Mookachaka wrote:
I think we've seen enough of the players now to get an idea of who we'd like to keep and dump:
1. McNally
2. Smith
3. Worthington
4. Armstrong
5. Kay
6. Ridyard
7. Drinkwater
8. Moi Moi
9. Higham
10. Weston
11. Hansen
12. Hock
13. Patterson
14. Hood
15. Acton
16. Emmitt
17. (New Forward)
FB. Pownall
W. Higson
C. Whiting / Harper
6/7. Reynolds
9. Foster
PR. Hopkins / Spencer
BR. Dixon / Maitua
Out
Brierley
Barlow
Beswick
Tonga
Chase
Mocha-Chocca-Latte or whatever your called .....
Firstly, two of those 5 outs you named have already gone so your saying nothing unknown there, with Barlow in bother with the law & Beswick hotly tipped to disappear, nothing new there either.
Tonga we.can all agree looks a poor buy, usually either a) injured or b) average so wouldn't be a loss.
Here's who I
'Think' might go ....
1. Riddy *if true about PR & Canada
2. Emmitt *gone already reportedly to Oz*
3. Kay *possibly tapped up by PR for Canada* & to be fair he has been either a) injured or b) average this season + we need a bigger, faster winger.
4. Armstrong. I like Tom & Liam Kay but they look shadows of their former selves & I don't think on current form they would cut it in SL.
5. Hock. I never wanted Gaz Hock at Leigh but to his credit he has been very very good, at least in terms of skill & commitment, however with Gaz being Gaz & likely to be missing through discipline often, the patience must be wearing thin.
6. Tonga. As I mention above, waste of Salary Cap IMHO.
7. Dixon. Like Dixon too but seems to be less in the plans of the Club for the future, I will put him as a ?
So staying are the remainder with the following caveat.
1. Acton must grow up & improve his discipline, to be fair he had made big moves in that direction & was becoming a stand out forward because of it.
2. Moi Moi. Last season for Fui & he deserves it IMHO, great attitude, lots of guts & determination & seems to love being here.
3. Spencer. Needs to come back off loan, get super focused & put in some big games, to be honest I think Spencer has always been underused & this could have knocked his confidence but for my money he is a good forward & stays.
What do we need ?
Well, Patterson & McNally back for a kick off.
Patterson ran Bradford ragged for the majority of that game at Odsal & looks a really classy bit of business by DB while we all want Greg back don't we ?
2 wings, not just any old wings but very quick & with a bit more size than Liam Kay thanks.
2 forwards to replace Emmitt & Hock
1 or 2 centres, depending on whether Armstrong gets his $H!t together, but definitely 1 & boot Last Payday Tonga out.
1 X Drinkwater. To replace Riddy should he be off to Toronto & possibly regardless of Toronto. Don't get me wrong, every Leigh fan I know loves Riddy *including myself* & he has been Leigh through & through so far but is he a SL Stand Off ?
For me persuade Drinkwater to sign permanent papers & get him & Ben Reynolds playing 6/7 or vice versa.
Travis Burns. Let's see how he goes because according to some on the Saints & KR boards he comes with baggage, but if he goes great guns then why not extend his deal, could cover 9, 6 or 7 from what I am led to believe.
Don't expect everyone to agree & I might cop some flak for this but hey, that's what backbones are for.
It's great to be a Leigh Fan.
