Joel Monaghan isn't going to be coming to SL, he's re-signed with Canberra www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 66,00.html

Joel Monaghan isn't going to be coming to SL, he's re-signed with Canberra www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 66,00.html

Quote ="sally cinnamon"Joel Monaghan isn't going to be coming to SL, he's re-signed with Canberra www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 66,00.html'" No surprise; he always said he wanted to play in the same team as his brother.

Quote ="sally cinnamon"Joel Monaghan isn't going to be coming to SL, he's re-signed with Canberra www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 66,00.html'" No surprise; he always said he wanted to play in the same team as his brother.

thankfully that won't be here.

Quote ="sally cinnamon"Joel Monaghan isn't going to be coming to SL, he's re-signed with Canberra www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 66,00.html'" Doesn't he play centre for Canberra and wing for Australia? I'll bet he's a crap centre.

Quote ="sally cinnamon"Joel Monaghan isn't going to be coming to SL, he's re-signed with Canberra www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 66,00.html'" Doesn't he play centre for Canberra and wing for Australia? I'll bet he's a crap centre.

If you look at Australian test sides, their back line tends to always be composed of centres

ie in the world cup 08

Monaghan
Tate
Folau
Inglis

Wingers have to be exceptional, eg Sailor to get a start

A lot of Aussie backs are versatile and move across the backline, they are less hung up about player x playing this position than we are over here.

In Australia you would never get people stressing about Matt King's not a centre he's a winger etc. Look at Minichello, he's played across the back line, so's Inglis, Hodges, Tahu even lesser known players like Schifcofske, Stuart Kelly, Luke Burt, etc they are all comfortable playing wherever in the outside backs. Darren Albert came over here and played a good part of his Saints career as fullback, with no fuss.

Over here Chris Riley plays a couple of games at fullback (where hes played all his junior career) and fans and the media start getting their underwear twisted because a winger is a winger and can't play anywhere else in England.

I disagree with that statement to some extent.
To be a top class centre you need certain 'skills' that Chris Riley will never posess. Joel Monaghan doesn't either for mine and Matt King definately doesn't e.g. Footwork and pace.
Most of the players you mention have all the necessary skills to play in all of those positions, Inglis, Hodges et al could play anywhere from 1-6 to a decent standard. Chris Riley couldn't.

Israel Folau would be ideal at Wire and Clint Greenshields

and any decent half back
i think wire would be sorted then

we could get thorman on the cheap and get rid of Briers
should keep us under the cap

The fact that Chris Riley doesn't possess those certain 'skills' is an indictment on junior and youth development in the UK. We should be producing players with a full set of core skills in every position on the field.

The skills a world class centre needs aren't taught.
They're inherited.
Same with Wingers.
Aaand all our best athletes are playing soccer for mine.

I didn't even want to dignify these comments with a response but they are so far from the mark it isn't even funny.

Wouldnt say no to either of these. Lynch especially.

When Wigan were winning everything in sight in the 80's they always managed to find decent overseas guys

maybe aussie/kiwi scouting is something we could be better at

Remember the likes of the iro brothers and botica to name 3 of very many they managed to recruit. in this day why can't we find such quality ?

