This is certainly not sudden I was told about this weeks ago by a friend in Aus & he was infront of Garbut in the Broncos pecking order, & he's done OK
He is also playing in the NRL Semi final. His defense is solid.

Yeah now I've slept and looked at him properly he could be a very good buy. I'd still like to see a big brutal prop moving us forward but I've got my fingers crossed England will finally hit form. He's got the size and power to cause damage, imagine if Simms had his size he would be smashing defences. I was really excited for Akuma and was gutted we didn't get him, but if he's gotten greedy and demanded too much money then tough poop. All in all I think we have a really quality squad for next year. Throw Ben Evans back in the fold and king, Wilde and philbin then I think we'll be alright. Excited to see whether Harrison or Westwood moves to prop. I think it's Harrison's best position so would be good to see him at prop for the season,and let Westwood roam at loose.

And yet another signing who doesn't want to leave his current club.

Who? Dodds doesnt?

hmm, there's this, we offered a 2/3 year deal, he wanted 12 months www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl ... e4df36b82a there's this, that if you google it, has a comment about him regretting his move, but is only attached the picture and isn't part of the story, www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015 ... se-bennett

hmm, there's this, we offered a 2/3 year deal, he wanted 12 months www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl ... e4df36b82a there's this, that if you google it, has a comment about him regretting his move, but is only attached the picture and isn't part of the story, www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015 ... se-bennett

If he rips it up for a year in order to get a contract in the NRL, that's fine by me.

I got it from here. www.zerotackle.com/nrl/dodds-lam ... cos-19114/

I got it from here. www.zerotackle.com/nrl/dodds-lam ... cos-19114/

Wow. The frustrating thing is that in the Academy teams they emphasize very heavily the signing of players who want to play for the club. Seems the first team is a depository for reluctant talent.

Double Post!

Sounds to me like Dodds has mentioned he doesn't really want to leave Brisbane and the press have inflated it to 'he regrets signing for Warrington blah blah blah'. The same sort of misinformation they spouted after Sandow's debut for us when WE were apparently slating him when in fact it was just a bit of banter from the Leeds fans.

Sounds to me that when he signed for Warrington he didn't expect to have the opportunity to stay at Brisbane or in the NRL. After the signing was announced he's apparently been a key man in their good run and had a good injury-free run of games, which has presumably elevated his self confidence and he now feels he's missed a genuine chance to be a regular starting prop for them. Question now is whether he'll just get his head down and try to earn a return ticket to the NRL during his Wire stint, or whether he'll feel sorry for himself and request a release.

Read in the Barmy Army group he wants to stay a Brisbane....Asotasi is gone long live the new Asotasi :ROLL:

If that is the case ,do we really want players at the club whose heart & head are elsewhere ? Better to cancel the contract & save on the air fare.
It seems we have some pretty shoddy groundwork being done regarding future signings.

All he's really said is he's gutted to leave the club he's played at his whole life, and will miss all his mates etc. So how's that suddenly turned in too he regrets signing for us?

That's how I've read all this too.

Plus if we get a good year out of him like Wigan did from Hoffman then I'll be happy. Sometimes you can sign a player for four years and only get one good year out of them with poor form or injury hit other seasons.