Kaufusi should play on the wing the way he smashed through the defence when he found himself these (by mistake?) yesterday.

I think he was out there because he was waiting to come off. I thought he looked lazy the first time I saw him play and haven't changed my mind yet.

he looked absolutely merked the whole game yesterday.

where do you propose the money is coming from for this "rebuild"?

Kaufusi is making yards again and he remains the best middle unit defender in the competition.

He might make meters but the amount of game-time he puts in is completely unacceptable. Wheeldon and Bryant have made 50% more carries than he has.

I'm not sure how you have come to the conclusion that he is the best middle unit defender in Super League?! Once again, even Wheeldon tackles more and misses less than Kaufusi.

The only competition wide title I would be granting him would be player who spends the most time having a breather.

Wheeldon has missed 15 tackles out of 127 attempts compared to kaufausis 1 out of 98

You're right. To be honest I'm not completely convinced by either of them though.

Kaufausi seems to be doing too much work and its limiting his game time to a worrying extent from what you seem to be saying

I have to admit if I was going to take one of your forwards I'd have gone for him before I read the displeasure on here in certain quarters

Here is a team for 2014 that will scoot up the Super League ladder:

Anthony Minichiello

Kieran Dixon, Jerome Ropati, Dan Sarginson, Michael Robertson

Luke Dorn
Craig Gower

Tony Clubb
Chris Bailey, Mark Minichiello/Tom Symonds,
Antonio Kaufusi, Ben Fisher, Mark Bryant,
,
Interchange

Coach: Tim Sheens

Either Mark Minichiello (Gold Coast Titans) or Tom Symonds (Sydney Roosters) are likely to be let go by their respective clubs. Roosters have a surplus of quality backrowers with SBW, Luke O'Donnell, Boyd Cordner, Mitch Aubusson, Frank Paul Nu'uasala, Aiden Guerra in their squad.

Advantage of Symonds is that he can also play centre. Advantage of Mark Minichiello is that he and his brother may be more likely to come if both made an offer.

Minichiello brothers may already have Italian passports. If not can probably get them.

If Tim Sheens is hired, he will be in a good position to attract talent from Down Under, including not only senior players like Anthony Minichiello and Jerome Ropati, but also young raw (and still inexpensive) talent whom he can mentor in London.

London Broncos RL will cease to exist at the end of 2014.....after the club have moved to Millwall and the expected influx of fans hasn't happened, the clubs benefactor will walk away unable to fund them in his retirement whilst the CEO will join the board of MKK, a cricket uniform supplier that once had a sideline in RL gear. Young Dixon will be snapped up by the RFU and will go on to score the winning try in the RWC 2015 final across the road.

THE END!

If a Tim Sheens coached London Broncos team is successful in 2014 (which I define as "makes the playoffs"icon_wink.gif, I do not see why David Hughes will walk away.

Oi Supergrass. Tom Symonds is now at Manly.

David Hughes will bankroll the club up to 2014.....thereafter, he has gone on record as saying he can't afford to carry on once he has retired. If he does continue past 2014, it will be with a partner........1.5 million a year is an expensive hobby...especially when the hobby is rotting from the inside out.

John Monie used to call this exercise Fantasy Footy, as he got to choose a whole heap of players like Dymock etc and was then let go before he got the chance to work with them. Suggest if you want to prove what you all know as coaches that you enter the NRL Super Coach comp which is free and set up a fans league (max 20) on here so you can see which of you would cut the mustard as a coach yourself and have the bragging rights. Be an interesting exercise as there is a lot "I know best" on here.

Funny. Mr Nut. Like it.

Not enough overseas players, need to get more in.

of all the ludicrous threads ive seen on this forum, this one is up there

Your comment doesn't make a lot of sense. Of all the ludicrous comments I've seen on this thread, your comment is right up there.

If Minichiello falls through another option for 2014 -- if he is available -- is Newcastle Knights utility back Kevin Naiqama. He can play full back, wing and centre, and is one of the fastest men in the NRL. Based on the Newcastle team that played Wests Tigers, right now he is behind Darius Boyd, Akuila Uate, Dane Gagai, Anthony Quinn and James McManus in Wayne Bennet's selection of outside backs. Personally I rate him much higher than Anthony Quinn, who played a few hours ago in the centres. Kevin, who is only 23, would be a sensation in Super League if Newcastle would release him.

which part of it doesn't make sense?

The part which calls the thread ludicrous.

If the club continues to fail there will likely be a cleaning out of poor performers at year's end. That is why it is worthwhile to speculate which players are worth keeping (and which others may be worth hiring). Nothing ludicrous about such a discussion.

It is if you are not allowed to sign the suggested players because of the quota and no-federation trained rules.

I'm not prepared to entertain a thread any longer which suggests we're going to sign Tim Sheens and Anthony Minichello. Locked for reasons of blatant idiocy.