Ardie Savea All Black. Dragons?

[muzby]

Dragons Union Converts

Successes
Evans-St George
Kearney-Parramatta
O'Connor-ACT
Scott Gourlay-Eastwood
Hawthorne-Randwick
James-St George
Ryan-St. George
Walker-Randwick

Failures
O'Callaghan-Randwick
O'Neill-Randwick
Stumbles-St. George
Sullivan-Gordon

Missed By A Whisker
Mark Ella-Randwick

What an impressive list of forwards

 

[TheFlash]

Dragons Union Converts

Successes
Evans-St George
Kearney-Parramatta
O'Connor-ACT
Scott Gourlay-Eastwood
Hawthorne-Randwick
James-St George
Ryan-St. George
Walker-Randwick

Failures
O'Callaghan-Randwick
O'Neill-Randwick
Stumbles-St. George
Sullivan-Gordon

Missed By A Whisker
Mark Ella-Randwick

You can add Willie O to missed by a whisker, im pretty sure either Mark Ella or Willie O or both actually signed, but then we ripped the contract up after a change of heart...

 

[possm]

He has already stated he wants to play with the Roosters or Storm so never be with us.

Surely that woul not stop Mighty Millward from obtaining his signature.

 

[Miller was a legend]

Gavin millers ugly mug was allowed to scare school kids and JDB’s haircut got through

Oi!!!

lmao

 

[Frank Facer]

Dragons Union Converts

Successes
Evans-St George
Kearney-Parramatta
O'Connor-ACT
Scott Gourlay-Eastwood
Hawthorne-Randwick
James-St George
Ryan-St. George
Walker-Randwick

Failures
O'Callaghan-Randwick
O'Neill-Randwick
Stumbles-St. George
Sullivan-Gordon

Missed By A Whisker
Mark Ella-Randwick

Regarding Mark Ella. I rate him the best union player I have seen (I haven't watched much union since they went pro in 95). We chased him very hard and came close to signing him. I remember reading that one of the reasons Ella knocked us back, was because he had doubts about being a success. I wanted us to sign Ella bad. I think he would have been a success for sure. He could have been one of the best league 5/8 ever.

In the 80's I read Wally Lewis's autobiography called King Wally. Lewis went on the 1977/78 schoolboys rugby union tour of England. Michael O'Conner, Tony Melrose and the three Ella brothers also made the same tour squad. They were unbeaten. Lewis struggled to make the first 15. I remember Wally saying that most of the players played table tennis on tour and that at the Ella brothers hadn't played table tennis before the tour, but by the end of the tour they were the 3 best table tennis players in the squad. He was pointing out how naturally gifted they all were.

In hindsight, I wish we would have signed Wally Lewis in the early 80's. I remember Manly making him a big offer or 2, but Qld RL managed to keep him in Queensland.

 

[Frank Facer]

You can add Willie O to missed by a whisker, im pretty sure either Mark Ella or Willie O or both actually signed, but then we ripped the contract up after a change of heart...

I would have liked to see how Willie O went in league. He may have been able to make it. He would have been a very damaging runner.

 

[muzby]

I remember Wally saying that most of the players played table tennis on tour and that at the Ella brothers hadn't played table tennis before the tour, but by the end of the tour they were the 3 best table tennis players in the squad. He was pointing out how naturally gifted they all were.

Maybe he was actually pointing out that table tennis is just a shit sport that anyone can pick up quite easily.

 

[RedVDave]

Also says he wants to test himself. To see if he can dominate.

He wants a test, not mission freaking impossible surely.

 

[Frank Facer]

Maybe he was actually pointing out that table tennis is just a shit sport that anyone can pick up quite easily.

Is that what you actually think?

 

[Dragonsamy]

Is that what you actually think?

Don't bother with him Frank

 

[muzby]

Is that what you actually think?

Table tennis is a crap sport.

Is it even a sport? Plenty of people can play it even when drunk..

 

[muzby]

Don't bother with him Frank

Please don’t derail yet another thread with your petty shit.

Frank & I are having a discussion about the merits of table tennis.

Don’t try and take it off topic.

Again.

 

[Frank Facer]

Table tennis is a crap sport.

Is it even a sport? Plenty of people can play it even when drunk..

You obviously lack comprehension skills. lol

 

[muzby]

You obviously lack comprehension skills. lol

Not at all..

Someone being able to master the game of table tennis does not automatically mean they are naturally gifted sportsmen.

Plenty of non-sporty folk have mastered it quickly.

BTW.. Hopefully you aren’t a poker player. Your “lol” is a bad tell.

 

[Dragonsamy]

Please don’t derail yet another thread with your petty shit.

Frank & I are having a discussion about the merits of table tennis.

Don’t try and take it off topic.

Again.[/Quote

Ignore

 

[Miller was a legend]

 

[Walpole]

So. Have we signed this bloke yet?

 

[muzby]

So. Have we signed this bloke yet?

Yes, press conference on Friday once the cooling off period finishes.

 

[merahputih]

Dick Thornett was another forward who transitioned successfully from union to league: a dual international, or a triple international if you count water polo in the Olympics.....but not table tennis.

 

[muzby]

Dick Thornett was another forward who transitioned successfully from union to league: a dual international, or a triple international if you count water polo in the Olympics.....but not table tennis.

Water polo can be f**king brutal..