This Bulls fan is delighted that we have signed a guy who is smart enough to recognise he needs a future after the game, and something sensible to invest his spare time in other than his games console, beer and a settee to lounge on all day.

You get plenty of free time as a professional RL player. He's making better use of some of that than many do. Good lad.

Good for him - I'm even more chuffed we signed him now.

Good job the likes of Sinfield, Peacock and McGuire stepped up to the mark - helped to mask the ineffective contribution of some of the team mates!!

Let's face it Ian Kirke has won as many rings in the last 4 years as Matt Diskin?

Can't believe this has turned into a Disco is better than "some old issue crock" debate again! They play against each other in a couple of weeks, let battle commence.
As for Discos other job, good on him. There are loads of players who own / run other businesses or carry on studying. Can't see it affecting his play.

I just happened to come across Matt during my property hunt in Aug/Oct last year, just a couple of days after the CC final loss. He seemed to have a lot of time on his hands, every time I asked for a property viewing or to exchange documents he seemed to have a very open schedule. What do people actually think a rugby players typical day involves? Training the house down working the 9 till 5? Hardly.

What about Burrows Physiotherapy business? When will his commitment be in question? What about when JJB, Willie and Sinny we're doing their sports science degree? Which I would imagine was pretty demanding. Ok there is nothing like been a part time director of 'a fast growing company' but come on...

Yeah, the Aussie crock that made 23 appearances last season, more than diskin infact.

I agree that Diskin has been an excellent servant to the club.

But to credit him for the '04,'07,'08 and '09 victories and lament Buderus for the '10 campaign is ridiculous in the extreme. Now, I suspect that you were using this gross oversimplification with your tongue firmly in cheek, but you should remember that not everyone on here is as intuitive as me.

They haven't signed for another club so it's not an issue. As soon as they're not Rhinos the fekkwitts will turn on them.

I take your point. How on earth can you give any credit to Diskin, for example, for the 2004 campaign. OK, so he was that season's player of the year and, OK, so he did win the Harry Sunderland award but, come on, that accent just won't win the hearts of the whino faithful.

It is isn't it. Now that Buderus doesn't have Diskin holding him back maybe there's no more excuses this year is there? Maybe Buderus might win the odd man of the match award here or there this year, let alone player of the year, let alone win a GF let alone pick up a Harry Sunderland.

Original poster, you have you answer. You made your nonsensical non point very well indeed.

The point I was trying to make was that it is barmy to credit one player for the collective achievements of a special group of players, whilst simultaneously blaming one player for poor performances. A game of rugby league has never been won by one player on his own.

It would be equally as barmy to blame the trophyless 2010 season on Delaney. It was all going well before he showed up.

Well, his form was pretty ordinary. But he has the right kind of accent. He produced nothing last year that Ashley Gibson had not produced before him.

Suprisingly, i agree G. Numerous times throughout 2010 he advertised his property company through twitter. His game was never distracted and tbh, i feel he managed his time well between both Leeds & Millennia.

Nail....head. Some people on here just make themselves look silly.

And I'll stick mine out and say we'll see Adam O'Brien in one before Paul McShane