T-Rex re-signs for two years with Manly

[Guest]

Test forward Tony Williams has officially put pen to paper and re-signed with NRL premiers Manly for a further two seasons.

Williams, who made his Kangaroos debut in Sunday's 42-6 demolition of New Zealand, shunned interest from rival clubs to stay with the Sea Eagles until the end of 2013.

The news will come as welcome relief for the Sea Eagles, who have witnessed the club being pulled apart since they won the club's eighth premiership by beating the Warriors earlier thismonth.

But while young winger Will Hopoate will link with Parramatta and coach Des Hasler, who joins Canterbury at the end of 2012, have announced their futures lie elsewhere, Williams stayed loyal.

"We are a really close-knit family here at the Sea Eagles," he said.

"I always wanted to stay and I'm enjoying my footy here and want to stay as long as I can.

"Des and all the coaching staff have played a big part in the improvement in my game.

"I see Des as a mentor and look forward to next year playing under him. Hopefully, we can go back to back in 2012."

Manly chief operating officer David Perry was pleased to have retained the monster second-rower.

"It's great news for the club to secure a quality young player like Tony for two more seasons," Perry said.

"He's taken his game to another level this year and we're confident he'll continue to develop under the great coaching staff here at Manly."

[Guest]

He has natural talent, as most Polynesian footballers do.

The problem is, they (Manly) are a club adept at converting such talent into on field performance through work ethic.

The flaw in bringing him to our club is that the likelihood is that most of this talent would go unrealised, and he would attribute another lazy passenger to the already burgeoning deadweight we seem to develop each year.

I am glad he is not coming to us, because we couldn't get out of him what we need.

[Geohood]

Tasi didn't do that. In fact our young players are usually the most enthusiastic every week.

[Guest]

Tasi didn't do that. In fact our young players are usually the most enthusiastic every week.

I think Tasi has natural work ethic - it's why Hasler was so pissed off at losing him.

Frank Paul is a good example of what I was talking about.

[Guest]

He played a handful of good games at the end of the season after two seasons of crapola and they give him a Test jumper.

Harry Bath would be turning in his grave.