I had the pleasure of watching Bowen (and Thurston of course) on a regular basis when living in Townsville .....guess I was hoping he would not be quite the same talent, owing to age and bad knees, while playing for Wigan

I don't .... Simply stating he SHOULD be

Sticks and stones sunshine....sticks and stones.

Good luck whatever it is you're doing down there. I loved my time in Queensland not least bring able to watch WEEKLY high quality RL.
The poisonous snakes and salties were easily avoided ... The terribly regular TV adverts not so.

Hasn't that probably given away yesterday?

£2500 fine, most likely two weeks wages, so £1250 per week or £65000 per year.

None of which required a great deal of intelligence. He may be a talented bladder kicker but I have no interest in the game so am unable to judge.



That's better without the smiley.


Every time I've heard Beckham on the radio, the image that pops into my head is Joe Pasquale.

...if that's the case Zak has hardly strengthened his bargaining position these last few weeks has he?

If I were GH I'd throw him out of my office and tell him we'll speak again in a year or two when I see how he's conducting himself. After all, he can hardly claim to be paid as an international on our pay scale as he's probably fekked that up.

Gareth that would be all well and good if he had no other options - sadly he does and GH can't ignore market forces. Perhaps Leeds isn't quite the draw it used to be? Clubs like Warrington and Wigan don't see how you conduct yourself as a priority - Monoghan is one example, Hock is another - so they would be happy to take Zac and pay him commensurate with what an international player should get. The NRL is littered with misbehaving players - this is really what GH is up against.

Where does Bailey fit into that argument?

expect Salford will pop up sometime soon with a offer -

GH has shown that contracts don't mean anything when he wants rid, he can hardly claim the high moral ground in these matters.

I thought Wigan got shut of Hock because of his poor conduct?
On Hardaker, I agree with with G1, getting drunk and into fights while representing your country is not the way to behave if your asking for a contract upgrade.