ARU top up Cross offer

[aussies1st]

Cross is likely to receive an offer of around $300,000 guaranteed, with $110,000 from the Force and a $190,000 top-up from the ARU.

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,18928433-23217,00.html

Talk about buying a team, I wonder if Junior Pelesasa wants to move back to the Reds now, as it looks like he will be a bench warmer next season.http://www.rugbywa.com.au/wa/wa.rugby/page/30461

 

[Timbo]

Cross was a fantastic schoolboy union player. He will slot back in quite naturally if he changes codes.

The Force are building a great team for next season!

 

[aussies1st]

Well at least they are taking from the Roosters and not the other Super 14 sides.

 

[The Camden Leisure Pirate]

At least we wont have to teach him how to gouge.......

 

[Twizzle]

thats alot more than he is worth to the chooks

 

[aqua_duck]

Pelasasa is hopeless anyway. Personally I think Cross would be a bigger success than Willie Tonga.

 

[boonboon]

I think cross will be more of a success then Gasnier or Tonga, he was a schoolboy sensation in Rugby Union and playing outside Henjack and Giteau he will be awesome

 

[blackfriday]

he has good pace and even better instincts but i dont think hes worth the money.

 

[aqua_duck]

henjak and especially giteau are both hopelessly over rated.

 

[fieldo]

henjak and especially giteau are both hopelessly over rated.

What happens when the money dries up......the RL after 100 years of professionalism know that it will....thats why they have a salary cap as administrators can't be trusted to run a club without sending it to the wall trying to buy a premiership.

 

[Twizzle]

What happens when the money dries up......the RL after 100 years of professionalism know that it will....thats why they have a salary cap as administrators can't be trusted to run a club without sending it to the wall trying to buy a premiership.

check the above posts, the S14 clubs arre only paying $110K to $150K, how is that going to send them to the wall, the NRL clubs pay alot more than that

the ARU made a sh*tload out of the world cup and are putting some of it back into the game

the rest comes from 3rd party sponsors

 

[Jackal Dog]

Glad to see the Roosters get a taste of their own medicine, having said that Cross is pretty average honestly don't know why the Force want him they already got McKay can cover no.10/12/13 pretty good, Staniforth who has been a revelation since coming back from London Irish in England and Graham who is a handy player as well. Waste of time and money if you ask me.

 

[The Camden Leisure Pirate]

I'd say throw him into No.13,
MacKay No.12
Gits No.10

Looks pretty good to me, hey maybe they'll win one??



Maybe...........................

 

[Timbo]

Cross was a gun flyhalf/fullback as a schoolboy.

He can play anywhere from 10-15 with skill. He'll fit in naturally.

 

[Polynesian Warrior]

What happens when the money dries up......the RL after 100 years of professionalism know that it will....thats why they have a salary cap as administrators can't be trusted to run a club without sending it to the wall trying to buy a premiership.

The NRL doesn't play 12 sold out test matches a year . ARU has alot more money in the bank from sponsors, Wallabies, Tickets, TV money and it won't be long before another RWC comes back to Australia .

 

[Tim Brasher]

15.Cameron Shepherd 20.Chris O'Young
14.Scott Staniforth 21.Junior Pelesasa
13.Ryan Cross 22.Jimmy Hilgendorf
12.Lachie Mackay
11.Digby Ioane
10.Matt Giteau
9.Matt Henjak

Outstanding backline with players such as Daruda, Graham, Sare, De Bartolo as back up

 

[aussies1st]

I'd say throw him into No.13,
MacKay No.12
Gits No.10

Looks pretty good to me, hey maybe they'll win one??



Maybe...........................

Giteau has said he will play 12 so MacKay will have to go to 10. Unless Cross wants to try his hand in that position. Maybe they could give Daruda another go at 10 with Giteau outside him.

 

[Mal Meninga]

I hope they dont drop Staniforth because hes been a gun this season.
9. Henjak but O'Young is the better
10. Mackay
11. Ioane
12. Giteau but should be the other way around
13. Staniforth
14. Shephard
15. Cross

 

[aussies1st]

We have a twist in this story. Seems like the Brumbies are going after him. Someone said Cross can play 10 well the Brumbies seem to need one to backup Larkham as Fairbanks is shocking.