Mateo in secret talks with the Dogs.

[Fathead]

Picks up wine again - A nice Cab sav BTW...
I concur .. In my opinion LOL

come on Suity you must admit that you think that Mateo could improve his fitness and be twice the player he is now.

and you too stagger !

 

[Suitman]

Picks up wine again - A nice Cab sav BTW...
I concur .. In my opinion LOL

come on Suity you must admit that you think that Mateo could improve his fitness and be twice the player he is now.

I've already answered that question, but tbh, I don't know for sure.

Suity

 

[Stagger eel]

Picks up wine again - A nice Cab sav BTW...
I concur .. In my opinion LOL

come on Suity you must admit that you think that Mateo could improve his fitness and be twice the player he is now.

and you too stagger !

sure, atleast 10% better than what we've seen prior to his injury, but ironically I think he had his best game against Manly where he actually sustained the injury...

btw, having a glass of semillion blanc myself and loving it just quietly..

 

[strider]

poofs ... go get a beer ffs

 

[Fathead]

Well thats the Tongan way of looking at things. They are very carefree and failure to understand this is what got Ando in trouble in Auckland.
The problem is that these days, natural talent wont win you premierships. Its great when you are 16 and at school but not in the NRL.
Thats why a love a player like Jason Bateri.
Would only have a fraction of the talent that Mateo has but a heart the size of pharlap.
If the reports are true and only if they are true, then i say see ya mateo.
I personally want players that will eat razor blades and run through brick walls to play for the eels.

 

[Stagger eel]

poofs ... go get a beer ffs

:lol:

 

[Fathead]

poofs ... go get a beer ffs

Its called culture...:lol:

 

[strider]

go support f'n easts :roll:

:lol:

 

[grapeape]

how can any1 question the commitment of these guys? ...

mateo ripped the muscle off the bone, now he cant wait to play again, even offering to play for wenty. THATS COMMITMENT.

you poofs cry if your steak is undercooked.

there is no trouble between mateo and DA.

there was trouble with inu earlier, when i first reported his link to the dogs a couple of months ago.

 

[Stagger eel]

there is no trouble between mateo and DA.
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good, then we'll expect him to honour his contract at the club and hopefully extend it shortly...;-)

 

[woddy]

how can any1 question the commitment of these guys? ...

mateo ripped the muscle off the bone, now he cant wait to play again, even offering to play for wenty. THATS COMMITMENT.

you poofs cry if your steak is undercooked.

there is no trouble between mateo and DA.

there was trouble with inu earlier, when i first reported his link to the dogs a couple of months ago.[/QUOTE]
WTF? you reported this info to the dogs:crazy:

 

[grapeape]

good, then we'll expect him to honour his contract at the club and hopefully extend it shortly...;-)

his contract ends at the end of next year, so he will prolly start negotiating in the off-season.

like every other player and human he will take the best offer on the table

 

[strider]

how can any1 question the commitment of these guys? ...

mateo ripped the muscle off the bone, now he cant wait to play again, even offering to play for wenty. THATS COMMITMENT.

you poofs cry if your steak is undercooked.

there is no trouble between mateo and DA.

there was trouble with inu earlier, when i first reported his link to the dogs a couple of months ago.

hey! I was really looking forward to that steak FFS! it was such a let down

 

[Fathead]

you poofs cry if your steak is undercooked.

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No I cry when its overcooked - Blue all the way baby !!

 

[Fathead]

go support f'n easts :roll:

:lol:

Mate not when you consume enough red wine to keep a winery in business

 

[El Diablo]

like every other player and human he will take the best offer on the table

many have taken less to remain at a club

 

[mickdo]

many have taken less to remain at a club

I guess the 'best offer' isn't always just about money

 

[strider]

i think alot of us don't stop to realise that this isn't just footy for these guys - its their livelyhood

sterlo said on the footyshow last week that the biggest shock for him when he retired from playing was the realisation that sooooo much of his working life was still ahead of him - he did ok after footy cos he is a start guy and a good talker - most footy players don't have that to help em out

i could never blame a footy player for taking the best offer he gets money-wise

 

[Suitman]

i could never blame a footy player for taking the best offer he gets money-wise

I could and I couldn't.

The smart one's will actually try and go out and self educate themselves, so they have a career AFTER footy.
The dumb ones wouldn't even think about life after footy. Their whole life is in their own hands. It's up to them all to protect their own futures.

Suity

 

[caylo]

I could and I couldn't.

The smart one's will actually try and go out and self educate themselves, so they have a career AFTER footy.
The dumb ones wouldn't even think about life after footy. Their whole life is in their own hands. It's up to them all to protect their own futures.

Suity

Mate that is like every person, some people are plain stupid and no matter how hard they study it is just not for them. Some players dont havethe ability to become anything more, while others give up a education to concentrate on footy.

Most people will not turn down significant increases in salary for nothing, I personally dont blame Hunt for taking 3.3million dollars over 3 year (only plays 2 mind you) compared to the 1.2 million offered by brisbane. While both are large sums maybe it gives him the chance to play where he wants later in life and not worry to much aboput salary.