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Follow Me Up To Carlton

Follow Me Up To Carlton

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I'm still uneasy about this.

For mine, players who are interested in coming to us who have previously played for clubs such as Brisbane, Canterbury ect should have to publicly repent before being signed.
 
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Godz Illa

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Follow Me Up To Carlton said:
I'm still uneasy about this.

For mine, players who are interested in coming to us who have previously played for clubs such as Brisbane, Canterbury ect should have to publicly repent before being signed.
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I agree. Although Dell has served the equivalent of jailtime for the offence of Bronco-ism: playing rugby union.
 
dragondad

dragondad

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If I have calculated correctly, isn't the Broncos' game a pre-Origin game? We will probably have Gaz and Cooper out again and possibly Hornby. There'll be room for the Dell!
 
Macarthur Saints

Macarthur Saints

Juniors
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Knockout marking Dell

By Josh Massoud | May 31, 2008 12:00am

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/sport/nrl/story/0,26799,23784091-5012657,00.html


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Wendell Sailor ... he's hoping tonight will be his Jim Beam Cup swansong. / The Daily Telegraph


WENDELL Sailor hopes tonight will be Jim Beam Cup swansong. But whatever the future holds, Shellharbour's drawcard is no guarantee to remember it. Marking Sailor at the Windsor Sports Complex this evening is a kid called Daniel King. He is 21-years-old, weighs 86 kg and has knocked out four rival wingers this season.
Two weeks ago at Cronulla, King smacked his opposite so hard the game had to be delayed for 20 minutes while an ambulance was called.
"That was a good one, but I got concussed as well,'' King recalled yesterday. "I finished the game though.''
With Wendell a confirmed starter, the Wolves haven't been this hungry since Duran Duran pinched their logo and landed a world-wide No. 1.
Confident King will leave an impression, Windsor coach Trent Rosa even wanted to rest his man last week to guarantee the match-up with Sailor would eventuate tonight.
"He didn't want me to get injured and not mark Wendell. He thinks I'm the man for the job,'' said King, a labourer and father-of-one.
"The coach has even told me that I'll be playing on whatever wing Shellharbour puts Wendell,'' King said. "I'm usually on the other side, so I guess I'll have to switch.''
With St George Illawarra skipper Mark Gasnier forced out of the Dragons backline with a torn hamstring, there was speculation Sailor could be called up for tomorow's clash against South Sydney.
But Dragons coach Nathan Brown has delayed his NRL comeback for another week, with Sailor all-but certain to end his two-year exile from elite football against former club Brisbane next Friday night.
Provided he survives tonight's challenge, that is.
"I can't wait - this is the best opportunity I've ever had to show what I can do,'' King said. "Wendell is one of the great wingers, but I'll be treating him like anyone else on the field. If the opportunity comes up, I'll try and put a hit on.''
 
Slackboy72

Slackboy72

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http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/new...cos-says-cooper/2008/06/01/1212258648821.html

Sailor's a sure thing for Broncos, says Cooper

Jamie Pandaram | June 2, 2008

A NASTY poke in the eye gave Dragons centre Matt Cooper blurred vision in the second half of yesterday's match against Souths, but afterwards he was seeing clearly enough to foreshadow the much-anticipated return of Wendell Sailor to the NRL this Friday.
While coach Nathan Brown refused to confirm Sailor would be picked for the clash against his old club Brisbane at WIN Stadium, Cooper spoke as though he was fully expecting Sailor to step out for his first NRL game in seven years.
"I think it's going to be great for the club, Wendell's been training for a while and he has definitely brought a spark to training," Cooper said. "The boys love having him around and I'm sure the boys will love having him on the field. Hopefully he gets out there on Friday night and has a big game for us."
Not only would Sailor's selection be a marketing dream, but it would mark an incredible return to the top for one of Australia's most controversial sporting figures. The dual international was banned from professional sport for two years in 2006, while playing rugby with the NSW Waratahs, after testing positive to cocaine.
At the time, almost everyone but Sailor believed the ban would mark the end of his playing career. The winger spent the time away training solidly and was signed by the Dragons as soon as his official sanction expired.
For the past three weekends the 33-year-old has been playing park football with the Shellharbour Marlins and it was always envisioned he would return to first grade against the Broncos, largely because Cooper, Mark Gasnier and Ben Hornby will be unavailable if they retain their NSW spots.
If he's missing three key backs, Brown would appear to have little reason not to pick Sailor, although he said he must first watch vision of the winger's most recent match.
Cooper, who suffered a deep cut under his left brow after an accidental poke at the end of the first half, said there was no denying Sailor's crowd-pulling power.
"He got nearly 5000 to a local Shellharbour game and that was probably the biggest crowd I've ever seen at Shellharbour," he said.
"He's definitely going to bring out a crowd on Friday night to WIN Stadium, against his old club, so it should be a good night. I hope he's there, he's going to give a boost to the players, that's for sure."
While he has been untried in the NRL since his defection to rugby in 2002, Sailor still boasts a significant physical presence and has looked fit in his three matches so far, with the Marlins winning all three.
Meanwhile, Dragons five-eighth Jamie Soward does not believe he has cemented the position despite his successful transition from halfback.
The Dragons have looked impressive with the Soward-Hornby halves combination, which has coincided with the team's resurgence.
But after Brown said early this year he would stick to the Soward-Rangi Chase combination for the rest of the season before changing his mind, the playmaker is cautious.
"I like playing there but I'm definitely not [confident of holding the spot] for the rest of the year," Soward said.
"As long as I'm doing what the coach wants me to do, hopefully I can stay there. I'm happy to be stringing a few games together and lucky they've been wins."
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...Friday nights a great night for football.
 
