50 worst buys in NRL history

[RedVDave]

Probably everyone Bennett took to the Knights.

Hard to argue I think Jeremy Smith is the only exception.

 

[DiegoNT]

Just a quick souths worst buy 13
Obviously there have been worse players since re-admission, this team is made up purely of players who came to the club on big money and high hopes who just flopped.

1. Wesser- held inglis out of the fb position.
2. Reddy
3. C . walker
4. Richardson
5. Hegarty
6. B. Walker
7. J. Williams
8. Galuavo- good at panthers, eels & Eagles, poor for us
9. S. Walker
10. D. Taylor
11. Fletcher
12. Muir- set the platform for over payed, under performing players
13. Kidwell- played half a dozen games before being injured by his young daughter and retired

Coach. Paul langmack- only got the head coach position because he was the only person in the club with the necessary coaching qualifications

 

[madunit]

Just a quick souths worst buy 13
Obviously there have been worse players since re-admission, this team is made up purely of players who came to the club on big money and high hopes who just flopped.

1. Wesser- held inglis out of the fb position.
2. Reddy
3. C . walker
4. Richardson
5. Hegarty
6. B. Walker
7. J. Williams
8. Galuavo- good at panthers, eels & Eagles, poor for us
9. S. Walker
10. D. Taylor
11. Fletcher
12. Muir- set the platform for over payed, under performing players
13. Kidwell- played half a dozen games before being injured by his young daughter and retired

Coach. Paul langmack- only got the head coach position because he was the only person in the club with the necessary coaching qualifications

Terry Hill (the second time around) must be on the bench.

 

[Edwahu]

Stuart Flannagan to Canberra was bad. Like Orford bad.

 

[Incorrect]

Just a quick souths worst buy 13
Obviously there have been worse players since re-admission, this team is made up purely of players who came to the club on big money and high hopes who just flopped.

1. Wesser- held inglis out of the fb position.
2. Reddy
3. C . walker
4. Richardson
5. Hegarty
6. B. Walker
7. J. Williams
8. Galuavo- good at panthers, eels & Eagles, poor for us
9. S. Walker
10. D. Taylor
11. Fletcher
12. Muir- set the platform for over payed, under performing players
13. Kidwell- played half a dozen games before being injured by his young daughter and retired

Coach. Paul langmack- only got the head coach position because he was the only person in the club with the necessary coaching qualifications

Surely Joel Reddy was never signed for "big money".. what's more, did anyone have "high hopes" for him?

 

[madunit]

Given that Filiga was incentive based and played 10 minutes, we paid next to nothing for him.

What did we pay Albert Kelly? And his 2011 season was outstanding until he broke his leg.

Wasn't the Sharks involved in a bidding war with Parramatta for Kelly?

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

Sharks have a few.
I think its unfair to put Toops in. when he played for us he played well. but he was injured a bit and had some really tough personal stuff happen when he was at Cronulla.

our worst in the NRL era

1. Jarrad Anderson
2. Leon Bott
3. Josh Hannay
4. Blake Ayshford
5. Jonathan Wright
6. Matt Johns
7. Tim Smith
8. Richard Villasanti
9. Corey Hughes
10. Don Tweedle
11. Andrew Lomu
12. Adam Cuthbertson
13. Reni Maitua

we have had some trash teams.

 

[DiegoNT]

Surely Joel Reddy was never signed for "big money".. what's more, did anyone have "high hopes" for him?

He is probably the exception to the rule, but i just had to put him in the team. A team of worst buys for Souths just wouldn't feel right with reddy, even though most fans knew what to expect before he arrived

 

[Incorrect]

Sharks have a few.
I think its unfair to put Toops in. when he played for us he played well. but he was injured a bit and had some really tough personal stuff happen when he was at Cronulla.

our worst in the NRL era

1. Jarrad Anderson
2. Leon Bott
3. Josh Hannay
4. Blake Ayshford
5. Jonathan Wright
6. Matt Johns
7. Tim Smith
8. Richard Villasanti
9. Corey Hughes
10. Don Tweedle
11. Andrew Lomu
12. Adam Cuthbertson
13. Reni Maitua

we have had some trash teams.

