Not a good fit for Leeds,sounds like a Salford / Wigan signing



He has skills, no doubt there but his attitude doesn't sound that cracking .



Maybe that's why he isn't in the squad ?

Sod eastmond. Looking for a move because he's got competition at bath. As said above, he has a pea heart. Bid for Clarke. Can you imagine him at 9?

We would dominate for years.

I'd love us to sign Clarke but just can't see it happening

The rumours are that he wants to move back north, to Oldham specifically. He has a family and apparently it's been on the cards for a while, the omission from the World Cup squad might be the straw that breaks the camel so to speak. If you believe the rumours the rejection from England is a pretty final one, he's been told he has no future in the England squad. Without that element, Union suddenly doesn't have the appeal it might have once had.

with regards to the hooker situation im led to believe that youre looking at Lunt and Houghton and at 6 Brierley will sign if Leigh dnt get promotion. If not you'll turn to Hampshire who is wrongly down the pecking order at Wigan.

Clark would a) cost a big transfer fee, b) is on a big wage, c) has been open about his desire to go to the NRL in a few years so would be a stopgap.



I think he'd be an excellent player for us but for those reasons can't see it happening.

Hampshire isn't a hooker ,though it would be funny to see the Wigan fans reactions.



I still find the Brierly rumour an odd one.



Lunt or Houghton are better than nothing

Outstanding signing? Any particular reason why he should have retained his ability to play league when so many others following a similar path have come back lesser players?

Eastmond's skill set was always much more suited to League than Union. If he can get back to where he was when he left Saints (and unlike Harris for example, he's young enough to do so) then he'll be a good signing for someone. He's also a goal-kicker, which adds to his value.

As a Wigan fan I can confirm the reaction if you signed Hampshire will be meltdown, he'll be your No.6 for the next decade and haunt us in the way Sean Long did.

It loks like the only future he has at Wigan is if Wane goes.

We have McGuire, Sutcliffe and Burrow for next year. Pretty set at 1&6.



I think if we don't sign a hooker and give it to Burrow we would still struggle to fit him in the side.

The only centre in English RU who can pass, and a devastating evasive runner. Of course he's not in the England WC squad.



He has all the skills, the issues he's had at Bath are the ones Jason Robinson avoided by staying up North with Sale - family roots. I'm not sure he would fit at Leeds but could be devastating for another team in SL.

I'd love to see Eastmond back in league simply because the national team needs more options at halfback. The rumours of his poor attitude on occasions are a worry, but he must have worked hard at Bath to adapt his game to suit Union and do what was expected of him. He'd be a good buy for any SL team as long as he's not on silly money.

Eastmond certainly has outstanding skills and would fit in well with the way we are playing. We also have the unique opportunity to offer a player a dual code contract which would keep international dreams alive and help the cap by spreading the costs.



I do not know him personally so cannot comment on his ability to fit in on a personality level. But the young do mature so I would not be in such a hurry to write off such a class player when there are so few real English talents about these days. It would be a real coup for SL as he now is one of RU's star players.



The news from down under may mean future NRL signings will dry up once more as their cap and grants will rise significantly to ensure they keep & sign the elite players so recruiting star talent is all the more crucial.

A dual-code contract with a team way off getting into the Premiership, which would be next to worthless in terms of Union international ambitions.

And even if they were in the Premiership I doubt England RU would pick somebody who was on a dual-code contract.

England coach Lancaster would (depending on form of course) as he has strong Leeds connections and great respect for RL and in particular the professional Leeds set up. Anyway the main point would be to spread the cost - the secondary point would be to benefit a union club with promotion ambitions and a league one who need a class goal kicking 6. The third point would be for him to to play alongside Sinfield on the Union side and for the current the top league side, finally he would be qualified to play for England in both codes.



Plenty of positives to consider. If indeed he does return to league his club choice will be limited due to affordability by the club and his desire to play for top club. We would have to be one of the favorites if we were to go after him. Over to you GH don't listen to the negatives.

Let me guess....you think he will make a better FB than Hardaker

In your world does everyone play out of position?

He can have all the respect in the world for RL....but England RU wouldn't pick somebody who spent half their year playing RL.



What happens when the 6 Nations kicks off at the same time of the SL season? Or the Autumn internationals? Or a WC starting the last few weeks of the SL season?

made me laugh. Brutal, true and funny.

Why not if his form is good?



He would play Union, after the SL GF, in the autumn and winter and SL after Easter in during and summer.



Don't be so negative it's only a suggestion to keep the within the cap.

Because the Autumn Internationals take place a couple of weeks after the GF (a WC whilst the playoffs are happening). Doesn't give him any time to gain any form and I doubt he'd get picked based on several good months of RL form.



Also ignores that modern players really couldn't/shouldn't play all year round with the way RL is played nowadays by athletes.

The autumn internationals are only friendlies and he could play in the 6 nations but anyway he may not want to further the Union international side. It was only an additional benefit. His time off could be accomodated too.

Now with the ball carrier not being classified as out of play when hitting the corner flag, just think how many trys Eastmond could score now in league.