While I think there is very little between Fergo and Mansour, I’d do the swap for both Fergo and Butcher because I’m keen to get Butcher back and Fergo can play wing and centre and would form a lethal combo with Gi, Gagai and AJ. As for Butcher, he is a true leaguey like Murray and a tough one at that. I think he has huge upside at this stage of his career and would be feeling anxious to show both the Rorters and Souths his worth over Crichton.
This trade would make me sick.
1) Roosters get Cronk , Tedesco after getting Keary and then Angus.
Note anything there? BRAINS and IMAGE players.
trade Angus for Fergo for a year...........golly , would make me puke for stupidity.
2) as for Butcher , if Roosters release him and he wants to come to Souths , sure give him a go on a modest contract until he shows he can handle the big boys. However trade him , because Roosters want Angus early , NO thanks . The issue with Butcher as i see it is that he is SMALL , same issue with Murray. Not sure having the smallest back row in the comp would auger well.
3) as for Mansour , sorry we never kept him , however he is long gone , bring him back at the end of career , no thanks , would rather keep the focus on our young ones. AJ is already a Souths great winger in my eyes and i like the look of Campbell ( he is cool and smart) with Jennings / Burns/Hunt /Kennar all having potential to be handy wingers if they do not make the centre.