Well Thrustons off the wish list sportal.co.nz/league-news-displa ... wboy-91002 Sad for RL in general as the report states that Israel Falou is about to be signed by the Melbourne rebels RU side. Looks like the Cowboys could only afford to keep one and opted for Thurston.

Well Thrustons off the wish list sportal.co.nz/league-news-displa ... wboy-91002 Sad for RL in general as the report states that Israel Falou is about to be signed by the Melbourne rebels RU side. Looks like the Cowboys could only afford to keep one and opted for Thurston.

That wouldnt suprise me. Pryce has moved in front of him in the pecking order now by the looks of things. Weve got Goulding, Richards, Pryce and Roberts who are all in front of him imo, it would make sense to get rid and use the money in other areas.

Agree with the above.

I feel as though we have sorely missed Leuluai when he's been out of the team in the games at Salford, Sheffield and at home to Quins. We look a much better side when him and Sam are the two halves.

In the Challenge cup semi against Saints last season he ripped them to pieces, I would have said he was a big game player TBH.

According to the Super 14 Magazine show on Sky he plays for Melbourne and has been lured away due to the massive financial crisis at the club, they even did a bit of a segment about it, set of muppets.

Regards Falou, he showed awesome promise but has faltered somewhat in my opinion, from being potentially one of the greatest running centres to have played the game, he seems to have become a 1 trick pony standing on the wing only used for the high kick to the corner.

Shame he has crossed codes but in truth I do not see him as a massive loss to the code. Thurston would have been a massive loss great news he has remained in the code, in truth I was slightly sceptical of which position he would play in union, and was far from confident he would become the star and saviour of the Aussie National team that some were hoping for.

Don't let the dooor smack you on the harris on the way out Israel, see you in 2 years back playing league but much crapper.

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Wouldn't mind a pop on this young fellow.

Oo-er, not my type personally

and was e in the final before getting injured

personally if i was you i would be focusing on forwards instead of backs

your backs are quite decent where as your forwards let you down, you need to sign at least 2 new props to release feka, coley and fieden


2011 team

phelps
richards
garmont (goulding, pryce)
gleeson
roberts (ainscough, pryce)
s tomkins
leuleui
prescott
mcillorum
o'carroll
j tomkins
mossop
o'locklin

riddell
new prop
new prop
hansen

No way out of them 3 should Coley be released.
Fielden does a decent job for a prop, just (as everyone has said for so long) not for the money he is on, on a cheaper deal he is one of the most consistent players in the squad so atleast you know he will always have a decent game.
Feka, while Iv always been a big fan of him, is looking like he might not be part of Maguires plans. That or Maguire sees him as a work in progress and is using him in the reserves to allow him to train harder.

On the Fielden issue. He's been here for four and a half years.
I don't think he's missed ten games in that time. How many other props are that durable?