Players you thought would do better than they did.

More recent ones for me

Brad Walker - he really looked like he had something in his first few run outs. But then he never did much after that and I recon he had enough chances tbh. I still think he did ok but never did enough imo to really stake a claim.

This is not a thread to slag players off, just to voice your genuine disappointment that players you liked didn’t quite cut it.

Matty Wildie was another one.

Please feel free to add.

Steve Southern for me. Came with a great reputation.

Not a disappointed players performance as such, but disappointed that we never saw him play for us.
Paul Taylor came to us from Oldham, a tough aussie scrum half. who when I heard he was coming to Wakey thought we had made a great signing. Unfortunately got injured in his first game for us (in the few minutes of his debut) and returned to aus.

Along similar lines to above Shane Tronc. Thought he was a class prop forward but didn’t he end up homesick and we only saw a few matches from him. Disappointed not to see more.

Otherwise I’d have to go back to Pearman years to be really dissapointed. The likes of McNamara and Goulding who came in that season and were from my memory at least very poor. On paper we had some talent but on the field didn’t see it.

Jarred Hickey - was one of the most dissapointing signings I’ve seen.

Anthony Tupou. Was supposed to be a major signing for us but sadly age and injuries had already got the better of him by the time he got here.

Prior to Super League i alway thought Aaron Whittaker should have been better than he was. He wasn’t that bad by any means but i just always felt there was a really good player in there that never quite came out.

Anthony Tupou, Issac John, Harry Siejka, Lopini Paea to name a few in recent years.

Brad Walker shouldn’t be on that list imo, played for Trinity in a very difficult period and required to cover various positions having only previously played 8 SL games prior.

He came with hype… his actual reputation wasn’t that giod

That’s very true. For me he epitomised the kind of Aussie who doesn’t add much if anything you couldn’t find locally.

Pauli Pauli was disappointing but you could see why we took a punt as there was no British player available with similar assets.

I didn’t get him at the time, he wasn’t a disaster but added nothing imho.

Probably going to get blasted for this one but it's what I think anyway.
Jacob Miller disappointed me, not because he wasn't a very good player, but because he possessed all the skills to have been a great player for us, I just felt he didn't back himself enough, he had all the attributes in eyeing the gap and a good burst of speed but seldom did he go for it.
That said, I feel he's going to be very difficult to replace!

He did play at Oldham but came to us from Parramatta.
He's been in the news recently as he fell on hard times and has been living on the streets.

Ryan Tongia. Had some flashes of brilliance from FB and the wing from those last few games of 2011 then just disappeared of e face of the earth.

Lineham !

Ged Byrne looked quality at Wigan did nothing for us

Really? I remember him being good for us.

Blimey, I forgot about him.

He was, I think because he was part of the all conquering Wigan team miracles were expected.

He was a window cleaner by day, and when Grandstand used to give players occupations he put down Visual Technician, made me laugh then and still does, the BBC fell for that one.

Remember Tongia being pretty good and I think he went into modelling? Hard to recall but I’m sure he left to pursue a career outside rugby league. Strange as I thought he looked promising.

Just googled and he left wakey in 2011 and there is some modelling references for 2013. He then pops up to play union in 2014.

Lineham. Hoping this is true https://www.facebook.com/groups/3476848 ... 747705164/

Lineham. Hoping this is true https://www.facebook.com/groups/3476848 ... 747705164/

Quote ="Eastern Wildcat"Lineham. Hoping this is true https://www.facebook.com/groups/3476848 ... 747705164/'" In reality we have at present Murphy Kershaw Taufua Lineham Kay (in emergency) That’s in the order I personally would play them though I do want to see more of Taufua. I don’t think it would be too detrimental other than depth if a deal was to be made (for example Fev player swap with trinity subbing a % of wages). That said if the coach and Lineham are wanting to draw a line under last season and work on 2024 then I’m happy for that to happen. Msinly because I thought Lineham pre-injury was solid but it was clear he came back from his injury too early probably because we were desperate and lacked fitness. He did look fitter at Featherstone in the few games I saw him. It all depends on if Mash thinks he will add value.

Quote ="Eastern Wildcat"Lineham. Hoping this is true https://www.facebook.com/groups/3476848 ... 747705164/'" In reality we have at present Murphy Kershaw Taufua Lineham Kay (in emergency) That’s in the order I personally would play them though I do want to see more of Taufua. I don’t think it would be too detrimental other than depth if a deal was to be made (for example Fev player swap with trinity subbing a % of wages). That said if the coach and Lineham are wanting to draw a line under last season and work on 2024 then I’m happy for that to happen. Msinly because I thought Lineham pre-injury was solid but it was clear he came back from his injury too early probably because we were desperate and lacked fitness. He did look fitter at Featherstone in the few games I saw him. It all depends on if Mash thinks he will add value.

If he was carrying an injury then fair enough, but upon his return Lineham looked lazy which is one thing our side cannot carry, I'd be happy to ship him off to Fev or anyone who'd have him if we could get 50% of his wage.

He had a leg injury for a couple of months I recall and tbh he did not look fit when he returned but I remember us really struggling for outside backs. I certainly don’t think it helped his form which wasn’t great.

It might not be as clear cut as we think the reasons behind why he didn’t perform well is all I’m saying. Supporters rarely get to hear or see the full story.

If he pulls on the shirt again I’ll support him but I won’t lose sleep if there’s a deal to be done with another club. Perhaps even subsiding wages for 2023 would allow us to sign up 2 academy prospects so it’s all a balancing act.

That said Lineham has a contract and it’s only correct to do things the right way. Contracts are players livelihoods afterall.

My opinion is that I will support the club and whomever pulls the shirt on.

Brent Todd, Mark Graham?