CHRIS Sandow is finished in the NRL. Impossible to believe, right?
After all, it was only a fortnight ago this embattled Eel — a halfback who, right now, still sits seventh in Dally M voting — carved up Penrith with his signature freestyle footy. Booted five from five, too.
“And his best performances, they’re often a nine out of 10,’’ Eels legend Brett Kenny says.
“But his worst, you’re looking at a four.
“And with Chris Sandow at Parramatta ... there have been too many fours.”
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Chris Sandow looks finished as an NRL player.
Kenny insisted there was no future in the NRL for Sandow, who is off contract and under siege after publicly bagging Eels coach Brad Arthur last week.
Arguably the most flamboyant player in Eels history, Kenny suggested Sandow had fallen well short of providing value for the $2.2 million contract he signed in 2012.
Apart from being too “individual” for modern rugby league, the Parramatta great fears Sandow also lacks the consistency required for first grade.
“I’m not sure Chris Sandow will be in the NRL next year,’’ Kenny said.
“I think he’s headed for England, maybe even Queensland Cup.
“Which isn’t to say he is responsible for all the problems at Parramatta, he’s not.
“But from the start of the year, when people first started asking me if I thought he should be re-signed, I’ve said ‘no’. People were surprised back then but I just don’t think he does enough.”
Sandow created headlines, and a seemingly unrepairable rift with his coach, when he said of Arthur: “If he lets me play how I want to play we’ll win more games.”
While the comments were said to have ended any hope Sandow had of re-signing with the Eels, The Daily Telegraph understands the current administration had actually made that decision before the recent May board elections.
Asked for his thoughts on Sandow’s spray, a blunt Arthur on Sunday replied: “I don’t care, mate.”
Arthur also said he had fronted his playmaker over the incident and insisted the halfback’s future at the club had not already been determined.
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Sounds that way Wiz. I actually heard Sterlo say this last year early in the season and repeat it when asked, Its a good line that Bert stole lol.
Frankie, you can say what you like about Bert mate, but he's more than entitled to his view; he is a legend. He is also spot on about Sandow, and we have seen there is a huge difference between Sandow good, and Sandow bad; he should be one of our best players each week. And is not.
I don't give a brass who they are, right now if they have nothing good to say just stfu, for the good of what's left of our season, and the club they belong to.
Other clubs have their past greats pumping up their clubs tyres what do we get, past players wanting to sue, bagging the club and getting their two bobs worth bagging the players.
Point is how many other clubs' legends come out with this type of criticism of one of their current players on the eve of a very important game for us. It's just wrong.
FFS this is not what the club or fans need.
What next The Warhorse to come out and say the guys can't tackle for 80...yeah that's true too!
Sandow should have taken the contract extension he was offered earlier this year.......