Sandow over barba...sandowns not in the same class as Ben..no one noticed him when he played for wire like people notice barba and are always praising him..are you one of the chuckle brothers?

Quote Baxendale="Baxendale"No he isn't talking rubbish www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-08/s ... gs/8004230'" And you really believe that, that’s the equivalent of Garry Lo asking for his contract to be torn up and Cas agreeing, didn’t happen. You are seriously naive if you believe Barba got to choose whether to stay or not.

Quote Baxendale="Baxendale"No he isn't talking rubbish www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-08/s ... gs/8004230'" And you really believe that, that’s the equivalent of Garry Lo asking for his contract to be torn up and Cas agreeing, didn’t happen. You are seriously naive if you believe Barba got to choose whether to stay or not.

Hardly, he was only facing a 12 game ban, Cronulla would have kept him on if not for the request

Second time he’d failed a drugs test and he’s been in trouble for other stuff before. Cronulla were hardly going to keep him on.

Why not? Best player ever to grace SL apparently

For the reasons I’ve just stated plus it brings a bad light on the club if they don’t act and at least make it look like he’s a reformed character.

And how will it look if/when they re-sign him next year or after his contract ends? Cronulla aren't that bothered about the 'Bad Light' angle, they've got Andrew Fifita playing for them

What about Alister Lauiti'iti Jean?

You need to communicate better with yourself Jean as I'm sure that Sir Kevin Sinfield would put Ali in there

He would pass that character test or whatever it’s called that they have so he would look like a reformed character who’s put his past behind him and all that rubbish. With Fifita, he’s talked about how he had severe depression and tried to kill himself so I think he gets away with it. Why would Barba ask to leave? He was playing very well and I imagine will have been settled.

A valid attempt to take sense with the moron, I salute you Baxendale.

Barba was skint and not getting paid while suspended, quite along time from the end of the season to 12 games (end of May) in.

Gallen didn’t get sacked when he racially abuse a player on the pitch or when he got suspended for taking performance enhancing drugs.

And of course Matt Lodge has a nrl contract.

Begrudgingly, I'd probably give it to Jamie Lyon. One of the few who went back to Australia afterwards and still played at a high level.