Wigan Sign Halfback Cade Cust from Manly

[The storm]

On 12/11/2021 at 12:43, Damien said:

A pretty underwhelming signing.

Very underwhelming 

 

Wigan could be a bottom 4 ckub in 2022

[Davo5]

38 minutes ago, The storm said:

Very underwhelming 

 

Wigan could be a bottom 4 ckub in 2022

Have you seen him play ?

Which star NRL halfback were you expecting Wigan to sign ?

[graveyard johnny]

3 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

Have you seen him play ?

Which star NRL halfback were you expecting Wigan to sign ?

nathan cleary

[Davo5]

12 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

nathan cleary

I know we’ve got some bang average players in the squad but we’d have to pay them 50 quid a game to fit Cleary in under the cap and we would have to kidnap him.

[Waynebennettswinger]

The only way Nathan Cleary would be coming to SL would be if he gets caught doing a ‘Monaghan’ or a ‘Barba.’ 

[DoubleD]

59 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

I know we’ve got some bang average players in the squad but we’d have to pay them 50 quid a game to fit Cleary in under the cap and we would have to kidnap him.

Not if he was a marquee signing 

[Scubby]

1 hour ago, DoubleD said:

Not if he was a marquee signing 

Yep £150k on the cap and anything you want above that. 

[Davo5]

4 hours ago, DoubleD said:

Not if he was a marquee signing 

Would still have to kidnap him though.

[frank]

Our game has changed there isn't marque players around. That's the main reason for the drop off in support.

In past years the likes of Wigan etc would never even consider such a  signing.

 

[Davo5]

1 hour ago, frank said:

Our game has changed there isn't marque players around. That's the main reason for the drop off in support.

In past years the likes of Wigan etc would never even consider such a  signing.

 

Yes they would & have,Superleague is littered with relative unknown imports who have gone on and had successfully careers over here.

[JohnM]

On 12/11/2021 at 12:14, Saint Toppy said:

Serious "bargain basement" signing if they're expecting him to be their 1st choice half next year. 

 

[Dave T]

On 12/11/2021 at 16:04, EagleEyePie said:

Happy with this. We really needed to bring someone in but the quality available hasn't been great. It was always likely to mean taking a risk on someone who isn't proven but has potential. No he's not a big name player but Hastings wasn't either when he signed for Salford and Blake Green wasn't when he signed for Hull KR and those are two of the best halves Wigan have had in recent history. We're just hoping to cut out the middle men in this instance.

We needed a new halfback but also cover at hooker with Powell underperforming and O'Neill lacking experience, so he's providing the cover we need.

As happy as I'll be if he is a dud, this is right. There are some gems to be signed who haven't done it in the NRL yet and we should be open to trying to uncover them. 

He could go either way, he could be a Green or Hastings, or looking at my own club, we signed Matt Rodwell and Michael Sullivan who were duds at 7 and had far more experience. 

Still one of my favourite Wire players in SL is Brent Grose who had limited NRL pedigree. 

[rhinos78]

Theres some quality players in OZ that havnt yet put there stamp on the NRL, its about finding the right ones, From the little iv seen and from what iv read, im backing Cust to be a very astute signing for Wigan.

[Harry Stottle]

On 12/11/2021 at 17:01, Davo5 said:

Promising player who was highly thought of at Manly,likes to take the line on which we lacked last year but we are still seriously lacking at centre,can’t wait for the Thornley announcement

I think Thornley will do OK for Wigan Dav, are you just remembering him at Catalans and making you mind up from that?

He will be playing against the same people he played against last season in a poor Leigh team with about a dozen different half back combinations and 4 or 5 different fullbacks linking into the line, in possession of the bal Thornoey did very well against his opposites, you should wait and make a judgement after a number of games, and not preempt it.

[Exiled Wiganer]

From what I have heard from Manly fans Cust is electric and a great ball player. 

[Davo5]

51 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

I think Thornley will do OK for Wigan Dav, are you just remembering him at Catalans and making you mind up from that?

He will be playing against the same people he played against last season in a poor Leigh team with about a dozen different half back combinations and 4 or 5 different fullbacks linking into the line, in possession of the bal Thornoey did very well against his opposites, you should wait and make a judgement after a number of games, and not preempt it.

