https://www.therhinos.co.uk/article/197 ... ith-rhinos Good business, developing into one of the best Second rowers in country

https://www.therhinos.co.uk/article/197 ... ith-rhinos Good business, developing into one of the best Second rowers in country

Good player, who has more than earned an extension. My only concern is how we fit all these players in the back row.

The one year makes sense. If he has another good year we should be trying to get him on 2-3 years.

Excellent news. Close to player of the season for me last year. A massive asset to the club.

He is a very similar profile to Bentley, I suspect this will be a case of one gets retained beyond 2025 but maybe not both.

Very good news we have him for a couple of years. There would be a number of other clubs interested in him it probably says we’re in a semi-healthy place that he’s willing to stay at Leeds a couple more years without guarantee of starting.

I think It could be martin whos let go. Not due to performance but to free up a quota spot in the front row.

Martin is due next year - we also have Gannon and one or two academy prospects coming through, something has to give.

McDonnell and Bentley could play in the same side maybe but we’re going to have to rationalise that back row.

Think I read something other day about a new team in NRL might want Martin ?.
He will be nearly 32 by end of next season and Donaldson shouldn't be needed when we have McDonnell, Bentley,Gannon etc.

There’s a train of the thought that the next impending NRL franchise will be PNG based and if that’s the case they’ll target people like Martin, Ipape, Lam etc.

I actually think Martin would be a big loss, but understand that quotas are at a premium.

I'll caveat this all with should this materialise. He'd be a massive loss all round, work ethic, availability, kicking, nouse and ability. We couldn't, and perhaps shouldn't, compete with the lure of a PNG based franchise, certainly not at this stage in his career. As far as I'm concerned it'd be a thanks and the very best of luck. It would free a quota spot, so perhaps, in that rarest of moments in professional sports, it'd be a case of everyone wins.

If the PNG franchise does come about I suspect Rhyse would view it as a dream way to end his top level career. A loss to us no doubt but I think everyone would understand and wish him well

We have good back row options if he does move back home.
Couple more coming through the academy as well.
Releases a valuable OQ spot too.
It's more the goal kicking we'll miss.
Do Miller and/or Frawley kick goals?