Rumoured Targets 3

[Frederick]

Couple of rumours popped up today:

1: player swap with Huddersfield involving Mamo, Randell and Mataora for Wardle and Eorl Crabtree

Tooheys heard stuff about that one but isn't sure how solid it is.

2: this

No idea who it's referring to. Hopefully Holmes

 

[Burwood]

Eorl Crabtree? It's a worrying sign when a guy plays 411 first grade games over a 16 year period and there are no highlight videos on youtube.

 

[PhilGould]

He'll be 34 years old next season. I highly doubt we're interested in him, especially not on a 3-year deal.

 

[BuderusIsaBeast]

Crabtree would have been good a few years ago but he hasnt been great for a while now. He is a huge man though so I guess he does give us size. Excited about the rumor although it will probably amount to nothing

 

[macavity]

Crabtree would have been good a few years ago but he hasnt been great for a while now. He is a huge man though so I guess he does give us size. Excited about the rumor although it will probably amount to nothing

Crazy if we give up Mataora for an old pom.

 

[PhilGould]

Yeah not sure how Mataora got pulled into this. Wasn't Stockwell linked with Huddersfield earlier this year?

 

[Glendale]

The Crabtree rumour was started by some random on the 'Mighty Knights' Facebook page. Lol.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Not sure how true it is but I saw on a Facebook rumour page we're chasing Sam Williams from the Raiders too..

 

[Noname36]

Not sure how true it is but I saw on a Facebook rumour page we're chasing Sam Williams from the Raiders too..

Oh dear lord...

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

Sam Williams is probably better than all the halves at our current disposal

 

[Caped Crusader]

Williams is a good young half. He was instrumental in a lot of the Raiders wins when Austin was out. He consistantly overshadowed Sezer on many occasions

Id not say no to him

 

[Spot On]

Sam Williams is probably better than all the halves at our current disposal

Yep. Is true. A lot less coin too.

However, I have fond memories of he and Jarrod Croker being absolutely clueless defending together. Ahhh, those were the days.

Has he learnt to tackle yet?

 

[Glendale]

We're not going to sign another half unless Mullen retires or goes to England. We have Mullen and Hodkinson, with Lamb, Cogger, Pearsall and Feeney as the back ups, Kostjasyn/Randell can play there as a stop gap, and so can Pythian. We also have the NSW U18 and U16 halves coming through the grades.

 

[otori]

Couple of rumours popped up today:

1: player swap with Huddersfield involving Mamo, Randell and Mataora for Wardle and Eorl Crabtree

Tooheys heard stuff about that one but isn't sure how solid it is.

2: this

No idea who it's referring to. Hopefully Holmes

Please be Cameron Munster

 

[perverse]

I would take Williams over Hodkinson. Hell, I wanted us to get him over Hodkinson in the first place. So much cheaper, similar results.

 

[Knight76]

Have the Knights even officially announced the Kostjasyn deal yet?

 

[Burns]

ABC Newcastle saying that Jamie Buhrer is set to be announced.

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

So is Buhrer this gun young player as previously rumoured or is there someone else?

 

[Evil Homer]

Eorl Crabtree? It's a worrying sign when a guy plays 411 first grade games over a 16 year period and there are no highlight videos on youtube.

Crabtree could've easily cracked the NRL a few years ago, he was among the best props in Super League for a while. The trouble is he's like a Keith Galloway type player, a huge man who can dominate when things are going well but not someone you would want to dig you out of a hole. People have always said he's too nice. I think Huddersfield are trying to offload him from the last year of his contract to get him off their salary cap but he's been at the club for 16 years and probably won't sign for another team in the UK, so I guess a move to Australia is pretty likely if he doesn't retire.

 

[Caped Crusader]

Buhrur wouldnt be considered "young" by NRL standards CH