily from the NRL. Hill have done their usual of a load of bluff and bluster and then not really done anything in the transfer market. Huddersfield have got some really good players but seem to be shrinking their squad, and both Warrington and Wigan seem to be blindly ignoring their main problems.
Listening to the Full 80.
Always need to take some of it with a pinch of salt but an interesting point on academy compensation.
It was suggested that Ebon Scurr would command a compensation fee of £40K to the Bulls.
He's 21. Compensation is due until the player becomes 22.
It was implied that he will just stay at Bradford.
"SL Clubs reluctant to pay compensation to Bradford".
The same applies to Oliver Wilson who is at Huds but came from the Bulls academy.
This may have been a factor in retaining the likes of LMS and Amor for 1 more year.
I'd read a week or so ago that Huddersfield had signed Danny Levi whom isn't on the list either. I think he is another good signing for them/he's a good hooker. And announced today that Leeds are bringing in David Fusitu'a. A few years back, I thought he was one of the best wingers in the NRL.
I think next year we may see more and more internal moves given the 17th team in the NRL as of 2023. And looking further ahead, I'm sure there'll be a plan for an 18th team too, to even up the numbers.
Early Championship watchlist for 2023.
Brad Holroyd /Tyler Dupree Widnes.
Ebon Scurr Bradford