Re: OUT 2019 | Joel Moon - Unattached : Wed Aug 15, 2018 6:12 am  

I spoke to him on Sat and he said he was retiring and going home to work for his dad's construction company for a couple of years before taking over.

Re: OUT 2019 | Joel Moon - Unattached : Wed Aug 15, 2018 6:12 am  

defo not his best season

Re: OUT 2019 | Joel Moon - Unattached : Wed Aug 15, 2018 6:23 am  

Very predictable that he was going. Another one that needs replacing from outside as we don't have anyone close to being ready. I'd be looking at signing someone for about 3 years and getting Harry Newman ready during that time.

Re: OUT 2019 | Joel Moon - Unattached : Wed Aug 15, 2018 6:25 am  

Any centres available?

Any NRL ones?

Re: OUT 2019 | Joel Moon - Unattached : Wed Aug 15, 2018 6:32 am  

batleyrhino wrote:

Very predictable that he was going. Another one that needs replacing from outside as we don't have anyone close to being ready. I'd be looking at signing someone for about 3 years and getting Harry Newman ready during that time.

You do not need 3 years to get him ready. Had they utilised him for rest of this, we could have given him a shared role next year. 3 years is more for Jack Burton to be running with. Newman is 2 years on from that.

I would say Newman is in the minority of an example of dual registration working. Had we used it for similar all the time, then Hetherington would really have had an argument with rest of league. We haven’t done that though.

Re: OUT 2019 | Joel Moon - Unattached : Wed Aug 15, 2018 7:27 am  

Bang wrote:

Any centres available?

Any NRL ones?

Kane Linnett

Re: OUT 2019 | Joel Moon - Unattached : Wed Aug 15, 2018 7:45 am  

Gotcha wrote:

You do not need 3 years to get him ready. Had they utilised him for rest of this, we could have given him a shared role next year. 3 years is more for Jack Burton to be running with. Newman is 2 years on from that.

I would say Newman is in the minority of an example of dual registration working. Had we used it for similar all the time, then Hetherington would really have had an argument with rest of league. We haven’t done that though.

Looking at the what happen in the Saints game he is at least two off being physically strong enough to play SL - he looked like Hardaker did when he went to the NRL about 20kg too light. If he is the best prospect we have at centre we definitely need to be looking externally in the shorter term.

Re: OUT 2019 | Joel Moon - Unattached : Wed Aug 15, 2018 8:30 am  

Gotcha wrote:

You do not need 3 years to get him ready. Had they utilised him for rest of this, we could have given him a shared role next year. 3 years is more for Jack Burton to be running with. Newman is 2 years on from that.

I would say Newman is in the minority of an example of dual registration working. Had we used it for similar all the time, then Hetherington would really have had an argument with rest of league. We haven’t done that though.

He is a great prospect, but got mullered defensively when he played especially against Catalan. At least 12-24 months if super league standard yet. Dual reg at Fev for a year first.

Re: OUT 2019 | Joel Moon - Unattached : Wed Aug 15, 2018 8:34 am  

rollin thunder wrote:

He is a great prospect, but got mullered defenseivly when he pkayed especially againt Catalan. At jeast 12-24 minths if super keague standard yet. Dual reg at Fev for a year first.

Whilst i am well aware he got caught out playing with poor players around him, why oh why do people still hold out for Keinhorst and Sutcliffe. Both have been far worse liabilities defensively in their roles in the position this year. Yet Newman’s atracking stats were actually better.

That tells me there is something to work on, with the right team mates, and in a more confident team. It might well not be the answer, but I don’t think he is as far away as made out.

Re: OUT 2019 | Joel Moon - Unattached : Wed Aug 15, 2018 8:46 am  

I'll be suprised if we're not looking at Inu for wing/centre cover who will be a free agent when Widnes are relegated.