westy is better on the edge gives us a more attacking options on the right, ogre is a starting prop

Can't see it, think he's developed into a back rower. Especially playing there as captain for the knights. We'll see, I'd be happy either way.

Yep the big Tongan played well as did the big Fijian on the wing!!

Anyway Sika Manu would do very nicely thank you.

How dare they have different nationalities playing for their team! Not that I agree with it, but...

Smailes reckons it's another quiet week this week...

Well visa,s to get rubber stamped an all that..

Not a chance Manu wont be offered a contract in the NRL.

He should play 9 and 9 only , I hope he goes nowhere near 13 and 6.

It's becoming more common now that teams are playing 2 hookers on the pitch at once, especially when one is an 80 minuter, Leeds do it with Buderus and Burrow, and I've seen Warrington leave Monaghan on when Higham comes on to scoot.

Not that I'm saying we should do that though, otherwise we'd have a lack of size in our pack IMO.

Monaghan was playing 7 for Manly before he came over to play for wire and Burrow likewise at L**ds. Heremaia is 9.

Monoghan was always nine at Manly whenever I saw him with Matt Orford the incumbent seven?

No monaghan was a 9 because orford use to play at 7

Yer your right , It was Tony smith who promised him the wire 7 shirt but then played him at 9.

Monaghan was signed by Cullen.

Yeah, I remember he came over on the assumption he would be playing 7, I assume that is why we were in for him, allegedly.

We need a good rumour !! This total silence and nothingness is worse than ever before !!

You're not going anyway now we've signed martin are you?

These are the NRL forwards that are currently OOC. There're a couple of good players in there, such as Sika Manu and Jason King.


[uProp[/u
Isaak Ah Mau, Dane Carlaw, Andrew Clayton, Matt Cross, Adam Cuthbertson, David Gower, Jason King, Sione Kite, Johnny Mannah, Pele Peletelese, Jason Ryles, Siosaia Vave, Broderick Wright
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Second-row[/u
Jack Afamasaga, Rohan Ahern, Todd Lowrie, Sika Manu, Jake Marketo, Willie Mataka, Vic Mauro, Constantine Mika, Junior Moors, Tim Robinson, Korbin Sims, Gary Warburton, Michael Worrincy

[uLock[/u
Greg Bird, Blake Leary

Adam Cuthbertson has a bit of impact when he comes off the bench

But it was Smith who preferred him to play 9.

Would Greg Bird get a visa ?.

I think he was rejected for one when Bradford tried to sign him. However, at that point he had charges against him, but he's since been aquitted of everything.
I he could get a visa he'd be a quality signing. FR of O'Meley, Moa, Lynch, O'Carroll. SR of Manu, Westerman, Bird and Tickle can rotate between the two. That'd be a class pack.

Greg Bird isn't even out of contract. He signed a 1 year deal for 2010 with 3 1 year options after that. So essentially a 4 year deal.

Oh, I took that list from zerotackle, I hadn't checked every detail of it.

It's something the Titans insisted on, allowing them to get rid easily if he transgressed again. Strange contract, but unless he messes up again he isn't available until the end of 2013.