If he does go I'm sure he'll go with the best wishes of all Saints fans. I only hope it's sorted ASAP to give us a chance to try and replace the irreplaceable. Looking at the list of off contract props in the NRL and Super League it's slim pickings. Jesse Bromwich, Kane Evans and James Tamou seem to be the stand outs unless we can buy someone out of their contract early.
Forwards win games. The backs decide by how much.
Aussie Lifestyle? Nobody has mentioned the flies, redback spiders, sharks, lousy beer at 6 or 7 quid a pint which is really not a pint, and fish and chips at about 15 quid without mushy peas! Oh, make sure you never talk sport with the locals because they are the best at every sport ever invented. Give me Blighty any day of the week!
Let me say that Thommo is one of my favourite players to put on the V, he’s uncompromising in his attitude and attritional in his play without being a “nasty” player. He’s not a huge prop, but he hits bigger and harder than his size and moves and steps in a way that belies his size.
It would be ridiculous to not expect the NRL to come calling, and I feel that if we win the Challenge Cup this season he will probably want to take up that challenge in the NRL, however I can’t omagine a 2 time GF winner, 3 time LLS winner and Harry Sunderland trophy winner going to join any team in the NRL who isn’t going to challenge for honors.....
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How is it trolling you halfwit I'm just posting the story that was in the paper over here in Oz it a forum I'm sorry I need your permission to post in here I'm a bulldogs support but I also keep a close eye on St Helens for a number of years there always one person on every forum who thinks they run the place
I think deep down we all knew at some point he was going.
He would be crazy not to.
I fear Knowles could be next
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If Luke sees out his contract and wants to try his luck in Oz he should go with our blessing.
Learned comment from The Don
I notice that Luke Thompson’s contract ends at the same time as James Graham’s.
Jammer will be 35 by then, but I’ve always had him down as one of those who could play on into his late 30s, as his game has never relied on pace or explosiveness. I’d rather keep Thommo, but a 1-2 year swan song from Jammer would be nice, I reckon. I know some will say he’s finished but I reckon he’s still got it.
No chance for me. He'd command a big contract, possibly the biggest at the club. He'd have other suitors within Super League for the big name element of it alone. But if you watch his performances in the NRL recently, he is done. Bent over wheezing after five minutes, not having anywhere near the impact in attack or defense that he used to have and seems to be picking up knocks all the time.
Thompson, Taia (Who is incredibly important to us, not that many people notice), Roby, LMS, Paulo and Amor all looking likely to leave at the same time? Is that right? I know Roby's contract goes beyond that, but unless his post-season operations fix something that was broken last season, he's another one held together by masking tape and vaseline and will surely be done after another season. Does replacing six forwards in one year seem possible? Are there any in our academy that are likely to push for any of those positions?