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Cut by the Bulldogs, a month into a 3 year $1.3M deal for turning up late to training and weight issues. With Bernard Lewis going down and a lack of backline depth, what's the harm in offering him a second tier contract and trying to get his head right. Could be useful as a depth player in case of injuries. Has talent, just a poor attitude. IMO could be worth a small investment. If it doesn't work out, no loss.
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He just got cut from two clubs in 2 months for attitude issues.
If any club is stupid enough to give him a contract tomorrow he wont learn anything from the mistakes he's just made.
Sounds like the kid needs a reality check, I'm all for giving people another chance but this guy needs to go away and learn some harsh life lessons first. -
Another talented kid with very limited brain cells. Has already been paid more $$$ for this preseason, than what minimum wage 2nd tier players get. Signing only for Wyong, but I'd say may end up in the UKComment
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The irony is he would probably still be better than Fergo now. Only kept him because we busted him doing coke on video and basically blackmailed him into a cheap contract. He is a mess right now, completely off the rails again.Originally posted by Rooster_6 View Post...Comment
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Regardless of these claims Ferguson has performed at elite level and was named player of our last English tour. So to claim that this overweight kid who has done nothing of note in NRL - other than get fired - is better than Ferguson is a pure fantasy. Wy buy someone else's problems? Paul Carter a case in point!Originally posted by Cockadoodledoo View PostComment
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Has talent, but still unproven.
He was a star for several games in an absolute shitehouse Tigers lineup.
His attitude has been mentioned already - forget it.
I'd rather an out of form Fingerson, which is saying something.Comment
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This kid is a good example of the madness that is infiltrating our sport.
The wests team paid him a crazy amount of money and the berries showed they are just as stupid these days.
The term spoilt brat comes to mind.
Apparently after stuffing up a few times at belmore in a short space of time he was about to be punted, but begged for one more chance. That lasted until the very next training session where he waltzed in late again.
Mind you, for a months worth of training where he put in no effort at all, he left the joint pocketing a cool 144 grand !
He is fat, lazy and immature.
Maybe a season or two in the bush may help him grow up, but he'll probably follow the same path as Willis Meehan.
Our club is too smart to throw huge dollars at a lost cause.Comment
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Why don't we sign him and Blake Ferguson can be his mentor?
One time-bomb is enough.Comment
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Lol no we didn’t, you are the one using the coke, man!Originally posted by Cockadoodledoo View PostComment
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are you ****ing kidding.
the moron has been sacked by 2 clubs within a month. No amount of talent makes a dickhead like this worth itThe Internet is a place for posting silly things
Try and be serious and you will look stupid
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a big no from me. but i hope the nrl keeps an eye out for the kid. after all its only a game and he was off the rails while being involved with a team, what he going to be like without a team around him.1911 1912 1913 1923 1935 1936 1937 1940 1945 1974 1975 2002 2013 2018 2019 2020Comment
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It frustrates me as somebody who wanted to be a pro but never quite made it. As a sprinter my coach did everything for free (2 sessions a day... before and after work, training national/international grade runners), I self-funded most of my costs (my club subsidised travel and my sponsor gave me free shoes occasionally, but no money). Occasionally I made a few grand doing gifts and officiating after my runs, but that was about it.Originally posted by eddie View Post
I was probably about his level in a different sport. However, needed the motivation to get up and train without any money involved. I eventually quit (and studied law - doubt he will do that) because I knew I was never gonna make the olympic team (for context, 4 super elite Australians make the team for my event and I was top-20 in Australia). If somebody had paid me $65k a year to train full-time (at that age) then I woulda spent it all on the best diet possible, best training possible and frigging smashed it out like a champ. Not saying I woulda gone anywhere but IMO that is really where elite athletes should be at - farking keen to train no matter what and super grateful for any money coming their way.
I just dunno where your head is at if you are getting like $500k a year and you still cannot turn up to training. I remember I quit footy for this reason - a lot of big farkers would punt me because I was never gonna be their size (I remember our local rep coach just asked for your height and weight, watched no games and was like mmmkay... forward? I wnt 190cm and 100kg). I was a sprinter so this was really unfair because I was a very powerful loose forward with explosive speed, but weighed 75kg. On paper this was very deceptive because I wasn,t carrying any fat. IMO footy should consider recruiting smarter players rather than larger players or they risk turning into the NBA, where it is just 2m+ dudes limbering around the court.
Maybe I am just bitter (okay I am just bitter) but fark this guy! He has a good build for lifting bags of concrete around building sites for monimum wage. Maybe when he can turn up to a building site on time consistently for 24 months clubs can consider him... if he has the motivation to eat a good diet, get fit, stay off the durries and behave himself.Last edited by ism22; 03-01-2018, 08:44 AM.Comment
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Lazy kid. The end.Comment
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Let him go and flip burgers like Jake or work on a building site for minimum wage. That should have him coming back to the game in a real hurry.Comment
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