Re: New Signing Confirmed : Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:33 pm  

kinleycat wrote:

Never seen Masoe or Poore, I'm sure those bigging them haven't either, certainly not enough to form such presumptuous forecasts.
I remember how deverstating Leano was going to be, and a good few others!!!
Lets not start with all this crap again, wait for whoever to come and see how they go!!

Agreed
We've had a few good Aussies in our time and Tim Smith is right up there but, we've also had our share of not so good.
Hence the reason we are trying to off load a couple ironically to make room for 2 more !!
So lets hope that the ones that we sign will be both good players and want to play in England, for the full term of their contract(s).

Re: New Signing Confirmed : Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:57 pm  

Poore does not live up to his name,

Re: New Signing Confirmed : Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:45 pm  

Is it only me who thought Mathers had a on and off season, he wasn't too consistent.. I'd rather have a new fullback to be honest, I just think Mathers bottles it alot. He should have to prove he can play consistently.

Re: New Signing Confirmed : Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:48 pm  

Agree with Kinley Cat. Dallas Hood, Brent Todd, Mark Graham, Clinton O'Brian, Peterson, Tronc, I could go on!

Re: New Signing Confirmed : Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:49 pm  

If you look back over the years Parramatta have provided quite a few players for us and can't think of any bad players that they have ended up in a Wakefield shirt. Can anyone think of any?

Re: New Signing Confirmed : Tue Oct 16, 2012 11:33 pm  

kinleycat wrote:

Never seen Masoe or Poore, I'm sure those bigging them haven't either, certainly not enough to form such presumptuous forecasts.
I remember how deverstating Leano was going to be, and a good few others!!!
Lets not start with all this crap again, wait for whoever to come and see how they go!!

Don't know much about Masoe but if you've followed the NRL in any sort of way the last 5 or 6 years you'll have seen a fair bit of Poore. Was an excellent player up to his injury, one of the best props down under and ended getting picked for NSW in 2009. Off the back of that form he then signed a massive 3 year deal with the Eels, where it all seemed to go tits up for him and he's hardly ever shown the form he did at St George. Listen to some of the Eels fans and you'd think he's the anti-Christ but that's simply because he was on such a big wack there and they haven't had value for money from him when he was brought in as a star player

Problem is if he comes over, will he get his head down and knuckle down & get stuck in, bit of a drop from being on $1million over 3 years to playing for us. Had a serious knee injury that kept him out nearly all of 2011 and could flair up again, so for the money he would be asking it would be a risk, one that could pay off but who knows, still only 27 though.

Re: New Signing Confirmed : Tue Oct 16, 2012 11:41 pm  

The Dreadnought wrote:

Is it only me who thought Mathers had a on and off season, he wasn't too consistent.. I'd rather have a new fullback to be honest, I just think Mathers bottles it alot. He should have to prove he can play consistently.

Could say that about all our backs & mistakes always get highlighted in the position he plays.

Personally like him and what he brings to the side, experienced, great in attack and always looking for work to give the forwards a hand and decent in defense and he's a good organiser and motivator out on the pitch as well imo.

Good enough player for where we are as a side and where we want to be next season.

Re: New Signing Confirmed : Wed Oct 17, 2012 5:43 am  

Shifty Cat wrote:

Could say that about all our backs & mistakes always get highlighted in the position he plays.

Personally like him and what he brings to the side, experienced, great in attack and always looking for work to give the forwards a hand and decent in defense and he's a good organiser and motivator out on the pitch as well imo.

Good enough player for where we are as a side and where we want to be next season.

spot on this post what mathers brings is his leadership qualities that most dont seem to appreciate, he marshalls the defence over the park and IMHO he is excellent at coming into the line making the extra man to open up defences, hes not a defensive full back but more attacking and that will do me fine thanks,

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Re: New Signing Confirmed : Wed Oct 17, 2012 6:08 am  

Richie Mathers told guests at Kirk Dixons wedding on saturday that he would be staying with Wakey next season.

Re: New Signing Confirmed : Wed Oct 17, 2012 6:28 am  

kinleycat wrote:

Never seen Masoe or Poore, I'm sure those bigging them haven't either, certainly not enough to form such presumptuous forecasts.
I remember how deverstating Leano was going to be, and a good few others!!!
Lets not start with all this crap again, wait for whoever to come and see how they go!!

I can't comment on masoe but Poore is as good a prop as any sl team could hope for

My opinion on Poore comes from several seasons of watching him play