DeeGan
07-04-06, 12:25 PM
From the Daily Telegraph;
Prince wanted to play for Cowboys
By Steve Mascord
April 07, 2006
WESTS Tigers halfback Scott Prince has revealed his first preference was to rejoin North Queensland next year - but he was turned away.
Prince takes on the Cowboys tonight in a rematch of last year's grand final before an expected sell-out crowd of 26,000 at Dairy Farmers Stadium.
Mount Isa-raised Prince joins Gold Coast in 2007 but he had his eye on a north Queensland homecoming during negotiations in February.
"I was really interested in going back home and Townsville would have been my first preference," he told The Daily Telegraph.
"But they re-signed a few guys and they said it wasn't fair on them to go out and sign me at that point. They wanted me to hang on but ... I wanted to sort it out before the season."
NQ chief executive Peter Parr last night confirmed: "To make a decision in the timeframe Scott and his manager wanted and to meet the sort of financial conditions that were in place, we would have had to make a decision on letting one - probably two - of our current players go before a ball was kicked this season.
"We weren't prepared to do that."
Wests Tigers took 19 men to Townsville yesterday. Cowboy Aaron Payne (neck) is out.
NQ coach Graham Murray yesterday pointed out to his charges that Wests Tigers are the only side to have beaten them in their past 12 premiership matches."We really need to get one back on them," said prop Mitchell Sargent.
And Wests Tigers lock Jamaal Lolesi has admitted he is "lucky to be playing" after narrowly escaping suspension during the week.
Only about 5000 tickets remain with the new capacity of Dairy Farmers Stadium - after State Government-funded refurbishments - to be tested for the first time.
I commented today to a mate, 'Who wouldn't want to be a Cowboy? They are going to be a premiership force for the next five years' - not a great headline to read for Titans fans though only one thing matters that being 'we got our man' :D
The piece certainly adds to the contest I guess given Prince is returning 'home' taking on Jonathan Thurston who will line up at halfback where the QLD number seven jumper is at stake.
One game won't decide the battle for the position though a strong showing for Prince certainly gains some ground on Thurston who IMO is a certainty at halfback if he remains injury free.
Prince wanted to play for Cowboys
By Steve Mascord
April 07, 2006
WESTS Tigers halfback Scott Prince has revealed his first preference was to rejoin North Queensland next year - but he was turned away.
Prince takes on the Cowboys tonight in a rematch of last year's grand final before an expected sell-out crowd of 26,000 at Dairy Farmers Stadium.
Mount Isa-raised Prince joins Gold Coast in 2007 but he had his eye on a north Queensland homecoming during negotiations in February.
"I was really interested in going back home and Townsville would have been my first preference," he told The Daily Telegraph.
"But they re-signed a few guys and they said it wasn't fair on them to go out and sign me at that point. They wanted me to hang on but ... I wanted to sort it out before the season."
NQ chief executive Peter Parr last night confirmed: "To make a decision in the timeframe Scott and his manager wanted and to meet the sort of financial conditions that were in place, we would have had to make a decision on letting one - probably two - of our current players go before a ball was kicked this season.
"We weren't prepared to do that."
Wests Tigers took 19 men to Townsville yesterday. Cowboy Aaron Payne (neck) is out.
NQ coach Graham Murray yesterday pointed out to his charges that Wests Tigers are the only side to have beaten them in their past 12 premiership matches."We really need to get one back on them," said prop Mitchell Sargent.
And Wests Tigers lock Jamaal Lolesi has admitted he is "lucky to be playing" after narrowly escaping suspension during the week.
Only about 5000 tickets remain with the new capacity of Dairy Farmers Stadium - after State Government-funded refurbishments - to be tested for the first time.
I commented today to a mate, 'Who wouldn't want to be a Cowboy? They are going to be a premiership force for the next five years' - not a great headline to read for Titans fans though only one thing matters that being 'we got our man' :D
The piece certainly adds to the contest I guess given Prince is returning 'home' taking on Jonathan Thurston who will line up at halfback where the QLD number seven jumper is at stake.
One game won't decide the battle for the position though a strong showing for Prince certainly gains some ground on Thurston who IMO is a certainty at halfback if he remains injury free.