Quote Once were Loiners="Once were Loiners"Well lp, given that none of us on here are player agents or work for the club, its very hard to tell. But Miller was contracted for two more years at the Knights and we signed him. The point is that the club shouldn't - and clearly hasn't - just assume that a contracted player won't sign. I've named the Dolphins trio (Nikorima, Milford, O'Sullivan) multiple times, all of whom are way better than Clune or Frawley. Are they interested? Don't know. Are they available? No idea.
Hopefully someone at the club is looking into them and others of similar ability, regardless of contract status. All I do know is applying the criteria of decent quality, available and not contracted means signing nobody. If you don't ask you won't know, and what we can offer some of these guys is a length of contract they wouldn't get in the NRL. Not to mention we should have marquee spots available which means the money shouldn't be that far off either.
IMO the time has passed for the club to sign some makeweight plodder at halfback. We currently have no contracted halfback for next season worth squat. Myler is not a starting halfback, as we've found to our cost in 2018 and 2019. Sinfield may or may not make it (frankly if he had a different surname I'm not sure anyone would be pinning much hope on him). And we've had years of mediocrity, with our longest run outside the top 4 since the early 1950s.
So while I don't know who might or might not be available, I do think its time for the club to push the boat out and take a risk on getting the absolute best we can. Its time to draw a line in the sand so everyone can at least feel the club is doing its best to get back to the top. Answering that challenge is up to the club, not us on here randomly naming players (including me of course).'"
Aren't Nikorima and O'Sullivan the Dolphins current starting half back combo? Starting half backs in the NRL do not generally have a move to England on their career wish list. Don't think the Dolphins have an upgrade lined up for next year - although that could change- so our chances of persuading either are slim to none. Given Milford's current standing in the game eyebrows would be raised both here and in the NRL if we were to sign him - but not in a good way. I suspect the Dolphins would likely kick in for part of what would still likely by a marquee wage (never a good sign) to get him off the books. You never know, he might be sensational over here, but there would be substantial risk involved. For the record I have no idea who we could or should sign from the NRL, and for that reason I'm hoping Smith's contacts and knowledge of players can turn up some lads who can make a difference.
