The new recruit curse.....

[Guest]

We seem to have a curse that hits new recruits.....

Anthony Watts has just done his ACL in a training session today and is out for 6 months......

He was so keen to start with us too......

[elo]

Be interesting to see who the backup hooker will be then, Brian may have to go shopping if Brunton is only on Newtown duties for 2011.

[Johnny Tobin]

That is terrible news

We are very short on hookers - even worse than outside backs.

[Cockadoodledoo]

We seem to have a curse that hits new recruits.....

Anthony Watts has just done his ACL in a training session today and is out for 6 months......

He was so keen to start with us too......

Dreadful.. I saw him as our missing link. He is dynamic from dummy half.. The perfect foil for Jake.

[Guest]

Does that mean koops is coming back?

[Cockadoodledoo]

That said I would rather wait for an official announcement on the clubs website lol...

[Geohood]

Hmm at least he should be back for the 2nd half of the season...

[Guest]

That said I would rather wait for an official announcement on the clubs website lol...

Thats up to you, I will take Anthonys word as gospel over the clubs outdated website.......

[stephenj]

i think ben jones might start practising at dummy half?

[Guest]

1. Minichiello
2. Perrett
3. Linnett
4. Kenny-Dowall
5. J.Carney
6. T.Carney
7. Pearce
8. Ryles
9. Friend
10. Myles
11. FPN
12. Cherrington
13. Anasta (c)

14. Symonds 15. Kennedy 16. JWH 17. Conn

18. Moseo
19. Tasi
20. Jones

I'd go with that now becasue of injuries.
Myles and FPN can swap around.
Symonds can play centre, 5/8, halfback, second row, lock, so he is a good utility to have, he can probably play abit of hooker too.

[Johnny Tobin]

It's true. I checked.

[Cockadoodledoo]

It's true. I checked.

I was being sarcastic.. that is the Phantom's standards response each time someone claims to have some inside information.

[Rooster_6]

Disappointing, another tough decision for Smtihy although this time not one with great choices. I'd consider playing Friend the full 80, although with the amount of work he gets through you just have to wonder when he'll burn out.

At least we've got one quality hooker for round 1, one more than we had last pre-season.

[Guest]

I was being sarcastic.. that is the Phantom's standards response each time someone claims to have some inside information.

Can I help it if I dont trust people i do not know, and that I am usually right.....

Just read on the Wall that Cherro was also involved in some training incident this afternoon.....does anyone (of merit)........know anything about this....they said 2UE announced it....could be they got the player mixed up, or Cherro who is really eager to get out on the field is hobbled again........

[theGman]

Piggy Riddell perhaps??

Disappointing, another tough decision for Smtihy although this time not one with great choices. I'd consider playing Friend the full 80, although with the amount of work he gets through you just have to wonder when he'll burn out.

At least we've got one quality hooker for round 1, one more than we had last pre-season.

Could this be Piggy's return ticket to the NRL & his former club? An incentive based contract?
Smithy did lure him to Parra all them years ago & besides, coach Smith shows loyalty toward his former players e.g Jason Taylor, Brandon Costin. Interesting indeed, stay tuned.