The Transfer Rumour Mill Thread

[bobbruce]

7 hours ago, Nothus said:

Ritson is probably one of the quickest players in the league, you just need to tell Mark Percival to actually pass the ball for once in his career.

Ritson looks like one of those players who’s an absolute flyer until he gets the ball in his hands. 

[DoubleD]

10 hours ago, Wellsy4HullFC said:

Cooper Johns to Hull apparently.

Quite a downgrade on Clifford

[Dave W]

3 hours ago, bobbruce said:

Ritson looks like one of those players who’s an absolute flyer until he gets the ball in his hands. 

"Alexa, show me a post by someone who doesn't know what he's talking about" 

[Wellsy4HullFC]

44 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

Quite a downgrade on Clifford

I'm not hearing great things.

[Nothus]

15 hours ago, bobbruce said:

Ritson looks like one of those players who’s an absolute flyer until he gets the ball in his hands. 

I can tell you don't watch much championship rugby.

[Father Ted]

On 24/09/2023 at 06:09, phiggins said:

Wigan still hoping to sign Luke Thompson. Guessing it will be an expensive deal if they pull it off, would they likely be trying to offload anyone player(a) to make room in the budget / cap if they it does happen?

Wigan have 9 props for next. season making Thompson, if he signs, the tenth. It is assumed Chan and Hill will go out on loan to return 2025 replacing Cooper and Mago. My guess is the Marquee at Wigan will be French, non fed trained, Thompson, fed trained with Farrell being the club trained player. As has been said Walters will probably replace Pearce-Paul in the back row. 

The pack has been seen by some as a weakness at Wigan, seems like next season might put and end to that. 

[DoubleD]

Momorovski to replace MacDonald at Leeds. A very different type of centre, technically a better centre but less athletic and will make less metres out of yardage. A reasonable replacement but not someone to get excited over

[Dave W]

3 hours ago, Nothus said:

I can tell you don't watch much championship rugby.

[OdsalBull]

Lynne to Bulls - Seems a good pick up, only 30. Would be very happy with that 

[graveyard johnny]

6 hours ago, DoubleD said:

Momorovski to replace MacDonald at Leeds. A very different type of centre, technically a better centre but less athletic and will make less metres out of yardage. A reasonable replacement but not someone to get excited over

the same guy who has only managed 3 NRL games this season due to a very serious shoulder injury?  do we never learn with these signings?

[Damien]

Seems a bit of a loss for Leeds:

 

Edited September 27, 2023 by Damien

[Tommygilf]

7 hours ago, DoubleD said:

Momorovski to replace MacDonald at Leeds. A very different type of centre, technically a better centre but less athletic and will make less metres out of yardage. A reasonable replacement but not someone to get excited over

Nene definitely gone then? 

[graveyard johnny]

2 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

Nene definitely gone then? 

he played for presidents PNG team at the weekend 

[Tommygilf]

Just now, graveyard johnny said:

he played for presidents PNG team at the weekend 

Indeed, he also insisted that he had done nothing wrong vis a vis Leeds.

[DoubleD]

15 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

Nene definitely gone then? 

He left ages ago! 

[DoubleD]

1 hour ago, graveyard johnny said:

the same guy who has only managed 3 NRL games this season due to a very serious shoulder injury?  do we never learn with these signings?

Not sure of your point, he played the back end of the season and is no longer injured. Hardly an inspiring signing but he’s been part of some good systems and is a genuine centre. Better pick up than Brenko Lee

[Tommygilf]

7 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

He left ages ago! 

Lol, But he was going to come back?

[graveyard johnny]

6 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

Not sure of your point, he played the back end of the season and is no longer injured. Hardly an inspiring signing but he’s been part of some good systems and is a genuine centre. Better pick up than Brenko Lee

agreed but he only played due to manu and others been out - having said that he has played his early footy as a stand off so - who knows?

[DoubleD]

7 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

Lol, But he was going to come back?

He was never coming back, perhaps if it was choice he might have but family considerations took precedence 

[DoubleD]

5 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

agreed but he only played due to manu and others been out - having said that he has played his early footy as a stand off so - who knows?

He’s a back up NRL centre for top sides, but MacDonald was no different 

[Tommygilf]

4 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

He was never coming back, perhaps if it was choice he might have but family considerations took precedence 

I get the sense that he was told he could go for the birth, and given Leeds had very little hope by the time he didn't come back it wasn't worth it. Certainly seems to be what he himself is suggesting:

https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/nene-macdonald-leeds-rhinos-wrong-27769757?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

[graveyard johnny]

4 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

He’s a back up NRL centre for top sides, but MacDonald was no different 

lets be honest -mal meninga could prob turn out for THAT Leeds outfit and still look better than the rest next season 

[DoubleD]

1 minute ago, Tommygilf said:

I get the sense that he was told he could go for the birth, and given Leeds had very little hope by the time he didn't come back it wasn't worth it. Certainly seems to be what he himself is suggesting:

https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/nene-macdonald-leeds-rhinos-wrong-27769757?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Haha more to it than that

[Tommygilf]

10 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

Haha more to it than that

Like what?

[Mark]

George Roby turns down York and signs for swinton from Huddersfield