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Timm ahead of Grant & Geraghty.
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Fox news website is saying Nate Myles has not be re signed for next year by Storm
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glennb wrote:Fox news website is saying Nate Myles has not be re signed for next year by Storm
no great surprise if true.

and I can only imagine the big lima lima lima duck party that Blazza will be having this evening at his place if this news is true :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Umm..
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Surely with Cronk leaving which frees up some cap space and Myles now no longer at the Club, we must have some money still available for a last signing.
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Not sure we need another signing at this stage. The club may be keeping a bit of spare $$$ in the cap for mid-season transfers next year in case we are hit with injuries around a particular spot.
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We do tend to do that.
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We also seem generally (these days) prudent with our cap. Don't spend it for the sake of spending it.

Some players are going to have breakout years and it is always good to have a little bit of cap space to accommodate upgrades/front loading extensions, mid-season transfers, etc.
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Sign Walmsley.
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Are we into him Lucas?

Alex Walmsley is the exact guy we need.

A huge wrecking ball to take us forward so Smith and Munster and Slater and Chambers can do their thing.

I reckon we could get him for $400k a year with the promise to improve him under the coaching of the great Bellyache.

And we also sell him our culture.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... zbfrw.html

England's in-demand big bopper Alex Walmsley will make his international debut on Saturday, with NRL scouts around the country certain to tune in.

Walmsley, the 115kg wrecking ball who topped the Super League for metres gained this year, has attracted the interest of several Australian clubs.

eteran hooker James Roby, who played alongside Walmsley at St Helens, believes his club teammate is ready to step as England chase their first win of the World Cup.

"I'm confident he'll do that. He's been training very well and he's a big lad. He's awkward (to play against), he attracts defenders towards him," Roby said.

"He runs very hard, he's very big. He's a tough player, he'll give it his all.

"He'll come on and you'll see a few tackle busts and a few big hits. He's all action, high impact."
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I reckon we'd have to pay more than that.
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A front row rotation of Bromwich, Walmsley, Kasiano and Asofa-Solomona. That’s scary
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No Glasby?
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Mattpoet wrote:No Glasby?
Glasby can cover any position in the forward pack so he would be definitely on the bench somewhere. We have so much depth, particularly in the forwards that it’s hard to find a spot for everyone
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There is always an injury at some stage.

Both Mclean and Harris and Wesch were out this year at some stage.

And Jessie was stood down for two games.

You can't have enough big monsters running the ball.

What improved for us last year and won us the premiership was our forward pack. Pure and Simple.

Walmsley is exactly what we need.
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