But is he likely to give up rep games to play here? I doubt it. It's the usual come and give me money or I'm off stuff

he has played enough rep footy. won a grand final. so i beleive its all show me the money now . europe super league

I agree.

Unlikely he would give up his rep career.

However .....the article says......

'[i''I have a couple of kids to feed,'' Watmough said. ''If I can't start getting the runs on the board, I can't get them set up for the rest of their lives. You don't get long in football so hopefully I can get as much out of it as I can.

''If it [changing clubs makes their life a lot easier, I'd be happy with that. I have a young family and a young girlfriend. If I can set them up - I'm 26 now so there's not long to go. I want to hopefully have enough money to retire and never work again. I just want to get that bit of stability there."
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Maybe he will join Bradford with his old mate Beaver!!!!

Or now he's limped off the pitch - Wigan

go to the giants

Clubs have $4.1 million to contract 25 players, with a minimum salary of just over $50,000, setting an effective upper limit of about $500,000 for the game's best players, such as Thurston, Darren Lockyer and Cameron Smith.

Bring him to Leeds please.
He's the best back rower in the NRL and teams would be throwing money at him if he left Manly, there's no way he'll come to SL while he's the top forward and he's playing for NSW and Aus. Hope i'm wrong but i very much doubt it, he'll stay at Manly.

He had a decent game against Leeds in the WCC warm up game this year.

I'm sure he is just making the 'I need a pay rise or I might have to leave' noise though

He isn't worth more than he is on.


The bloke has the brain of a cold fish. I'm sure he has already forgotten the crap he was rambling on with. Hell the next day he started talking about wanting to be a role model....PLEASE!

Whoever signs him in UK,just keep him away from your sponsors at the season launch !!

got history i believe so wouldn't get a visa anyway IIRC

A few big players are off contract at Manly next year also.

So:

1. They realease them and keep him with the money they save.

2. They let him go and spread the money to the likes of Kieron Foran and other youngsters coming through.


I personally, think they'll do 2.

He just got owned big time by the Melbourne pack. There goes his bargining power!!

Looking at these he'll fit right in at HFC!

Go to that site often?

He will have his pick of any club in the NRL or SL.

I dont think so.

In SL he might, but lets face it, how many would he really want to go to and how many could afford him?


As for the NRL, he isn't worth half as much as he thinks he is. He has played 8 good games all year and when it mattered against the Storm, he was no where to be seen.

I'm getting fed up with NRL players using anything and everything as a 'bargaining chip' near contract time - I'm talking to Union in Europe/ Union in Japan/SL/AFL. It sends a poor message about the sport IMO, that basically every single player will move for a bit of extra cash, and stuff the fans. It must be especially galling for those players who do show loyalty if after mouthing off a player gets 'rewarded' with a bigger contract to stay.

As per usual when a NRL player mentions going to SL certain posters start saying the usual,hes not that good,only had a few good games.etc.Watmough was in the Dally M team of the year,and polled in 5th place,overall,prety good id say,and his performance in game 3 of origin was one of the best for years.Just seems a bit of a d1ckhead off the field!

At the begging of THIS season he was struggling to keep a place in Manlys 17!


Seriously, some of you people would make gold fish seem like they have the memory of an elephant!

Quote ="Barry_McKenzie"Looks like Chocs contract must be up for renewal soon as he is making noises that he would leave the Silvertails for a big pay deal somewhere else And where else pays the big bucks....the ESL!! www.smh.com.au/news/lhqnews/watm ... 92230.html At 26 I think he is a little young for SL. He could have a few more years left in him in the NRL. But if its big money he is after........the Poms have it in spades Don't do it Choc!!! (yet) The NRL needs you!!'" Well we don't want him!

Quote ="Barry_McKenzie"Looks like Chocs contract must be up for renewal soon as he is making noises that he would leave the Silvertails for a big pay deal somewhere else And where else pays the big bucks....the ESL!! www.smh.com.au/news/lhqnews/watm ... 92230.html At 26 I think he is a little young for SL. He could have a few more years left in him in the NRL. But if its big money he is after........the Poms have it in spades Don't do it Choc!!! (yet) The NRL needs you!!'" Well we don't want him!

And how poor was Thurston at the beginning of the season?? Your point is??

Oh geez, these f*cking people on this site...




Jonathan Thurston has been one of the best players in the world for half a decade.

Watmough has played about 10 good games in his entire career!

You stupid idiot!

And thats good enough to make him a Kangaroo,an origin player,and 5th in the Dally Ms,wow!!!

dont buy into this theory of earning 'megabucks' in the ESL any more. the exchange rate at best over last few months has been around the $2 to £1.

So, if say Leeds offered £150k to someone like Watmough, its only worth $300k a year. surely a player of his calibre must be on that already or if he stays in the NRL?

it can not be as attractive financially to move to England any more surely? maybe this is thereason why my team Wigan have yet to recruit from Aus because of the extortiante dollars they player wants with no thought of how much a dollar is worth to the pound