Apart from his first spell at Wigan he’s been bang average since he came back from Union,we’ve struggled at centre for a few years now & Thornley isn’t the answer although he’s probably better there than Isa.

[JohnM]

On 13/11/2021 at 17:55, Davo5 said:

Have you seen him play ?

Which star NRL halfback were you expecting Wigan to sign ?

What's that got to do with anything? This is a TRL forum, after all.

[RugbyLeagueGeek]

On 13/11/2021 at 17:55, Davo5 said:

Have you seen him play ?

Which star NRL halfback were you expecting Wigan to sign ?

Looks like Catalans have just signed Mitchell Pearce. Time will tell which of the two signings proves to be the more astute/successful, but in terms of wow factor and exciting your supporter base, I suspect the Catalans signing has more impact than the Wigan one.  

[GUBRATS]

28 minutes ago, RugbyLeagueGeek said:

Looks like Catalans have just signed Mitchell Pearce. Time will tell which of the two signings proves to be the more astute/successful, but in terms of wow factor and exciting your supporter base, I suspect the Catalans signing has more impact than the Wigan one.  

Who ?

[Davo5]

42 minutes ago, RugbyLeagueGeek said:

Looks like Catalans have just signed Mitchell Pearce. Time will tell which of the two signings proves to be the more astute/successful, but in terms of wow factor and exciting your supporter base, I suspect the Catalans signing has more impact than the Wigan one.  

Being a long time Roosters fan I’ve watched Pearce for years,very good player but I’ve never thought of him having any wow factor,even more so at this stage of his career.

[Harry Stottle]

34 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

Who ?

Mitchell Pierce 32 year old scrum half and son of the legendary Wayne Pierce, done his time in the NRL but now surplus to requirement in that comp awash with good, very good and potentially rising stars in his position, our lack in the Northern Hemisphere of producing quality half backs of any numbers means we will always be obliged to allow Antipodean player's of a certain age an extention to their carrears, in any position.

How about instead of restricting the number of clubs running Academies the RFL threw the doors open and allowed any club that wishes to introduce young players to the pro game the opportunity to do so instead of just pampering to a chosen few, and another 3 who but for arguing and complaining would have also been refused to run an academy.

[Davo5]

6 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

Mitchell Pierce 32 year old scrum half and son of the legendary Wayne Pierce, done his time in the NRL but now surplus to requirement in that comp awash with good, very good and potentially rising stars in his position, our lack in the Northern Hemisphere of producing quality half backs of any numbers means we will always be obliged to allow Antipodean player's of a certain age an extention to their carrears, in any position.

How about instead of restricting the number of clubs running Academies the RFL threw the doors open and allowed any club that wishes to introduce young players to the pro game the opportunity to do so instead of just pampering to a chosen few, and another 3 who but for arguing and complaining would have also been refused to run an academy.

He was hardly surplus to requirements H,that’s why Newcastle took several weeks to grant him the early release from his contract he requested.

[Buderus]

While Cust is not a big name signing he is a good player. I think Cust is the type of NRL player more SL clubs should sign. Young, has talent and wants to prove a point. 
 

Didn’t get an opportunity with Foran/DCE as the halves last year. But Cust is a good running half and. Strong defender. He would be a good 6 with a ball dominant 7 who can lead the team and around and handle most of the kicking. 
 

I’m not sure if Wigan is the right team for him but he is a good player. 

[DavidM]

1 hour ago, RugbyLeagueGeek said:

Looks like Catalans have just signed Mitchell Pearce. Time will tell which of the two signings proves to be the more astute/successful, but in terms of wow factor and exciting your supporter base, I suspect the Catalans signing has more impact than the Wigan one.  

Probably so ,  but I’d take Cust if I had a choice . I’ve never been a big Pearce fan tbh , and he has had a fair bit of wear n year in recent times 

[Buderus]

3 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

He was hardly surplus to requirements H,that’s why Newcastle took several weeks to grant him the early release from his contract he requested.

This is correct, the Knights wanted him for 2022 and we’re going to pay him 600k for the season. However he asked for a release which they granted.