King Sonny Bill may return to the NRL... Which club should he join?

[Babyface O'reilly]

Might be a disaster, but for 10-15min a half, he could prove devastating with good players around him.

Yep and he’s only gotta put in for about six weeks or so.

 

[Vic Mackey]

I hope he comes back, you always want the best athletes playing in the game

Zero issue with him going to the Roosters. It’s going to be for what 4-8 games? Of course it’s going to be a reduced contract

 

[T-Boon]

The NRL should only let him play for Auckland.
Otherwise so solly Sonny.
The Roosters are cheats.

 

[some11]

Roosters.

Honestly just do it. With a season like this you need as many eyeballs on TV as possible.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Can't wait for the voice overs.

 

[Generalzod]

Just go already we know Politis runs the game...l

 

[Valheru]

Meltdowns!

More like for the LOL’s

The guy is 35 and no where near the footballer he once was.

Can’t believe the Roosters would go for him.

I agree that's why i dont believe it is a good idea.

If you dont think there will be a tonne of meltdowns over it though you are delusional.

 

[Canard]

Trent Robinson is pretty good at getting the best out of his older players though. Cronk and the Morris twins have produced some of the best footy of their careers under Robinson.

Cronk was the best half in the comp when he went to the Chooks.

 

[reanimate]

Cronkn was the best half in the comp when he went to the Chooks.

True, he maintained that at the Roosters though, despite being at the tail end of his career.

 

[Canard]

True, he maintained that at the Roosters though, despite being at the tail end of his career.

Robinson deserves shitloads of credit, but the form and talent of Cronk and Teddy is something they would have brought to any squad.

 

[reanimate]

Robinson deserves shitloads of credit, but the form and talent of Cronk and Teddy is something they would have brought to any squad.

Yeah his form probably would have been good at any club, Robinson's resting decisions and his ability to work the team around making defence work light for Cronk (e.g. 2018 GF was an extreme example of that) kept him in tip-top shape until the end though and let him focus on what he did best. You wouldn't get that out of a lesser coach.

 

[aqua_duck]

Are they signing him to tend to their garden? SBW is 89.

He's obviously not the elite player he once was but it's not like we've never seen a 34 year old play 1st grade before. At worst he's an upgrade on Aubusson as the bench backrow/centre utility

 

[mozza91]

He's obviously not the elite player he once was but it's not like we've never seen a 34 year old play 1st grade before. At worst he's an upgrade on Aubusson as the bench backrow/centre utility

After 6 years out of the NRL and coming in with no footy in months? If he’s half the player he was he’ll be killing it.

 

[dogslife]

This stinks of a Maubusson medical retirement.

He'll be a Roosters ambassador or selling used cars at City Ford by this time next week.

 

[aqua_duck]

After 6 years out of the NRL and coming in with no footy in months? If he’s half the player he was he’ll be killing it.

Yeh match fitness is the biggest issue hence why him signing for a team not in the finals is a waste but don't pretend like we've never seen someone go from union or ESL to the NRL and have an immediate impact, I mean it's not like he's been sitting on his couch for the past 6 years. Even if he's magically lost all his other attributes I'm sure a 110kg backrower with foot work and one of the best offloads we've ever seen can be a useful impact player off the bench

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Who I’d prefer - Warriors
Who I think - Roosters
Who’s a dark horse - Bulldogs

 

[Perth Red]

He was sht for the few games he played for wolfpack, in between injuries.

 

[aqua_duck]

He was sht for the few games he played for wolfpack, in between injuries.

To be fair they were getting smashed every game

 

[blue bags]

Is there no mid season "transfer" cut-off this year? Or does this not apply to players outside the NRL.

Surely if he is UK based he would be better off playing for another SL club?

it was june 30th, but with corona , THINGS has changed

 

[ayatollah_murdoch]

Sonny is a big fan of irony, so now (and best of all times to do this), his new club will be the crusaders.