Going back to the Steelers days here:
- Ryan Girdler: keeping McIndoe who played one more season and then retired over this guy was a brilliant decision.
- Dean Schifilitti: Dean Callaway was honest but not half as good as Spaghetti Twin #1, who was mentioned a number of times as a Queensland Origin hopeful, but always had Steve Walters in his way.
- Neil Piccinelli: Spaghetti Twin #2 was the one player Graham Murray managed to drag with him to Superleague, left a big hole in our forward pack. We especially missed his defense.
- John Simon: I will never forgive the Roosters for signing our lynch pin player to play reserve grade.
- Brett Rodwell: Souths deserved to die for this one!
and post-merger:
- Craig Fitzgibbon: absolutely gutted when he left. Should have won the 99 Churchill Medal ahead of Kimmorley. History has proven how stupid we were to let him go.
- Luke Patten: brilliant young fullback when he left, and we didn't have a ready-made replacement at the time. Proved not to be so bad when Hornby came along.
- Anthony Mundine: while I personally celebrated because I thought he was a douche (and still do) and was jumping ship because he couldn't hack losing a couple of games (like Langer at the donkeys), it still hurt us long term. We never did dig up a decent halves partner for Barrett to replace him.
- Amos Roberts: the Rorters again. Thankfully he never really came good for them or Penrith.
- Nathan Blacklock: I was really pissed when he walked. Thought he was being a sook, much like Mundine. But at least he came back, and all was forgiven, especially after the match where he helped Manly pull off the second biggest choke in history.
- Colin Best: one of the many rejects from other clubs we managed to turn into a decent first grader. Ultimately would have proven more useful than Gasnier as far as I'm concerned.
- Lance Thompson: this guy bled for the red V. Watching him play for the Sharks was a bitter pill.
- Luke Bailey: Well I guess the Tits had to get players from somewhere, and I know if I have to see Saints players go to another NRL team I'd prefer it to be the Coast, but it still sucked to lose such a great player. Busted his arse for us every single week, and is now doing the same for them.
- Trent Barrett: Part of me was upset, as he was my favourite player, and part of me was angry at the way he jerked us around. In the end he deserves to be where he is now.
- Adam Peek: was great in his lone season for us. Very disappointed we couldn't find a place for him and he went to the friggin Sharks.
- Mark Gasnier: Could have been a great player, ended up being a waste of space. Only turned it on when he felt like it, and Beau Scott's form this season shows up how little he put in compared to the ability he had. He jerked us around the same as Barrett, lost us one of the Morris twins as an added benefit, and then pissed off to frog land for the money. Good riddance.
- Jason Ryles: This really pissed me off. A frustrating player at times, if anything he tried too hard, but no-one could question his effort. Would have been a gun under Bennett's tutelage.
- Kirk Reynoldson: this might seem a strange one, especially to Knights fans, but he actually busted his gut for us last year in a supporting role and while being paid peanuts. Yet another off-cut who came good while playing for us. I was hoping he might stay for another season. Especially when I discoverd the off-field work he was doing with PCYC. A fair few higher paid players could learn a thing or two from the bushranger.
