George Williams reportedly homesick.
2022.
1. Lomax
6. Williams
7. Dodd.
Thats a combination! If only.
George Williams reportedly homesick.
2022.
1. Lomax
6. Williams
7. Dodd.
Thats a combination! If only.
screaming in the family corner, scaring the kiddies
He'll almost certainly be off back to the pig sty?
Won't he?
Williams is only going to one place - Wigan.
Of course the usual Wigan know nothings will make this out as some sort of coup when the reality is its as inevitable as night following day.
If I were Wigan I would stick with Harry Smith unless they see a combination with him and Williams working which I don't to be honest
But just to repeat what other have said. No chance he is coming here. Wigan most likely with an outside chance of Wire for a big pay day.
I could agree with you but then we would both be wrong.
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He’s on his way back to the UK now so where is he going?? Hastings to Wests immediately?
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If he joins Wigan now then that’s worrying for us. They have cap space due to George Burgess leaving so if it’s Williams and Hastings in the halves then that’s some combination.
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I would like to see him here but it’s as likely I will play for Saints!
In any case Lomax at fullback, Welsby at stand off and Dodds at scrum half sounds pretty good
We need a hooker because Roby is too old
Be a shame for Smith who I think has actually been better than Hastings so far.
I just do not know where all this money is coming from for Wigan to be able to afford both Williams and Hastings at the same time with French. I’m not talking about cap space, just the ability to pay these wages. I thought they were struggling.
I could see Wire offloading Austin now and getting him in, if it’s not Wigan, but then you’d expect them to move Hastings on either permanently or temporarily till he goes back to Australia.
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I can see Leeds throwing silly money to sign him. They’re desperate for a half back and with Eastmond now off the books I would presume they have space on the cap.
Won’t that Jai Field be on decent money as well?
Been told this morning by a Wigan fan that French has ruptured his Achilles & is out for the season. His wife works in B&Q and French told her his op is on Friday. Could be a wind up but might explain Williams’s timing of leaving Canberra
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Wigan said publicly that they had spent all the Burgess money on other players and that there was very little wiggle room left on the cap. I imagine Wigan are currently on the phone trying to get Hastings over to the NRL immediately to free up a marquee spot and some cap room. Failing that, I imagine the fingers of retirement will be falling on Tommy L's or Bevan French's shoulders.
Beyond all that I can see him playing for Leigh for the rest of the season and joining Wigan next season.
If he goes back to wigan he will only count 75k on salary cap?
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Williams has tweeted saying he never asked to leave now and he hasn't signed the release but they've kicked him out.
If that's true he can't have anywhere lined up for now!
Sounds like bullshit to me. He's cried wolf and it's bitten him on the arse. Why would Canberra release a fairly even handed statement explaining the situation if that wasn't the case? What's to be gained for them. Is Williams saying him/his missus are not homesick (as widely reported) and wants to stay in Australia? I know if it was me, I'd want the child born there to be eligible for a passport. Seems a strange situation.
That's only if they make him a marquee player. Apparently they have Hastings and Bateman as marquee players now. When Burgess departed they gave several players increases and changed the marquee allowances to fit.
I can see Hastings going early to accomodate him. I think that was always the plan at the end of the season anyway.
Where have they said that I don't recall it.
Flower, Escare, Joe Burgess, Joe Greenwood etc also left.
Hastings has publicly stated that he isn't on the marquee list at Wigan. If Frenchs injury is as bad as feared I would expect Williams to replace him at Wigan.