Rumoured Targets 3

[Old dog]

Speaking of goals, who would kick if Hodko leaves or is playing reserves and Lamb gets injured, we are not strong on goal kickers.

 

[Johns Magic]

Speaking of goals, who would kick if Hodko leaves or is playing reserves and Lamb gets injured, we are not strong on goal kickers.

Ponga is a goalkicker

 

[PhilGould]

Tyrone has shown his versatility with Titans, would be good buy, type we need, plays several positions well, especially in the halves, kicks well in open play as well as goals.
Forgive my ignorance but why did he leave in the first place that now he would want to come back, was it a money thing?

He was told by the club that he would be in reserve grade behind Mullen & Hodkinson if he stayed. He wanted to stay but eventually cracked and looked elsewhere.

He and his partner's families both still live in Newcastle so there's always a chance he'll want to come back at some stage, but he doesn't fit anywhere in our top 17 at the moment and his ambition is to be a regular first grader. He'll end up in England from what I've heard.

 

[Joel-22]

He was told by the club that he would be in reserve grade behind Mullen & Hodkinson if he stayed. He wanted to stay but eventually cracked and looked elsewhere.

He and his partner's families both still live in Newcastle so there's always a chance he'll want to come back at some stage, but he doesn't fit anywhere in our top 17 at the moment and his ambition is to be a regular first grader. He'll end up in England from what I've heard.

Heard the same thing today

 

[perverse]

Ponga is a goalkicker

Lamb, too.

 

[Still Nutty]

He was told by the club that he would be in reserve grade behind Mullen & Hodkinson if he stayed. He wanted to stay but eventually cracked and looked elsewhere.

He and his partner's families both still live in Newcastle so there's always a chance he'll want to come back at some stage, but he doesn't fit anywhere in our top 17 at the moment and his ambition is to be a regular first grader. He'll end up in England from what I've heard.

Good luck to him then....I actually reckon he will be a bit of a gun and go pretty well in the ESL, if that's where he ends up

 

[PhilGould]

Sounds like Heighington will be announced in the next few days.

 

[Burwood]

Hard to get too excited by his signature. Hopefully he’s going to be playing the same role as Newton and Tupou in their final year with us- an old head in NSW Cup for the young guys and a solid player to cover injuries/suspension/rep duty (haha) when needed.

 

[Old dog]

Think he will play prop in reserves, mentor the young, can't see us needing him in backrow with those coming through. He plays hard so will do our young brigade good.

 

[Caped Crusader]

Speaking of goals, who would kick if Hodko leaves or is playing reserves and Lamb gets injured, we are not strong on goal kickers.

As previously stated Ponga can kick goals. Pretty sure Watson can too

 

[Sydney Knight]

Ponga has had to pull out of a NZ Maori team to get his shoulder right. So much for Paul Green saying he just had a sore shoulder.

Although in saying that i do agree with people saying that while your out their you need to at least try and look like your not hurt although hes only 19 so hopefully he gets better at that.

 

[PhilGould]

Heighington joins Knights

http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2017/10/11/heighington_joins_kn.html

 

[Caped Crusader]

Smart signing imo

Experienced at the highest level, tough and a premiership winner

 

[Mr_Knightside]

I'm happy with this signing, more for what he'll provide off the field than on it. I don't expect him to be in our top 17 but when injuries inevitably strike he'll be a good back up to have and will hopefully toughen our side up a bit as well.

 

[Special K]

Heighno is a great signing and will play more than you guys expect. He is a great middle defender and takes the shitty hit ups nobody wants. If we didn't have Gallen(36) and Lewis(34) in our pack and have a need to get younger we would of kept him.

He is also a tremendous trainer and leader off the field. He will fill your young forwards with confidence, bring your club together off the field and set an example with his professionalism. I was extremely against his signing originally but he won me over. He is perfect for a club full of youngsters and having the ability to bring a guy with 300 games off the bench will provide you a huge benefit. Watch the improvement and confidence in your forwards with him, Lillyman and Guerra around.

 

[Caped Crusader]

Anyone who knows RL knows what Heighno brings to a team. Theres a reason Bennett has brought him into the England squad

 

[Yosh]

Looks like we have a good range of ages in the forward back. I think extra experience would have gotten us those 4 to 5 extra wins we could have had this year (close games). If we do improve slightly and get those couple more wins, finishing 8th would definitely not be out of the question next season.

 

[Joel-22]

Elliot has confirmed his departure from the club via instagram.

 

[Johns Magic]

Anyone got a decent source on how much $ we still have to spend under the cap? I'm still holding out for a king-pin signing.

 

[Burwood]

Toohey said about $1.5m a couple of days ago. I think it was more of an educated guess.