Anthony Laffranchi Joins St Helens on 2 year deal

[Tamwelg]

From Twitter:

@gctitans have a big announcement to make today at 11.30am. Stay tuned.

[Supergoose]

Nate Myles????

[Supergoose]

Or Beau Champion???

[lonegull]

or Laffranchi leaving??

[Titan_Blue]

I'm gonna guess Champion, he's been on the cards for a while now.

[psmitty]

Looks like it is Laffranchi that is leaving according to the Courier Mail. There maybe another announcement but Laffranchi is definately to be announced this morning.

[amaline]

It would have to be about something else as well, right? Did they have a press conference to announce Friend leaving?

[Titan_Blue]

It would have to be about something else as well, right? Did they have a press conference to announce Friend leaving?

No they didn't, I doubt it's just Laffranchi leaving they'll announce.

[psmitty]

Titans foward Anthony Laffranchi seals move to Super League Club St Helens

FORMER Test forward Anthony Laffranchi will depart the Titans at season's end after agreeing to a lucrative two-year deal with Super League club St Helens.
The Gold Coast workhorse came to terms with the English giants last night and will make a formal announcement at the Titans' Centre of Excellence facility this morning.

Laffranchi has been linked with a move offshore for some weeks, with his manager David Riolo confirming the 30-year-old will draw the curtain on the Titans and the NRL at the end of this season.

"We agreed to terms last night," Riolo said.

"He's had a great career in Australia, he's a premiership winner, and he feels the time is right.

"Since the Titans came into the comp, he's been close to being their most consistent player, it's a great opportunity for him and his family to experience a new culture at a successful club.

"He's had some interest and it's a good financial opportunity as well as a good footy opportunity."

A premiership winner with the Wests Tigers in 2005, Laffranchi became a foundation player at the Titans two years later.

He has played 91 games for the club, scoring 32 tries. The 102kg workhorse, who made his Test and Origin debut in 2008, has played four Origin matches for NSW and five Tests for the Kangaroos.

St Helens have been scouring the NRL market as they look to bolster their squad following the impending exits of rugby-union bound Kyle Eastmond and Bulldogs signing James Graham.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/...-1226049656348

[Titan_Blue]

Sucks that it's finally official, we should have treated him better in my opinion...still playing good footy when on the park(that might be the issue), I don't see a major difference between him and Myles.

A local and inaugural member of the club too.

[Supergoose]

Age the main difference isn't it? Myles is also a Queenslander which means he gives and extra 10% every game (not that Laffranchi hasn't given his all, it's just he's a ****roach and doesn't have as much to give in the first place )

[Titan_Blue]

Wait, did the tweet ever say there would be an actual press conference, or just that that twitter account would announce something at 11:30am?

[Tamwelg]

One of our founding players and has been one of our best player over the past four and a bit year. I wish Anthony all the best with his new club next year.

[Tamwelg]

Wait, did the tweet ever say there would be an actual press conference, or just that that twitter account would announce something at 11:30am?

No, but when they tweet like that there is a press conference coming and one has been held announcing the Laffranchi move at seasons end.

[Titan_Blue]

Fair enough, thanks.

Hopefully this doesn't mean Laffranchi is treated differently by Carty for the rest of the year.