Re: Rumours thread. : Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:32 pm  

St pete wrote:

It's silly to judge a player on being to old, look at ward, Anderson who both turned into great signings.

Its how they are playing that counts not age.

I'm never worried about props/big second rowers age, we made a huge mistake getting rid of Gilmour, he'd have been our best backrower over the last 3 yrs.
Menzies,Morley, Peacock, etc, etc these arnt exceptions, a great forward player casn easily go on to they're mid 30's and in some cases beyond.

Re: Rumours thread. : Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:36 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

I'm never worried about props/big second rowers age, we made a huge mistake getting rid of Gilmour, he'd have been our best backrower over the last 3 yrs.
Menzies,Morley, Peacock, etc, etc these arnt exceptions, a great forward player casn easily go on to they're mid 30's and in some cases beyond.

The big exception is past injury records.

Re: Rumours thread. : Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:40 pm  

St pete wrote:

The big exception is past injury records.

Morley had a bad few years, but has come through them well

Re: Rumours thread. : Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:42 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

Morley had a bad few years, but has come through them well

It's the types of injuries tho.

If they have serious knee injuries etc then I'd have to think twice.

Re: Rumours thread. : Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:47 pm  

St pete wrote:

It's the types of injuries tho.

If they have serious knee injuries etc then I'd have to think twice.

But even they can heal well. Sia's had 2 knee recronstructions and he runs like a freight train

Re: Rumours thread. : Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:48 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

But even they can heal well. Sia's had 2 knee recronstructions and he runs like a freight train

Will he when he's 33 ?

Re: Rumours thread. : Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:57 pm  

St pete wrote:

Will he when he's 33 ?

good question, IMO he'll be a prop long before then

Re: Rumours thread. : Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:52 pm  

Manu 2 years.
Turner 3 years.

Or so I've been told.

Re: Rumours thread. : Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:06 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Manu 2 years.
Turner 3 years.

Or so I've been told.

Re: Rumours thread. : Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:15 pm  

I was talking with few saints lads today and they ain't got clue. They hear the rumour but not heard anything concrete.