2024 Squad, Signings and Rumours Thread

[Cowabunga]

So a combination of Giteau and Sonny Bill according to Wiki and me not knowing what a 2nd five is. Sounds good to me.....

[Menoitios]

So a combination of Giteau and Sonny Bill according to Wiki and me not knowing what a 2nd five is. Sounds good to me.....

I don't even know what a Giteau is.

[5 Year Contract]

I don't even know what a Giteau is.

Rugby tragic here ( up the mighty reds). If he is a combination of those two then that would be elite. We all know Sonny bill but Matt Giteau was an elite fly half (think 7) and inside centre. Pretty much a player who could do everything, defend hard and plug in across the field while racking up tries. At 39 he was still playing in LA a few years back in their major rugby league comp. TLDR: they see him as a playmaker that can also run and hit hard ala Joey Manu

[willhelm]

Didn’t they say the same things about Spry

[Menoitios]

Rugby tragic here ( up the mighty reds). If he is a combination of those two then that would be elite. We all know Sonny bill but Matt Giteau was an elite fly half (think 7) and inside centre. Pretty much a player who could do everything, defend hard and plug in across the field while racking up tries. At 39 he was still playing in LA a few years back in their major rugby league comp. TLDR: they see him as a playmaker that can also run and hit hard ala Joey Manu

Cheers, mate! Sounds like a really good pick up. I hope he lives up to the hype!!

[Hail Sezer]

Didn’t they say the same things about Spry

What and when

[Titanic]

lol, I was thinking of Matt’s father Ron of Raiders, Wests and Roosters fame … a generational thing.

[willhelm]

What and when

I remember he was being compared to Latrell when he first came on the scene. Youngsters with an ounce of talent always get likened to the superstars.

[T0ken]

I remember he was being compared to Latrell when he first came on the scene. Youngsters with an ounce of talent always get likened to the superstars.

Remember kiah cooper? The next latrell. Spry? The next latrell. Taylor? The next Thurston

Media love hyping juniors up and then tearing them down when they don’t meet their lofty goals

[Hail Sezer]

I remember he was being compared to Latrell when he first came on the scene. Youngsters with an ounce of talent always get likened to the superstars.

Oh yeah any young indigenous kid gets paraded as the next Latrell or GI haha. Easy clicks for media

I think Cowa mentioned Sonny Bill and Giteau because the Wikipedia page for second five-eighth uses them as an example of players who played the position.

This kid might not even make it to Qcup level for all we know. CM would be saying he’s the next Joseph Manu if he was with the Broncos though lol

[Titanic]

This and the overuse of “legends” and “stars” are really examples of poor journalism, as if we needed any.

[Boonarga]

This and the overuse of “legends” and “stars” are really examples of poor journalism, as if we needed any.

Journalism school must have a whole semester on hyperbole.

[Mini GF]

Happy New Year.
Luke Garner-Bilambil Jets Junior, grew up on the Tweed.
Maybe given we are his hometown we should throw a market value offer at him, nothing over the top and see.
Excellent bench player or fringe first grader and injury cover type.

[Hail Sezer]

Happy New Year.
Luke Garner-Bilambil Jets Junior, grew up on the Tweed.
Maybe given we are his hometown we should throw a market value offer at him, nothing over the top and see.
Excellent bench player or fringe first grader and injury cover type.

Happy new year Bodsy

Hope you are well mate. You’re missed around here.

[Titanic]

Happy new year Bodsy

Hope you are well mate. You’re missed around here.

Gee HS, don't encourage him lol ... up yours too Bodsie, get back on the horse, missed like the Paki's slips cordon. On topic, do like Garner though.