This guy?

Oh sorry.... that's Don Cheadle....

 

[madunit]

Wests Tigers worst signings team

1 - Wade McKinnon
2 - Joel Reddy
3 - Owen Craigie
4 - Keith Lulia
5 - Robbie Beckett
6 - Braith Anasta
7 - John Morris
8 - Jason Cayless
9 - Masada Iosefa
10 - Ryan O'Hara
11 - Adam Blair
12 - Nick Graham
13 - Jamahl Lolesi

14 - John Hopoate
15 - Craig Field
16 - Matt Groat
17 - Eddy Pettybourne
Coach: Terry Lamb/Jason Taylor

 

[muzby]

Dragons:

1. Tim Moltzen
2. Ben McDougall
3. Dane Nielsen
4. Dylan Farrell
5. Denan Kemp
6. Ben Rodgers
7. Kris Keating
8. Nathan Long
9. Simon Woolford
10. Quentin Pongia
11. Soloman Haumono
12. Kirk Reynoldson
13. Matt Bickerstaff

14. Rulon Nutira
15. Luke Page
16. Matt Groat
17. Josh Aoilomai

Coach: Wayne Bennett

 

[Lambretta]

lol, Tomkins is nowhere near the worst ever signing. Overpaid for what he delivered sure, but there are countless big names signed every year for a final payout before retiring who deliver far less. Just look at any Eels side...

^^ this

 

[JJ]

Wayne Bennett for Newcastle, Steve Kearney for Parramatta, Brian McClennan for the Warriors

 

[no name]

Needs more Leo Dynevor to Magpies.
Was a big part of the Knights 97 season when Joey was injured.
Didn't kick on after that.

 

[The Charlatan]

Wests Tigers worst signings team

1 - Wade McKinnon
2 - Joel Reddy
3 - Owen Craigie
4 - Keith Lulia
5 - Robbie Beckett
6 - Braith Anasta
7 - John Morris
8 - Jason Cayless
9 - Masada Iosefa
10 - Ryan O'Hara
11 - Adam Blair
12 - Nick Graham
13 - Jamahl Lolesi

14 - John Hopoate
15 - Craig Field
16 - Matt Groat
17 - Eddy Pettybourne
Coach: Terry Lamb/Jason Taylor

No way Keith Lulia gets a start over Nick Bradley-Qalilawa.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Prediction for this list.

Nate Myles to Manly in 2016.

 

[TheFrog]

-Paul Whatiwura (Eels)

Although he won premierships at 2 clubs, and had a successful stint in England, he cannot have been on much coin at this stage of his career. As it was, he played one first grade game for the Eels.

I remember him for absolutely murdering a try in the dying stages of the 2003 GF, thankfully the match was over as a contest by then, but 24-6 would have been nice. All he had to do was pass to Luke Lewis outside him, the selfish prick.

 

[Liddell]

Just a quick souths worst buy 13
Obviously there have been worse players since re-admission, this team is made up purely of players who came to the club on big money and high hopes who just flopped.

1. Wesser- held inglis out of the fb position.
2. Reddy
3. C . walker
4. Richardson
5. Hegarty
6. B. Walker
7. J. Williams
8. Galuavo- good at panthers, eels & Eagles, poor for us
9. S. Walker
10. D. Taylor
11. Fletcher
12. Muir- set the platform for over payed, under performing players
13. Kidwell- played half a dozen games before being injured by his young daughter and retired

Coach. Paul langmack- only got the head coach position because he was the only person in the club with the necessary coaching qualifications

Kidwell actually made it back to play in the semi against manly after doing his acl tripping over his daughter early that year.

I thought that was a pretty good effort. He wasn't the same player after that though, was ordinary in 2008.

 

[Front-Rower]

No way Keith Lulia gets a start over Nick Bradley-Qalilawa.

Or Lee Murphy.....

 

[madunit]

No way Keith Lulia gets a start over Nick Bradley-Qalilawa.

I didnt classify NBQ as a signing as he started with Balmain