Korbin out?

[Spot On]

Lol.

Depends how you look at it.

Korbin is on $1200 a week after tax. The average rent in Brisbane is around $550 a week.

Shall we assume he rents a decent pad??? Bump that to $700???

Leaves him $500 a week to pay his bills (electricity, water, phone, insurances, rego, fuel etc) buy food and look after a partner/wife and child.

That's not including anything else during the week ie beer and a punt.

He aint eating out bro.

By the way, the comment was 'tongue in cheek'.

 

[Hardcore_Fan]

I think $80k is enough for most people to pay rent and eat

Not to mention he is already on tv commercials here. Probably has another 100k in third party under his belt.

 

[Caped Crusader]

Not to mention the $90k he already pocketed from us before leaving

 

[Knight76]

As far as Rochow is concerned, he played up to his potential. What you see is what you get. Hes nothing special

Yeah, but good to see him shit at another club after what he said when leaving the knights.

 

[Spot On]

What did he say??? I've taken little interest in his career after I was told he wanted out a long time before he actually left.

 

[Knight76]

This is all I could find now,

“There were lots of things which went (wrong) in terms of my injuries, the playing group and how the club was going,” Rochow said of the Knights.

“I don’t think I had a great option to stay. The negotiation process was a tricky one. We didn’t even come down to an offer to stay. It came to a stage mid-to-late in the season where I knew I had to find another club.

“I’m happy I’ve landed here. It’s such a professional club with a proud history. Leaving Newcastle was a hard decision but something I had to do.

I didn't read that too favorably. I'm pretty sure there were other comments he made.

 

[Knight76]

Another comment from him.

It’s understood Rochow told Knights officials he would be forced to push himself harder if he was part of a stronger roster.

Seems like a good self motivator. If others are struggling, why try.

Anyway, glad he is gone.

 

[Spot On]

The quote, "I don't think I had a great option to stay" is a little ambiguous.

Nathan Brown's version of events with Rochow was that Rochow told the club not to make him an offer and that he didn't want to stay. Brown has said the club wanted to keep him.

I wonder if the move to Souths will turn out any better for him. I don't get what the appeal would have been for him.

 

[Spot On]

Another comment from him.



Seems like a good self motivator. If others are struggling, why try.

Anyway, glad he is gone.

....and to me that sums up his leadership qualities. Zero.

Yet so many where saying he would be a great captain for the club????

I don't know how they could have formed that opinion?

 

[Knight76]

I read his comments meaning he wanted to get away from the Knights as they were going nowhere and he wanted to move to a more competitive club.

I'm sure there was something else he said at the time also. Can't find it now though.

 

[Sydney Knight]

Rochow left for Melbourne when we were dirt poor. Came back when the Tinkler cash was flowing and then left when it dried up.

Don't begrudge players making money but he hasn't displayed much loyalty particularly after being paid well for 2 injury riddled seasons.

 

[Noname36]

To be honest I couldn't care less about their reasons for leaving or their performances now.

I only want players at the club that genuinely care for it and want to do all they can to improve it.

A player like Gagai for example, who we've rightly criticised for some of his defensive errors, i actually have a shit load of respect for because at the very least he's always stood by and has been positive about the club despite coaches giving him more than a few opportunities to get out, guilt free if he wanted. Where most of them have run for the hills, preferring to walk into an already successful club rather than working hard to improve this one and that says as much about them as it does the Knights IMO.

 

[Spot On]

Here here No Name.

Cant say I'm a Gagai fan yet but what you've said about his off field attitude and rhetoric is 100% correct and I respect him for it big time.

I hope his form supports the stance he's taken when defending the club.

 

[Glendale]

Is this now 'Ex-players watch thread'?

Tyrone went awesome at hooker for the Tits tonight. Takes me back to when he played hooker for us for a couple of games. Would have been a better Hooker then a halfback if he focused on it IMO.

Sorry for the OT.

 

[perverse]

Here here No Name.

Cant say I'm a Gagai fan yet but what you've said about his off field attitude and rhetoric is 100% correct and I respect him for it big time.

I hope his form supports the stance he's taken when defending the club.

Will have to wait until mid-next year at the earliest before you give him a pass I reckon. Contract year this year, I'm sure if he hits form there'll be no shortage of people pointing that out, yourself included.

He's definitely been a good clubman for us, with no real reason to be beyond what he thinks is important for his own integrity. Few would have blamed him for walking at any given time.

 

[Caped Crusader]

Gagais defence certainly hasn't improved from 2016

 

[Alex28]

Great second half tonight Korbin. Thank god he's not doing that shit for us now. Benny deserves him

 

[Glendale]

8 runs for 56m.

Vintage Korbin.

 

[PhilGould]

56m, 23 tackles, 3 missed tackles, 2 errors, 2 penalties, a few big hit attempts. This is literally no different than his average game for us, but because he's with Brisbane now commentators are talking it up.

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Brown should be extended now based on that one decision. Great bit of Business