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| Quote: rhinoms "Looks like Souths are targeting the whole Burgess clan.
Dont they realise that only two of the brothers are any good?
That'd be Sam and George.
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| Quote: cheekydiddles "According to today's YEP looks like this guy is our number 1 target to replace Eastwood.
Described as a "hard hitting prop" known for his powerful ball carries and tough defence.
32 this December though so if true probably only 3 years or so left of his career as opposed to Eastwood who could still have a decade in the game
I hope it's not a case of another Aussie come over to top his pension up?
From the sounds of it he sounds like the TYPE of prop we need but his age is a little off putting'"
Totally agree - his age is a big turn off so if I was GH Id be saying Im out.
Dont care how good he is, unless he's superman, we just dont need another 30something front rower.
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| 100% underwhelmed.
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| Quote: Era of the Biff "That assumes he'll play again.'"
I really hope he does but I've heard a couple of reports that say this type of injury may take 18 month to two years to fully recover from.
But then again JP has surprised before with his rapid recovery rate.
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| Think hes still in contract, he was rumoured to of been coming to Salford a couple of months back and if i am correct I think I remember seeing an article from him saying he wants to come to SL for next season.
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| Salford the new Wire?
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| Ben Cross should be a good signing and you shouldn't be disappointed if he does arrive. A few years ago (2006-200icon_cool.gif he was one of the better props in the NRL. He missed most of 2009 with serious injury and has a slow return over this season.
As someone else already said, he is a no-nonsense prop who is a powerful ball runner and solid in defence. He doesn't play long minutes but he makes good metres per run and he used to be a strong offloader. He does however have a tendency to give away bad penalties that detract from his other work, although he cleaned up his act a fair bit this year.
If he continues with the same form as this year, he should be a good signing and provide some extra muscle to the pack. However, if it turns out that this year was just a slow return from injury and he manages to get back to anywhere near his form of a few years ago, he should be an excellent addition.
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| I've not seen much of Cross so I have no idea if he'd be a good signing or not but I love the number of people ruling him out as too old therefore would only be coming for the money...how old was Eastwood?
Age is meaningless for overseas signings who rarely stay for more than 3-4 years. All that matters is their attitude and condition...if your still not convinced, how old were Glanville and Furner.
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| Quote: Fallon "Totally agree - his age is a big turn off so if I was GH Id be saying Im out.
Dont care how good he is, unless he's superman, we just dont need another 30something front rower.'"
Wrong.
Even if JP does make it back, he is exactly the type of hard hitting prop that we need to add some much needed muscle to our pack. You don't solve a problem by ignoring it, and a short term solution allows you the time to continue your search, whilst hopefully remaining competitive.
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| Quote: BillyRhino "Wrong.
Even if JP does make it back, he is exactly the type of hard hitting prop that we need to add some much needed muscle to our pack. You don't solve a problem by ignoring it, and a short term solution allows you the time to continue your search, whilst hopefully remaining competitive.'"
Exactly. Peacock and McGuire need to be covered in their absence by such a short term solution..... If both recover early then it's a bonus. If they both never recover fully then it gives more time to assess the longer term solutions / options.
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| What are the trademark descriptions of 30+ year old players regarded as underwhelming signings in order to hide collective disappointment?
They are...
BIG
AGGRESSIVE
HARD-HITTING
NO NONSENSE PLAYERS
... who will do a job.
Just like Mark O'Neill.
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| Quote: Keith Swiftcorn "What are the trademark descriptions of 30+ year old players regarded as underwhelming signings in order to hide collective disappointment?
They are...
BIG
AGGRESSIVE
HARD-HITTING
NO NONSENSE PLAYERS
... who will do a job.
Just like Mark O'Neill.'"
It's now becoming a bit of the norm now for top draw Aussie players to finish their careers in SL, why is that do you think?
Eastwood was the exception but from the 3 year contract he signed with us how many games did we get out of him and where is he now?
There's even talk of Matt Orford not returning to the Bulls after his convalescence in Oz and also that Darren Lockyer wants to finish his playing days in SL. Why do you think that is?
I remember watching the Footie Show’s tribute to ‘retiring’ players which included Buderus and Menzies.
The Australian media see a move to SL as a Players Retirement Home. I find it hard to see it any other way either.
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| Quote: Keith Swiftcorn "What are the trademark descriptions of 30+ year old players regarded as underwhelming signings in order to hide collective disappointment?
They are...
BIG
AGGRESSIVE
HARD-HITTING
NO NONSENSE PLAYERS
... who will do a job.
Just like Mark O'Neill.'"
I don't disagree with your post, but I'm more interested in the style of posting you have been doing, it's reminiscent of a previous poster.
How are you shag? It's been a long time....
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