Morkel
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Got the sharks second round, looks like the NRL want to cash in on the hype early.
Just like Bulldogs first round last year. Good planning by the NRL imo.
Got the sharks second round, looks like the NRL want to cash in on the hype early.
This upcoming season is the most optimistic I've felt in years.
I hope the team deliver
Am I the only one who doesn't really care how our jersey looks?
Am I the only one who doesn't really care how our jersey looks?
Any chance you could post the article ?Not a subscriberHodges saying he will retire from rep after next year.http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...aerea-hargreaves/story-fn2mcuj6-1227159076539
Any chance you could post the article ?Not a subscriber
Just type in "news" where it says "foxsports" and your article will be free. It's how I've avoided paying for Newscorp's bloody news+ rubbish.
TRAVIS Waddell’s move to the Broncos has forced Samoan Test hooker Michael Sio to take his quest for an NRL contract to North Queensland.The exciting 22-year-old prospect, who has already featured in a World Cup and the recent Four Nations, was in the final stages of talks with Brisbane’s Intrust Super Cup affiliate Souths Logan Magpies before opting to head north to join the Mackay Cutters.
Souths Logan coach Josh Hannay said Sio’s aspirations to push for an NRL position with the club were dampened by the Broncos’ acquisition of Waddell for the 2015 season.
“Speaking to his manager it came down to the fact Mackay could guarantee a spot in his preferred position for the entire season while we couldn’t,” Hannay said.
“With Travis being an affiliated player of ours through Brisbane there is a chance he will come back to play for us through the year.”
Waddell, 26, will be aiming to use the Magpies to compete with current Brisbane hooker Andrew McCullough for a place in the Broncos NRL line-up after following coach Wayne Bennett from Newcastle.
“I’d love the opportunity to coach Travis, but we hope we don’t see too much of him because we hope he will be playing more NRL football,” Hannay said.
“We want the best for him. He is still only young and has the best footy in front of him.”
Sio garnered interest from numerous clubs and will be hoping to use the Cutters to stake his own claim for a berth with a Cowboys team yet to settle on its hooker.
He will join former Broncos rake Jake Granville, Cameron King, Rory Kostjasyn and Ray Thompson in the chase for the No.9 jersey in Townsville.
“Michael is a very dedicated young footballer who had success at 20s level,” Hannay said.
“He has got the ability to be an NRL player and wants to put himself in the best possible situation to enhance his claims for it.
“The hooker role is up for grabs and it is going to be a hotly contested spot.”
Foordy, Sio was so bad they had McGuire play ahead of him.
If anything, good for Waddell.