Quote: thebloodbath "Kylie should hang his head a little, arms were going, but what connected? Bit silly to get into that, imagine picking up a needless ban at this stage of the season. Fox's face had 'GULP' written all over it. May have spoke too soon: www.therhinos.co.uk/news/20366.php

Quote: thebloodbath "Kylie should hang his head a little, arms were going, but what connected? Bit silly to get into that, imagine picking up a needless ban at this stage of the season. Fox's face had 'GULP' written all over it. May have spoke too soon: www.therhinos.co.uk/news/20366.php

Mathers isn't a dirty player - he's had a couple of comedy dust-ups in our two recently televised matches, but that's far from the story of his season.

Apart from the odd brain-fart, he's been great for us this year - don't know what the future holds for him but I think most Wakey fans would be happy to see him retained.

He's on a fair whack at Cas. Would he have to take a big cut?

I have no idea.

did paul wood receive a ban for his blatant punch to the face of carl ablett at wembley?
if i remember correctly he only had a grade a offense to answer and now cannot enter another guilty plea,whoopy do
the disciplinary committee must be the most inconsistently run panel in the whole world of sport

They do seem to make things up as they go along

I didnt say I did

Just wondered where this side of him has come from as it wasn't seen at Leeds

Mather isn't a dirty player or a scrapper, he wants to win, he isn't the best player but I certainly liked him play at Leeds and wouldn't boo him as some did. It didn't work out is Aus but he give it a shot and you can't fault him for that. He always to me comes across well in interviews.
Good in attack, makes mistakes in defence but always give 100%

Yeah I like Mathers a lot, he has his faults and like vastman says has made a dropped a couple of clangers but all in all he's been solid under the bomb and returns the ball well. Also feel he's a good example to some of the younger members of the squad with his professionalism and 100% effort every game.

I agree - the fact that any Leeds fans would give him stick or boo him because he dared to chance his arm by and test himself in Aus is frankly embarrassing. He's a good pro, seems a decent bloke and is a Leeds lad.

I'd also add that people seem to forget that he was doing pretty well in the NRL until he had a recurrence of the serious knee injury that had ended his Leeds career.

Yup. I seem to recall his Gold Coast team mates being gutted at his injury too. Can't remember what but they all got together and did something for him before he left for England

He's a good player, his one on one tackling is poor but he'll not often take a backwards step. I found it embarrassing when the Leeds fans booed him on Saturday

Always got the impression that his infectious enthusiasm was one of the intangible things that stats never tell you, and a lot of squads would be pleased to have him around.

Displaced by Hodgson at Wire, no shame in that. Still a good player in my view. Did well at Leeds, never going to be a megastar, but he was superb in the 2004 Grand Final and always gave it everything. No idea why anyone would want to boo him for his time at HQ.

Think Mathers' passion just boils over at times. EG his celebration for Wakey at Cas this year and his reaction in front of the Leeds fans as he went over in the cup final (only for it to be disallowed).