Much in the same vein as Pongia was when Mike Gregory signed him. No longer at the top of his game but the invaluable attitude, dedication and leadership he brought more than compensated for his short falls.

That’s not to say he didn’t play well for us either!!

It’s sad thinking back to when Mike Greg was in charge as we truly were on the cusp of something good imo. A truly great man, who had the potential to be a great coach and was held in the upmost regard by his peers.

His loss and the subsequent Milward era have caused so many massive problems that we are still trying to sort them all out.

He was putting the building blocks in place for another good Wigan team imo.

I agree with all of this.

Pongia was/is still one of my all time favourite Wigan players. He was well past his best but every time he entered the field the team lifted as did the line speed and intensity. He came with a reputation of being a top class hard man, and never had to prove it as players actively avoided confrontation with him.

Cayless i do not think has the same reputation, but i agree he is capable of doing a job and has other attributes that will add to the team, my concern is that i am not sure he could do it for 2 years. He does seem to be deteriorating pretty fast season by season, but the one thing that could be on his side is the slower less intense SL comp.

It all seems to have gone quiet on O'Melley not sure what his situation but i would expect you could get him for the same wages roughly as Cayless and think we has more to offer, if we sign a dominant leader at half.

Possibly but IMO Gregory's lack of tactical nous would have been his downfall at Wigan.

we need petero

On the pitch I agree, but Cayless is a captain and natural leader, O Meley is not. I feel off the field we'd benefit more from Cayless. I think he could be the answer to our front row issue. Depending on our CAP it may also be possible to bring in another SL prop as well.

If it was a straight choice between Cayless or O'Meley for me it would be Cayless, perhaps a little bit more experience under his belt as well as captaining his country, plus when being interviewed he just seems a very mature and composed person, would definitely be a big target for me if I were in charge.

Kearney + Pongia number 2

Cayless
Scotty Prince



We can all dream can't we!!!

One up and coming coach and a beast of a conditioner who won’t take any poop

Two quality players, both captains and role models to younger players as well.

Dream team

I don't think we'd see anybody not doing there conditioning work in fear of a severe beat down from Pongia



Absolutely he is, Paramatta stated they'd release him if he got a contract in Superleague

Prince is a very good player and interviews i've seen of him seems to suggest he's a model pro at the Gold Coast.

Can’t see him over here tho

Scott Prince signed a 5 year deal to finish his career at the Gold Coast only a couple of months back.

finish his career??? i thought he was only about 24?

doh!

A work horse works his hardest and puts in loads of work playing plenty mins. This is what Fielden is atm, he used to be an enforcer this is what I am trying to say, do you understand now?