50 worst buys in NRL history

[DiegoNT]

Speaking about wasting a wage. When a johns signed his last contract, theyhad to let ben kennedy go. Thereafter, no more chance of a premiership.

I remember there was big fan fare when broncos signed Israel Folau for big money, and while he played some ok football they had to lose a lot of good players to get him. They lost the likes of Boyd, Hannant, Eastwood, Stagg, Ennis all who had career best seasons at their new clubs the very next year while broncos struggled for a few years afterwards. So while Folau played some decent football i always considered him a historically bad signing (especially since broncos always develop decent outside backs).

 

[gUt]

Getting rid of Petro and replacing him with Joel Clinton was not particularly brilliant

 

[The Engineers Room]

Eels have 8 of the top 50.... think they went easy on us, could have included Chris Walker in addition to his stint with Souths, plus Chris Hicks, Paul Whatuira, Jordan Atkins and the Tonga brothers...

Andrew McFadden

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Andrew McFadden

That would be quite an achievement to be in the worst signings as a player and coach...

 

[bedlam breakout]

very harsh on Tomkins, went to wrong club to play headless rugby -watched most of his games and did a lot more right than wrong, would have ben a superstar at bulldogs or similar - followed leuluai bro culture un fortunatley

 

[H.H]

I know this is supposed to be NRL era only, but f**k it, I'm going back.

Garrick Morgan (Crushers)
Tony D'arcy (Penriff)
Brian Smith (Easts)
Sorenson bros (Easts)
Brian Battese (Easts)
Burke bros (Easts)
Olsen Filipana (Easts)
Bob Lindner (Eels)
John Simon (Easts)
Phil Adamson (Manly)

 

[JJ]

Nobody rivals Dennis Betts IMO

 

[SpaceMonkey]

very harsh on Tomkins, went to wrong club to play headless rugby -watched most of his games and did a lot more right than wrong, would have ben a superstar at bulldogs or similar - followed leuluai bro culture un fortunatley

Bullshit, as a fullback his failings would've been the same at any club (weak kick returns, lack of defensive muscle and size, tendency to slip over, occasionally suss under the high ball).
You can't blame Warriors "bro culture" (wtf has that got to do with Leuluai by the way?) for that, especially given that lack of effort/attitude was never Tomkins problem.

 

[JJ]

Bullshit, as a fullback his failings would've been the same at any club (weak kick returns, lack of defensive muscle and size, tendency to slip over, occasionally suss under the high ball).
You can't blame Warriors "bro culture" (wtf has that got to do with Leuluai by the way?) for that, especially given that lack of effort/attitude was never Tomkins problem.

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