New Signings : Tue Sep 02, 2014 1:03 pm  

2 new props signed - anyone know about the Aussie lad? http://www.thereddevils.net/news/rugby- ... -for-2015/

2 new props signed - anyone know about the Aussie lad? http://www.thereddevils.net/news/rugby- ... -for-2015/

Re: New Signings : Tue Sep 02, 2014 1:38 pm  

Luke Menzies highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG1uDj5zUBM

Luke Menzies highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG1uDj5zUBM

Re: New Signings : Tue Sep 02, 2014 1:46 pm  

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/groat-harbours-no-grudge-despite-suffering-devastating-hit-20130327-2guid.html according to the Sydney Herald , it was Ben Te'o shoulder charge tackle in 2012 on him that led to the ban in 2013. he's was injured for practically all of 2013 ( toe & ankle ) other undisclosed injuries have kept him out of reckoning at his present club St George this season . hopefully we will be paying him in groats, and our next signing will be Kevin Penny ...

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/groat-harbours-no-grudge-despite-suffering-devastating-hit-20130327-2guid.html according to the Sydney Herald , it was Ben Te'o shoulder charge tackle in 2012 on him that led to the ban in 2013. he's was injured for practically all of 2013 ( toe & ankle ) other undisclosed injuries have kept him out of reckoning at his present club St George this season . hopefully we will be paying him in groats, and our next signing will be Kevin Penny ...

Re: New Signings : Tue Sep 02, 2014 2:34 pm  

His photo does have a passing resemblance to Mongo from. The Film Blazing Saddles just keep him away from. The Beanz

Re: New Signings : Tue Sep 02, 2014 2:45 pm  

So, can anybody fathom our non-fed quota status for next year now?

Re: New Signings : Tue Sep 02, 2014 2:48 pm  

Thanks Antwerp Red,I knew I'd seen him before.

Re: New Signings : Tue Sep 02, 2014 3:21 pm  

Groat looks like a real gamble and a pretty strange one for a non-fed player. Young, injury prone, with a large gap missing from his playing career in 2013. I watched a highlights clip and came away feeling incredibly underwhelmed. I just don't understand why you'd waste a quota spot on such an unexciting player.

Hopefully he'll be a barnstormer and I'll eat every word. However, I feel my prediction is pretty safe.

Re: New Signings : Tue Sep 02, 2014 3:22 pm  

Iain wrote:

So, can anybody fathom our non-fed quota status for next year now?

Kevin Locke, Junior Sau, Rangi Chase, Michael Dobson, Lama Tasi, Matt Groats, Tony Puletua, Weller Hauraki, Steve Rapira, Tim Smith.

In short, no, no I cannot.

I imagine youll lose 1 or 2, (Tim Smith) but 3?

Re: New Signings : Tue Sep 02, 2014 3:46 pm  

and could someone clarify: if we have a non-fed palyer but loan him to (say) Hunslet, does he count on our non-fed quota or (say) Hunslet's?

Re: New Signings : Tue Sep 02, 2014 3:53 pm  

Hillbilly_Red wrote:

and could someone clarify: if we have a non-fed palyer but loan him to (say) Hunslet, does he count on our non-fed quota or (say) Hunslet's?

Its a little difficult, as that has only become an option for some players this year (its dependent on visa agreements). My understanding is:

Year long loan (no call back option): Hunslets (as in effect they "signed" him from Salford for a year)

Anything else: Salford.

90% certain but there is no specific mention in this years operational rules.