Quote: Euclid "This is the same Tony Rea that presumably played some part in the signing of clowns like Kaufusi and Rodney?'"
Yep, the same one that signed the incumbent QLD hooker, Jason Hetherington; Kiwi Captain, Richie Barnett; origin & international Jimmy Dymock and Dennis Moran and Tony Martin at the same time. Yep, that Tony Rea.
Quote: Euclid "...correct. David Hughes can be though and guess who holds the purse strings for 2014?'"
To be Fair GF. If the person holding the purse strings says, "you have X amount of money to spend on players". That tends to be the end of their involvement. Recruitment people go and find, talk to agents, scouts etc. Our recruitment person is Tony Rea isn't it? The buck stops there.