Re: new player : Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:47 pm  

Budgiezilla wrote:

yeah Luv, not sooper league though......though tbf it was an ozzy a month ago.

yes but that's not you said and a month ago we had 2 less Aussies why are Leigh fans so obsessed with our overseas contingent

Re: new player : Tue Aug 12, 2014 12:56 am  

Mantellato currently plays and trains with Michael Dobson and Clint Newton.
I believe those two guys' opinions count for something at your club, and I have no doubt someone at your club would have picked up the phone and asked them about Josh.

It might be of interest to you that Josh was nearly always a fullback before he joined the Knights. He even played for Italy as a fullback before Minichello joined the team and represented NSW country as a fullback. I've only seen him play fullback twice, but he looked very safe under the high ball and very confident in the position.

Re: new player : Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:23 am  

roopy wrote:

Mantellato currently plays and trains with Michael Dobson and Clint Newton.
I believe those two guys' opinions count for something at your club, and I have no doubt someone at your club would have picked up the phone and asked them about Josh.

It might be of interest to you that Josh was nearly always a fullback before he joined the Knights. He even played for Italy as a fullback before Minichello joined the team and represented NSW country as a fullback. I've only seen him play fullback twice, but he looked very safe under the high ball and very confident in the position.

Interesting on nrl news on twitter,they seem to think mantellato is a terrific signing for us.Dobbo kicks the goals when josh scores a try,so he had 4 goal kicks on sunday,josh is 1st choice kicker which in itself speaks volumes and he apparently had a blinder at the weekend,scored 36pts and they are amazed an nrl club hasn't picked him up,better than most wingers in s/l and those are nrl news's words not mine.

Re: new player : Wed Aug 13, 2014 3:26 am  

http://www.nswrl.com.au/content/dam/nsw ... nights.pdf This is last weeks stat's from the NSW Cup game between Newcastle Knight and Cronulla Sharks. The knights have 9 player with NRL experience and Cronulla also 8 player with NRL experience. Penrith last weekend had 10 players with NRL experience playing NSW Cup. If you think that NSW cup is a Mickey Mouse competition you better think again. Those who think that Mantellato would not succeed in SL just because he plays in NSW Cup is total nonsense. There would be a large number of SL players who would not make the cut in a NSW Cup or QLD cup sides.

http://www.nswrl.com.au/content/dam/nsw ... nights.pdf This is last weeks stat's from the NSW Cup game between Newcastle Knight and Cronulla Sharks. The knights have 9 player with NRL experience and Cronulla also 8 player with NRL experience. Penrith last weekend had 10 players with NRL experience playing NSW Cup. If you think that NSW cup is a Mickey Mouse competition you better think again. Those who think that Mantellato would not succeed in SL just because he plays in NSW Cup is total nonsense. There would be a large number of SL players who would not make the cut in a NSW Cup or QLD cup sides.

Re: new player : Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:59 am  

Pusher wrote:

http://www.nswrl.com.au/content/dam/nswrl/documents/2014-vb-nsw-cup-stats/round-22/Match%20Report_Sharks_Knights.pdf

This is last weeks stat's from the NSW Cup game between Newcastle Knight and Cronulla Sharks.
The knights have 9 player with NRL experience and Cronulla also 8 player with NRL experience.
Penrith last weekend had 10 players with NRL experience playing NSW Cup.
If you think that NSW cup is a Mickey Mouse competition you better think again.
Those who think that Mantellato would not succeed in SL just because he plays in NSW Cup is total nonsense.
There would be a large number of SL players who would not make the cut in a NSW Cup or QLD cup sides.

Interesting Daniel Holdsworth, Michael Dobson, Clint Newton, all decent SL players, Clint and Dobbo both in the SL dream team, yet find themselves there.
Not knocking the kid, tall, certainly talks well and seems to want to come and play. Should sure up the defence at the back, big buggar as well.

Re: new player : Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:00 pm  

James Smailes @James_Smailes · 1h
In tomorrow's HDM we've signing news for both Hull FC and Hull KR. #rugbyleague

Re: new player : Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:17 pm  

Legends and Icons wrote:

James Smailes @James_Smailes · 1h
In tomorrow's HDM we've signing news for both Hull FC and Hull KR. #rugbyleague

Yes it's a swap deal Caro and Eden for shaul and crooks you heard it here first

Re: new player : Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:24 pm  

Hoping it's Larroyer on a 3 year deal for us this is a done deal but it may be a different announcement

Re: new player : Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:55 pm  

dtrentHKR wrote:

Hoping it's Larroyer on a 3 year deal for us this is a done deal but it may be a different announcement

A different announcement you know about if so do tell

Re: new player : Wed Aug 13, 2014 8:06 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

A different announcement you know about if so do tell

I'm saying I know we've signed Larroyer but not sure if that's the announcement tomorrow hope it's another player