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As the club's piece together their final squads for the 2010 season, what late moves are being rumoured?

Paul Deacon, Bradford to Wigan
Wigan are set to sign the former Great Britain scrum-half Paul Deacon from Bradford, clearing the way for the Bulls to spend a large chunk of the money they received from South Sydney for Sam Burgess by recruiting Matt Orford from Manly as Deacon's playmaking replacement. Deacon, who is from Wigan and still lives in the town, fits into the policy of the Warriors chairman Ian Lenagan of bringing successful local products back to the club. Although at 30 his best playing days are undoubtedly behind him, he has been signed partly to help the development of Sam Tomkins, the 20-year-old whose meteoric recent rise will continue this weekend when he plays for England against Australia in the Gillette Four Nations final. (Source: The Guardian)

Matt Orford, Manly to Bradford
Matt Orford is ready to walk out on Manly after English Super League club Bradford weighed in with a big offer. Increasingly frustrated at the protracted negotiations with the Sea Eagles, Orford and fellow 2008 grand final heroes David Williams and Michael Robertson find themselves uncontracted just days from the scheduled start of the club's pre-season training. Scott Penn, who has been standing in as chief executive, said he was unaware Orford was considering a move to the UK. "The last I heard, a week or so ago, was we were close and his manager was happy with where we were at," Penn said. "We have been trying to finalise the construction of the deal." (Source: Fox Sports, Australia)

Eorl Crabtree, Huddersfield to Gold Coast

Eorl 'Goldilocks' Crabtree has snubbed a lucrative switch to the NRL. Crabtee, nephew of wrestling icon Shirley 'Big Daddy' Crabtree, has been England's star forward in the Four Nations series. But he won't be following international team-mate Sam Burgess Down Under. Gold Coast Titans coach and ex-Kangaroos and Salford ace John 'Hoss' Cartwright insists Crabtree would be an even bigger success in Australia. He said: "I've watched him make progress all through the 2009 Super League season - and I would take him tomorrow." (Source: The Sun)

Danny Brough, Wakefield to Huddersfield
Have Huddersfield Giants got £150,000 spare to sign Danny Brough? Cash-strapped Wakefield probably hope so. Brough has had an extended three-year deal at Belle Vue waiting on the table for four months. But in the past week it has been revealed the Wildcats have been fighting off a £353,000 tax bill. (Source: The Sun)

Dylan Nash, Gateshead to Halifax
Reports coming out of the north east over the weekend claim that Halifax are one of several clubs chasing Gateshead Thunder's highly rated Australian back rower Dylan Nash. Nash, a standout performer for the north east outfit in 2009, looks certain to quit the crisis-hit outpost club. Thunder have already lost coach Steve McCormack to Barrow as a consequence of their ongoing ownership issues, while star full back Nick Youngquest is expected to join Celtic Crusaders. (Source: Halifax Courier)

Sean Penkywicz, Halifax to Salford
Salford are continuing to pursue Halifax hooker Sean Penkywicz, although it is looking increasingly likely that he will remain with the Championship club. He penned a two-year deal midway through last season, but the Reds have been on the hunt for cover for injured number nine Malcolm Alker. Reports suggests that Salford offered Penkywicz a deal, but that he has turned it down to remain at The Shay. (Source: Halifax Courier)

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1. jim shelton (at 16:55:08 on 13 Nov 2009) wrote:
I enjoy the website and wish you well. The SL should maintain a strict salary cap;it is the only way they will achieve parity, which is what thay should want to achieve.Good to see that England have improved at the international level and that RL has grown in Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The second tier of international RL has also grown and it is hoped that the leaders France and PNG will soon be challenging the big boys.
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Wakefield
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Catalans
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Warrington
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St Helens
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Bradford
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Leeds
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St Helens 31 21 0 10 42
Huddersfield 30 19 0 11 38
Hull KR 30 18 1 11 37
Wigan 31 18 0 13 36
Wakefield 30 18 0 12 36
Catalans 31 15 0 16 30
Castleford 29 15 0 14 30
Warrington 28 13 0 15 26
Bradford 28 12 1 15 25
Hull FC 28 11 0 17 22
Harlequins 29 11 0 18 22
Salford 28 7 0 21 14
Crusaders 29 3 0 26 6
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Michael Dobson 286
Kevin Sinfield 279
Brett Hodgson 256
Danny Brough 219
Chris Hicks 210
Barrow
26-18
Halifax
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Featherstone
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Widnes
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Featherstone
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Barrow
35-12
Halifax
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Sheffield
8-32
Featherstone
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Widnes
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Whitehaven
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Doncaster
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Gateshead
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Sheffield 21 11 0 10 42
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Batley 20 8 2 10 32
Leigh 20 9 0 11 32
Toulouse 20 9 0 11 30
Doncaster 20 1 0 19 8
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Lee Paterson 286
Jonny Woodcock 250
Gregg McNally 246
Michael Knowles 238
Stuart Dickens 180
Nathan Wynn 178
Keighley
28-26
Oldham
04/10/09 | 15:05 | Att: 11398 | Match Details
York
14-44
Oldham
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Keighley
32-18
York
21/09/09 | 15:00 | Att: 1501 | Match Details
Oldham
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Hunslet
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Oldham
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Swinton
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Blackpool
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Hunslet
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Workington
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Keighley 20 15 0 5 48
Oldham 22 13 1 8 45
York 20 12 0 8 40
Hunslet 20 11 0 9 36
Blackpool 19 9 1 9 34
Swinton 19 8 0 11 28
Rochdale 18 6 0 12 24
Workington 18 2 0 16 11
London 18 1 0 17 5
Player Points
Pat Walker 286
Andy Ballard 252
Danny Jones 237
Carl Sneyd 206
Jonny Leather 153
Adam Mitchell 148
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16-23
Melbourne
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St George
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Gold Coast
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St George
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Canterbury
26-12
Newcastle
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Melbourne 27 17 1 9 35
St George 26 17 0 9 34
Gold Coast 26 16 0 10 32
Brisbane 27 16 0 11 32
Parramatta 28 15 1 12 31
Manly 25 14 0 11 28
Newcastle 25 13 0 12 26
Wests 24 12 0 12 24
Souths 24 11 1 12 23
Penrith 24 11 1 12 23
North QLD 24 11 0 13 22
Canberra 24 9 0 15 18
NZ Warriors 24 7 2 15 16
Cronulla 24 5 0 19 10
Sydney 24 5 0 19 10
Player Points
Hazem El Masri 236
Jamie Soward 224
Luke Burt 217
Johnathan Thurston 202
Benji Marshall 170
Scott Prince 168
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