Gannon got his deal upgraded too
And Oledzki?

Connor`s signed for Huddersfield.

Even if taking up the slack for Fusitua's wage did result in an extra 100k the club could surely move him to marquee status and save cap money. None of this ( not talking about Batley's figures) quite adds up.

I don't think we have any marquee spots available

We should. As far as I'm aware Tetevano was one and Gale was the other. Gale is long gone.

Looks very much like squeezing Rohan smiths skills for all theyre worth on the cheap.

I can’t believe we will pay Fusitua £100k more in 23 than we did in 22, if so it’s bonkers.

Wardle is now at Wigan, Leutele and whare are on the move, hoping plenty of knock on moves to come.

Did you say that when we first signed him?

I doubt it because I don’t know what his contract is and still don’t

Obviously don’t know the circumstances, but I’d trust Tony smiths judgement on not wanting to keep Connor.

Nakubuwai looks handy. Are we still signing him?

I'd forgotten that rumour....unless someone leaves we've only got one quota spot though?

When he signed it was revealed we would only be paying part of his contract in the first year then paying all in his second year.Ive no idea how much that is but I presume it's over £150k so he will surely be our second marquee player.

Like Tetevano then he better get on the field and start playing to that level. Though Tetevano I think has already shown he's not got it in him.

Actually I thought Fusitu’a had 2 years subsidised salary from the Warriors. Could be wrong. There are a few seniors who need to step up or leave at the moment it’s fair to say.

If so and I know we are all guessing on here, we’ve got 2 poor value marquee players.

Marquee players need to play every game and make a difference in each one.

McDonnell is bigger than I thought.

Prior,Tet and Fusitua really haven't done well this year.
Looks like Fusitua has a knee injury that won't heal,Prior is too old to keep up and even when Tet managed to not get banned the best was still just "not bad".

If we haven’t signed said Nene MacDonald yet, Maizen looked handy today.

Definitely

Sts have a few big forwards better than Tetevano and Makinson is a better winger than Fustiu'a has shown to date. I don't think a winger should be on marquee money anyway, but when you do go big it needs to be for players who make a real difference every game they play. We've got to get these signings right in the future.

TBH thats an extremely "Leeds" signing. Thats the problem.

George Burgess released this morning, doubt any other NRL club will go in for him. Possible return to SL, get him at Leeds and then entice the brother over the year later? No quota issue and could be cheap.