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Off contract players

Posted by eels fan forever on July 5, 2010 at 8:06pm

hey everyone i was just on the Darryl's Rugby League site and i found a list of players who are off contract next year, and a few caught my eye:

Ben Hornby (dragons)
James Aubusson (roosters)
Brett Seymour (warriors)
Taniela Tuiaki, Liam Fulton (tigers)
Colin Best, Feleti Talanoa, Rhys Wesser (rabbitohs)
Frank Pritchard (panthers)
Willie Mason, Luke O'donnell, Anthony Watts (cowboys)
Dean Whare, Steve Matai, Glenn Stewart, Jason King (manly)
Luke Bailey, Mat Rogers (titans)
Johnny Mannah, Luke Covell (sharks)

Considering we have already lost valuable players like Feleti, Krisnan, KK, Hauraki, Guru who is almost a definite and Cayless to retirement i think its time to make some recruitment's

Your thoughts are much appreciated.

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Craig July 5, 2010 at 8:10pm

i would be interested in Taniela Tuiaki, size and speed, replacement for grothe, could come cheaper then he is actually worth, only negative is coming back from serious injury
- jake arnold > Craig July 5, 2010 at 10:06pm
  
  Don't him and fui live together?? or use too??
eels fan forever July 5, 2010 at 8:12pm

was thinking the same thing craig, also colin best can play as a winger only problem he is almost 32.
Make Parra Great Again July 5, 2010 at 8:42pm

Colin Best knows how to score tries, something most of our backline doesn't know.....

Steve Matai has sting in him, i rate him....

Tuiaki would be great, he lives with Fui Fui, so could be a chance????

Hornby is under-rated, he would go well as our 7, Mortimer at 6
- YDIDISAYIDO > Make Parra Great Again July 5, 2010 at 8:47pm
  
  We don't need outside backs if we are near our cap.. Well we need a 7 and a 9 more.
  
  Tuaki at his peak would be great but he has had a very serious injury. His best is 30 games away if ever.
  
  Hornby is not a 7. Fullback is his best position. Goes missing in big games...i.e. end of season last year.
Make Parra Great Again July 5, 2010 at 8:52pm

Have you seen our back up roster, your kidding if you think we dont need outside backs.... can Reddy score points, hayne has scored 1 try in 2010, mortimer cant score, robson doesnt know where the tryline exists, tahu is in a try dryspell... And we dont need backs???

Watch the dragons vs penrith game tonite, it will change your view on Hornby
- big black guy > Make Parra Great Again July 5, 2010 at 11:14pm
  
  *ahem* Hayne has scored 2 tries ;)
- YDIDISAYIDO > Make Parra Great Again July 6, 2010 at 1:24pm
  
  I said we need a 7 and 9 more if we are near our cap.... don;t take things out of context to feed your ego.
  
  If you buy best who is going to want 180K or more to play on the wing, it's not worth it. We'll have to make do with Etu, Wringht and 1 or 2 100K players and get more $$ into the 7 and 9.
  
  To look at it another way.... Tahu is probably on 350K... however while you don't have proper halves, is only worth 180K to the side, becuase the team is not creating enough opportunities to capitalise on his talents Just can't justify spending money on outside backs when we don't have halves to create opportunties for them.
eels fan forever July 5, 2010 at 8:52pm

how u know that slippery eel ?
timbodavo July 5, 2010 at 8:52pm

personally i would be interested with hornby, tuiaki, cant agree with matai ,as good as he is just hate hime too much.