Rumoured Targets 3

[Robin]

He'll join Tex Hoy there. Hoy was initially signed to play in the halves, but they just released their fullback so he and Clifford will slot in to their preferred positions.

The interesting part is that the player Hull released is joining Huddersfield and is an established fullback/half/utility back. Huddersfield already have another player who covered a similar role this year named Will Pryce. Could be another moving part here.

If Clifford joins Hull FC his career is on a downward spiral. That club has many bad eggs, is 'ruled' by 3/4 home players who have basically got the last two coaches sacked. It's new coach Tony Smith has been a good coach but is rapidly becoming a dinosaur in the coaching world. Their stadium is owned by the local soccer team, Hull City, and their lease to play there only has another three years so position in Super League is precarious. Pearson the owner has readily admitted to being skint. Any player thinking of plying their trade there will always be in the shadow of Hull Kingston Rovers, whose last victory of 2022 was a hammering of fc at their rented soccer stadium playing with a squad of only sixteen players due to the biggest injury crisis seen in Super League. Keep clear Jake for your own career sake.

 

[Knight Tales]

Jake Conor has left Hull FC to return to Huddersfield Giants. That will hopefully Strengthen our chances of landing Will Pryce early. He is a half or fullback. He was a rumoured target for the Raiders this season.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

 

[newyboy]

Herbie Farnworth to fullback and Ponga to 6.

 

[perverse]

lol that can't be accurate surely. After all the hardball that tigers have been playing over Brooks

 

[Knight Tales]

If that is the end deal we are getting then it shows why the Tigers are where they are.

 

[SamSepi0l]

But also... We're getting a player that the worst club in the league is happy to pay $800k to play against.

 

[slotmachine]

I find random twitter accounts are definitely the most accurate sources of information.

Think they need to work on their comprehension, I believe rothfield suggested the tigers would tip in 300k rather than the other way round.

In any case the Tigers have all the leverage here, they know if the knights go into 2023 with the current halves on the books a lot of people are getting sacked.

 

[Burwood]

I’m sure any amount that Wests pay for Brooks in 2023 will be recovered by us paying out some of Klemmer’s contract.

 

[slotmachine]

I've no idea why we would pay out any of Klemmers contract when he's only here for another year anyway.

Fair enough if you don't want to extend him but he just won players player (basically because he's the only one who had a go this year), we're going to be bad in 2023 regardless and it's too late to sign anyone decent to replace him.

If someone is willing to take full freight then good luck to him getting a long term deal somewhere else

 

[Old dog]

Are we seeing a trend here.
Pearce a goer, ok past his best, we let him go with a season to go.
Barnett also an effort player, won award two years, let him go early
Klemmer, players player, a real effort player now being considered to move on despite under contract 2023.

 

[Burwood]

The problem I have with Klemmer is that he’s part of a $2m+ chunk of our salary cap being spent on props. Couldn’t really care less if it is him or one of the Saifitis being moved on, but having all 3 on big dollars throws our entire salary cap out of whack.

And with Hasler getting the sack, a World Cup underway and November 1 fast approaching, I get the feeling there is still a lot of player movement to happen in the NRL before 2023 rolls around.

 

[General Knight]

Sounds like the Brooks thing is inevitable. Hopefully he has the same effect on us that Townsend did with the Cowboys. Though in saying that their coach seems to have abit more of a clue than ours.

 

[Yosh]

Sounds like the Brooks thing is inevitable. Hopefully he has the same effect on us that Townsend did with the Cowboys. Though in saying that their coach seems to have abit more of a clue than ours.

We are signing a left side dominant player to partner Ponga in the halves, who is also left dominant. Townsend was brought in to provide stability, experience, calm and to steady the ship. Brooks offers none of that. We need a Townsend or Ryenolds, not Brooks.

However, I hope I'm proven wrong. Perhaps our forwards and back three will provide us with the go forward and momentum and Brooks + Ponga will just insert themselves to provide the creativity and spark. Maybe the stability and calm can come from hooker and lock. Under AOB, I just don't see it.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

If Ponga moves to the halves who plays fullback?

Theres no one currently at the club up to NRL fullback standard right now

 

[ryan.a87]

If Ponga moves to the halves who plays fullback?

Theres no one currently at the club up to NRL fullback standard right now

Apparently we are getting Pryce early

or there’s Bailey Hodgson

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Apparently we are getting Pryce early

or there’s Bailey Hodgson

Where'd you hear that?

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Apparently we are getting Pryce early

or there’s Bailey Hodgson

Like i said, no one whos up to NRL standard right now

A bloke we havent got for 2023 yet and only played in the ESL or a kid whos played less than 10 reserve grade games in the last 2 years

Not exactly inspiring stuff

 

[macavity]

We will start brooks/gamble
Worked so well for the tigers

 

[Knight Tales]

Ponga and Brooks to the halves. Dom trains at fullback. Would need some work on the lower kicks and his hands but he has everything to be a world class fullback. He left Joseph S in his wake with that second try. Dom hitting the line off a short ball in support up the middle would be a thing of beauty.