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flamin

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Can't wait til Friday night!

http://illawarra.yourguide.com.au/n...ants-big-crowd-for-broncos-battle/780745.aspx
Brown wants big crowd for Broncos battle


BY TIM BARROW
2/06/2008 4:00:00 AM
Dragons coach Nathan Brown said he expects to see the sold-out sign hanging up outside WIN Stadium for Friday night's clash against Brisbane Broncos.

With the expected return of former Broncos superstar Wendell Sailor for his first game back in the NRL in seven years and St George Illawarra yesterday stringing their third-consecutive victory together, Brown expects Dragons fans to pack out the Wollongong ground.

The Dragons are placed ninth on the ladder after their 26-12 win over South Sydney in front of a disappointing crowd of 12,978 at ANZ Stadium.

But even with both teams set to be missing their State of Origin stars, Brown declared there would be a big atmosphere at WIN Stadium on Friday night.

"I'd be disappointed if we didn't sell it out," he said.

"If our fans don't turn up after our last six weeks of football they'll probably never turn up. I'd be disappointed."

Sailor left the Broncos after signing with Super 14 rugby franchise the Queensland Reds in 2001.

After switching to the NSW Waratahs, Sailor was banned from professional sport for two years in 2006 for cocaine use before signing with St George Illawarra at the expiry of his ban last month.

Sailor has played with St George Illawarra feeder club Shellharbour in the Jim Beam Cup for the past three weeks.

He delivered another solid performance for the Marlins as they toppled top-placed Windsor on Saturday night.

It is expected to be enough for Sailor to be selected, with the Dragons to be without injured Mark Gasnier, as well as Matt Cooper and Ben Hornby, who are likely to be called into State of Origin camp this week.

"(Sailor) played last night and played strong, but I haven't seen his game," Brown said.
"We'll have a look at his tape on Monday and we'll see what happens with selections and with selections for NSW."
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Slackboy72

Slackboy72

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More from the magical land of Dell...

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23800936-23214,00.html

Dell set to face Broncos

By James Phelps
June 03, 2008 WENDELL Sailor's two-year hell will end when the dual international is named on Tuesday to make his NRL return against his former club, Brisbane.
After serving a two-year ban for taking cocaine, Sailor, 34, is almost certain to play against Brisbane at WIN Stadium on Friday night, with star centres Mark Gasnier and Matt Cooper both out on State of Origin duty.

Dragons officials remained tight-lipped about the comeback on Monday night, but it is understood the club's biggest drawcard will play in a match that could earn the club $1 million in gate receipts.

"I'm not sure," Sailor said of his projected return. "I hope so but it's not up to me."

The winger tested positive to cocaine on May 13, 2006, while contracted to the Australian Rugby Union, and resumed his career with Jim Beam Cup side Shellharbour two weeks ago.

Privately, Sailor has long been eyeing off the round 13 clash against the Broncos, the club for which he made his name, as his comeback match.

His inclusion would almost ensure a sellout in Wollongong.

Cooper, who has been named in the NSW side today for Origin II, backed Sailor to make his NRL return.

"Dell has been playing well for Shellharbour and training well for us," Cooper said. "I would like to see him out there on Friday night.

"It is going to be a big game and I hope we get a big crowd here."

Outside back Josh Morris said that playing with Sailor would fulfil a life-long dream.

"I watched Dell when I was a young bloke and the Broncos were my favourite team," Morris said.

"Being able to play with him would be an honour. It is something I have always wanted to do."
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Can I proclaim my prediction in my sig to be correct yet?
 
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