"IT will go down as the biggest recruitment blunder in rugby league history, bar none. The day back in July 2004 when the Canterbury Bulldogs let a 21-year-old Johnathan Thurston go.
Despite his pleas to stay at Belmore and the fact he was prepared to accept 30 per cent less than North Queensland was offering, the Bulldogs cut him loose — and chose Brent Sherwin ahead of him."
hahah. dickheads
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Really interesting article, thanks josh.
Secondly, even as a bench player at the Dogs, Thurston looked the goods. It was obvious that he had something extra. That decision was beyond dumb.
Finally, the position of Gould as a Channel Nine identity being a Club executive has always been an issue for me. Being able to offer Channel Nine media deals as part of a signature with Penrith must be a borderline TPA breach. Was that part of the Moylan and Idris deals?
Best to let sleeping dogs lie, re that beyond dumb decision.
Thurston was moved to North QLD for reasons other than football. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say no more.
LMFAO
But Brent Sherwin was reeeeeaally good. LOL.
Interesting who JT was closest to at the Bullfrogs. Willie Mason, Reni Maitua and Willie Tonga. He was probably lucky he got away from them all.