Quote ="sally cinnamon"found this on a Newcastle Knights forum: www.marathonstadium.com/forum/sh ... php?t=6075 looks like its a thread which has been going for a couple of years where they update the list of signings and players off contract... the list they have at the moment is: Broncos: Karmichael Hunt, Darren Lockyer, Dave Taylor. Raiders: Phil Graham, Tom Learoyd Lahrs, Scott Logan, Nigel Plum. Bulldogs: Brent Crisp, Hazem El Masri, Daniel Holdsworth, Charlie Leano, Darryl Millard, Ben Roberts, Michael Sullivan,Matt Utai, Gary Warburton, Danny Williams. Sharks: Mitch Brown, Luke Covell, Blake Green, Brett Kearney, Bryan Norrie, Ben Ross, Kade Snowden, Reece Williams. Titans: Brenton Bowen, Preston Campbell, Daniel Conn, Brett Delaney, Ian Donnelly, Nathan Friend, Ben Jeffrey, Matt White. Sea Eagles: Glenn Hall, Heath L'Estrange, Matt Orford, Michael Robertson. Storm: Sinbad Kali, Clifford Manua, Dane Neilsen, Steve Turner. Warriors: Patrick Ah Van, Nathan Fien, Ian Henderson, Lance Hohaia, Aiden Kirk, Steve Price, Jerome Ropati, Jerome Solomona, Evarn Tuimavave, Michael Witt. Knights: Cameron Ciraldo, Richard Fa'aoso, Marvin Karawana, Keith Lulia, Luke MacDougall, Tim Natusch, Dan Tolar, Matt Hilder, Aku Uate. Cowboys: Matt Scott, Shane Tronc, Anthony Watts. Eels: Josh Cordoba, Joe Galuvao, Matt Keating, Todd Lowrie, Fui Fui Moi Moi, Joel Reddy, Junior Paulo, Taulima Tautai. Panthers: Paul Aiton, Matt Bell, Petero Civoniceva, Geoff Daniela, Junior Moors, Keith Peters. Rabbitohs: Beau Falloon, Michael Greenfield, Scott Geddes, Jaiman Lowe, David Kidwell, Luke Stuart. Dragons: Ben Creagh, Dan Hunt, Justin Poore, Beau Scott, Dean Young, Dean Whare. Roosters: Mitch Aubusson, Craig Fitzgibbon, Anthony Minichiello, Nate Myles, Shane Shackleton, Iosia Soliola. Tigers: Dean Collis, Dene Halatau, Danny Galea, John Morris, Corey Payne, Todd Payten.'" What are you doing here? Tactically planning which player you can ruin next?

Quote ="sally cinnamon"found this on a Newcastle Knights forum: www.marathonstadium.com/forum/sh ... php?t=6075 looks like its a thread which has been going for a couple of years where they update the list of signings and players off contract... the list they have at the moment is: Broncos: Karmichael Hunt, Darren Lockyer, Dave Taylor. Raiders: Phil Graham, Tom Learoyd Lahrs, Scott Logan, Nigel Plum. Bulldogs: Brent Crisp, Hazem El Masri, Daniel Holdsworth, Charlie Leano, Darryl Millard, Ben Roberts, Michael Sullivan,Matt Utai, Gary Warburton, Danny Williams. Sharks: Mitch Brown, Luke Covell, Blake Green, Brett Kearney, Bryan Norrie, Ben Ross, Kade Snowden, Reece Williams. Titans: Brenton Bowen, Preston Campbell, Daniel Conn, Brett Delaney, Ian Donnelly, Nathan Friend, Ben Jeffrey, Matt White. Sea Eagles: Glenn Hall, Heath L'Estrange, Matt Orford, Michael Robertson. Storm: Sinbad Kali, Clifford Manua, Dane Neilsen, Steve Turner. Warriors: Patrick Ah Van, Nathan Fien, Ian Henderson, Lance Hohaia, Aiden Kirk, Steve Price, Jerome Ropati, Jerome Solomona, Evarn Tuimavave, Michael Witt. Knights: Cameron Ciraldo, Richard Fa'aoso, Marvin Karawana, Keith Lulia, Luke MacDougall, Tim Natusch, Dan Tolar, Matt Hilder, Aku Uate. Cowboys: Matt Scott, Shane Tronc, Anthony Watts. Eels: Josh Cordoba, Joe Galuvao, Matt Keating, Todd Lowrie, Fui Fui Moi Moi, Joel Reddy, Junior Paulo, Taulima Tautai. Panthers: Paul Aiton, Matt Bell, Petero Civoniceva, Geoff Daniela, Junior Moors, Keith Peters. Rabbitohs: Beau Falloon, Michael Greenfield, Scott Geddes, Jaiman Lowe, David Kidwell, Luke Stuart. Dragons: Ben Creagh, Dan Hunt, Justin Poore, Beau Scott, Dean Young, Dean Whare. Roosters: Mitch Aubusson, Craig Fitzgibbon, Anthony Minichiello, Nate Myles, Shane Shackleton, Iosia Soliola. Tigers: Dean Collis, Dene Halatau, Danny Galea, John Morris, Corey Payne, Todd Payten.'" What are you doing here? Tactically planning which player you can ruin next?

Lockyer.

I just can't see him being a flop in SL. Easily get 2 years out of him. It'll be similar to when Catalan had Stacey Jones and it worked for them.