Re: Mikaele, Kasino and Dudson CONFIRMED! : Mon May 23, 2022 3:48 pm  

Also, does this mean an "exiting" message is coming soon? Hughes, Clarke and Cooper potentially affected here

Re: Mikaele, Kasino and Dudson CONFIRMED! : Mon May 23, 2022 4:09 pm  

Powell described Dudson as a starting prop which kind of implies that Kasiano and possibly Mikaele will be coming off the bench. We have Bullock, Philbin and Harrison all on contract for next season so that leaves big question marks over the future of Cooper and Mulhern. Magoulias is on a 1 year contract with an option (presumably in the club's favour) for a 12 month extension. Could we see Philbin playing at 13 again? I think that Harrison is also described as a loose forward?

Re: Mikaele, Kasino and Dudson CONFIRMED! : Mon May 23, 2022 4:13 pm  

Philth wrote:

Are we going to have complaints when Kasiano doesn't do 80 mins or are we going to be happy to have an impact forward? A few on here dont like the short spell props

Depends on how you define short spells. Total mins in his last 5 games:

KR - 24 mins
Us - 31 mins
Cas - 21 mins
Hull - 39 mins
Salford - 32 mins

Re: Mikaele, Kasino and Dudson CONFIRMED! : Mon May 23, 2022 4:14 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Never head of Mikaele but he looks big enough.

If you sign those three and still don't win SL, what happens then?

It'll be our year the year after

Re: Mikaele, Kasino and Dudson CONFIRMED! : Mon May 23, 2022 4:21 pm  

Mulhern and Dudson as our starting Props, with Bullock, Mikaele, Kasiano, Philbin and Harrison taking the bench spots, With Ben Currie and Kelepi Tanginoa (if true) at second row with maybe Holmes/Magoulias at 13..........that's an exciting as hell front line. With Ashton and Wrench on the wings and Daz Clark hopefully getting space to do what he does best off the back of a massive front row. I'm close to a heart attack with excitement

Re: Mikaele, Kasino and Dudson CONFIRMED! : Mon May 23, 2022 4:57 pm  

Philth wrote:

Are we going to have complaints when Kasiano doesn't do 80 mins or are we going to be happy to have an impact forward? A few on here dont like the short spell props

Are you including Sita in the “impact Forward”? If so I’m guilty!

Re: Mikaele, Kasino and Dudson CONFIRMED! : Mon May 23, 2022 4:59 pm  

Or thane wrote:

Mulhern and Dudson as our starting Props, with Bullock, Mikaele, Kasiano, Philbin and Harrison taking the bench spots, With Ben Currie and Kelepi Tanginoa (if true) at second row with maybe Holmes/Magoulias at 13..........that's an exciting as hell front line. With Ashton and Wrench on the wings and Daz Clark hopefully getting space to do what he does best off the back of a massive front row. I'm close to a heart attack with excitement

If the Tanginoa rumour were true then I couldn't see us taking up the option of a second year on Magoulias, especially if we're still in for Dufty or a.n.other halfback.

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Mikaele, Kasino and Dudson CONFIRMED! : Mon May 23, 2022 5:00 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Exactly.

They had half a season to prove we didn't need to bolster the pack.

Exactly this. Remember how full of promise Powell's initial interviews were and full of "Challenge accepted" remarks that began to look more and more like rhetoric week on week.

You can't blame 'the boss' for working out what he think needs sorting out and then trying to sort it, I'd say that's his job.

Re: Mikaele, Kasino and Dudson CONFIRMED! : Mon May 23, 2022 5:48 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Never head of Mikaele but he looks big enough.

If you sign those three and still don't win SL, what happens then?

I'm not sure these three will win us SL, as Dudson and Kasiano are not, in my opinion, an upgrade on Hill (and Cooper should the rumours be true).
They should help us challenge for a playoff berth, but that will be about it.

Re: Mikaele, Kasino and Dudson CONFIRMED! : Mon May 23, 2022 5:55 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Never head of Mikaele but he looks big enough.

If you sign those three and still don't win SL, what happens then?

Are you not more concerned with our cap space.