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Andrew McCullough’s complicated contract a headache for Broncos
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[QUOTE="CaptainHook, post: 3040500, member: 8315"] I've been thinking of the Andrew McCullough situation and it's coincided with a bit of reading of Broncos history so I thought I'd kind of combine the two and deliver my take on it. For good or bad, I think what will happen is McCullough will go back into the team, Turpin will go back to the Queensland Cup and Segeyaro will be on the bench. I think hooker is the most important position on the field. Damien Cook and Cameron Smith leave bigger holes in their teams than Reynolds or Croft or whoever. It also seems to be a position the Broncos have never taken seriously for decades now. We haven't had a top tier dummy half since Luke Priddis in the early 2000s. We've unearthed and had some players that would've been great such as Barry Berrigan, Michael Ryan, Mick Ennis, Shane Walker, Nathan Friend but injuries, losing them to other clubs and other things like that meant it didn't really work out. Shaun Berrigan was great for us in the number 9 jersey but let's be honest he was barely there and besides, he was great in whatever position he played. Whether it was for the Broncos, Queensland or Australia and whether it was halfback, five-eigth, hooker, centre or on the bench the bloke delivered for us in spades. A true footballer. Remarkably versatile. A "cheeky bugger" as his Raiders teammate David Shillington put it. So... back to Macca. What is to say that hasn't already been said. I think he's solid but not spectacular. Is he in the top 3 hookers in the game? Has he ever been? Is he on par with Priddis? Dean Young? Matt Ballin from days gone by? Probably not. I confess though I don't watch anywhere near as much Rugby League as I used to so I might be being way too harsh on him. It was one of Wayne Bennett's biggest regrets letting Luke Priddis go. Priddis says Wayne came to him and said the Broncos wouldn't be re-signing him for the 2002 season. He says he wasn't really given a reason why. We were lucky to get him in the first place. He was set to stay at the Raiders, but they decided to go with Simon Woolford as their first choice hooker so Priddis went to the Adelaide Rams - who ceased to exist a fortnight later. Interestingly, he activated a clause in his contract that stipulated he had to play for a Super League-aligned club. Let's grab an infinity stone and go a little further back in time. Just a month or two. John Plath. Champion player. He was all geared up to rip in for the 1999 season knowing that Priddis was now with the club. He suffered a depressed cheekbone fracture in a trial game. Plath still had a year to run on his contract - interestingly, he needed to play 16 games of the season in order to activate it. Fascinating stuff, isn't it? Later in the year Bennett came to him and said he might be able to get him a contract in England. [I]You getting the hint, John? You picking up what I'm putting down mate? [/I] Plath didn't go to England. He decided to return to Wynnum-Manly. It's a hard business. It's hard to keep players. It's hard losing them. Who would be a coach? Personally, I'd find it terrible having to tell players they need to look for a new club. I can't imagine it gets easier with time. So yeah. It's a crucial position. We cannot stuff this up. McCullough and Segeyaro might be a good combination. I'm optimistic. I like seeing him in the coach's box while he recovers. He has a two-year option in his favour. Good luck to him. I'm sure he'll land on his feet either with the Broncos or another club. [/QUOTE]
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