dingus - tadulala isn't a patch on Hicks.

Sorry, but that is a wind up surely?

Webster the NZ international a failure? Playing for the Gold Coast Titans in their first season is hardly the same as playing for a SL basement side like Cas, where Platt came from, and also had a history of making silly errors at




Feather was OK at first for Leeds but his potential never kicked in. So much so that he spent a large part of his Leeds career on loan to Wakefield or in the reserves. Tony Smith is reputed to have wanted rid for ages but couldn't find a club to take him of our hands... I think it is becoming clear that Feather will probably never realise his potential, especially as he's managed not to do it by 27.

Hicks is consistency & professionalism personified, & a top kicker to boot. Tad has the eccentricites & style of a Henderson Gill (but not as good) & will score more individually impressive tries. You pays your money......

Pretty much got it with that I'd say. But I would add that Tadulala is probably a more natural finisher. The big weakness in his game used to be a bit dodgy defence but pleasingly he seems to have made big improvements in that area over the course of the season. Still prone to the odd bit of dodgy positioning but overall he's improved quite a bit over the year in my eyes.

I agree but Tadulala is hardly 'easily better'.

But now you have seen sense, you will also see that while "easily better" is a matter of opinion, your original position - which amounts to that the Bulls should have got, or been in for Sing - is invalidated given (a) you now largely agree the comments about Tadulala and (b) we can't sign everybody.

I agree. IMO it depends on the qualities of the rest of the team as to who I would prefer. If you are Saints or Leeds, with qualities, & kickers, across the park you can afford the luxuries of Tad. If you need some consistency & a top kicker, you would go for Hicks or a Richards. This should, in theory, allow you to pay more for flair players in the key positions of 6, 7, 9 & 13 without them having to have the added skill of kicking.

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just thought you might need to add more to this mystic

He's a reformed character . . . . . . .

. . . though he may have suffered a relapse after tonight

Games like tonight and his comments on Sporting life don't help his cause.