signed on with us accepting $400,000 less a year than the vichies.

Great news for the Cowboys and RL. He's the best halfback in the game and it would of been a shame if he'd left. He'll be on top money anyway and if the rep payments get bigger and the cap increases in a couple of years they've got plenty of money. He'll stay at the Cowboys when his career if over aswell.
The only people that wont be happy are Cronk and Scott Prince because they wont see another rep jersey unless JT gets injured.
Good win for the Cowboys today against the Roosters, Bowen was back and played quite well. Minichiello was terrible.

yeah thurston has done the deal to expire when the next tv deal gets done

everyone knows the nrl salary cap is going up a lot

saw highlights, bowen if he stays injury free changes them

massive loss for the chooks at home, they might miss the 8 now

I watched it, they really miss Bowen when he's out. They'll be better when him and Thurston are both playing and the young kid Watts looks a decent player aswell. They've got a really strong pack but the backs are poor, Williams, Bani, Graham and Rovelli. None of them can defend and make $hitloads of errors. Roosters were really poor though aswell, SKD and Mini were shocking.
Mitch Pearce is back next week but they'll have to be alot better.

Bad week for the Vichy it would seem...

Much applause, good to see a massive talent staying in the game and not being tempted by the various dark sides.

Good result for French RU - Gasnier has hardly taken the game by storm so he has been an expensive mr average - better off in the NRL a win/win for both parties.

On Thurston a massive gamble - fantastic player in RL could he make the transition - a big ask IMO.

great day to be a RL fan

for RU bosses a real poke in the eye

even offering double what they can earn in RL, our players still prefer RL!

WAY over rated .......if he had gone to RU then he would have been found out and seemed a waste of money....... have the likes of Scotty Prince to contest the aussie and queensland no.7 shirt....he probs has a good shout especially with the way he has been playing in the last few games
Benny Hornby peter wallace cooper cronk and the parramattahalf back whos name i have forgotten

there are loads of halfbacks that are better than thurston and nearly all of them would be wanting a lot less than thurston is demanding

Is this post a joke?

No,he thinks Matt Orford is the best scrum half in the world.

This is great news for the Cowboys and for Qld who will need an experience bloke when Locky retires.

Great result for French union.

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Poor old vichy and their supporters.

with gasnier and thurston turning their backs on union, the media are now saying israel folau is having second thoughts about leaving the NRL

jeeze they pay double and still players struggle to go over

Has Gasnier actually signed a contract with the Saints yet?

hes refused to sign he contract the melbourne rebels and ARU want him too

they rang yesterday asking what was happening.

So he hasn't signed a thing yet?

Sounds a bit fishy. What's the bet Capt. Chin wants to play the remainder of the season with the Dragons and pick up a union contract for next year?

Back to the thread, JT will be staying with rugby league and refused the buckets of cash from the shamateurs.

hes waiting to see if the nrl allows his contract to go through without causing SC problems

im shocked that hes turned down a guaranteed wallabies jersey to play in the nrl.

Fair enough. There would be plenty of room in Saints for him under the cap wouldn't there? How close are they?

nah hes taking $50,000 from us for this year.

hes not playing league for the money

$2mill over 3 years, course not!

French RU will have a salary cap of $11mill next year, I doubt a French club is offering him 10% of their total cap!

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