More to the Tate saga - Hodges linked with Broncos

[Misty Bee]

REports in this mornings Tele reveal that Justin Hodges missed a traiuning session as he was in Brisbane discussing a 3 year deal with Wayne Bennett. If Brisbane sign Hodges, is Tate more likely to become an Eel?

 

[parra-matters]

Lets hope that is the case, but why Bennett would sign Hodges and let Tate go is beyond me.

 

[The Colonel]

Well considering a fully fit backline at the Broncos next year with Hodges joining them would come from -

Hunt, De Vere, Frawley, Tate, Hodges, Kelly, McGuire, Seymour, Berrigan, Parfitt, Lockyer and Hodges it would seem there is a good chance that by my thinking Tate could end up on the wing and probably wouldn't be too happy about it.

1. Hunt
2. De Vere
3. Hodges
4. Berrigan
5. Tate
6. Lockyer
7. Seymour


Leaving Kelly, McGuire and Frawley to push for selection.

He could be a very good shot.

 

[fish eel]

If Brisbane sign Hodges, is Tate more likely to become an Eel

More likely to leave? Yes
More likely we'll put in an offer? Yes
More likely there'll be a ton of money from a ton of clubs thrown his way? Yep

 

[Avenger]

Surely Cross is better then Tate. I just keep thinking to Origin last year when Lyon played all over Tate.

 

[Misty Bee]

Avenger, I agre re Tate last year. However, with Hodges going, wouldn't that cement Cross at the Chooks?

Brisbane COULD have a Tate/Hodges centre pairing. However, DE Vere is a better centre than he is a winger.

 

[Avenger]

At the end we won't get any of them.

 

[The Engineers Room]

We will buy a premier league guy that gets displaced by this deal.

 

[scottyeel]

Well considering a fully fit backline at the Broncos next year with Hodges joining them would come from -

Hunt, De Vere, Frawley, Tate, Hodges, Kelly, McGuire, Seymour, Berrigan, Parfitt, Lockyer and Hodges it would seem there is a good chance that by my thinking Tate could end up on the wing and probably wouldn't be too happy about it.

1. Hunt
2. De Vere
3. Hodges
4. Berrigan
5. Tate
6. Lockyer
7. Seymour


Leaving Kelly, McGuire and Frawley to push for selection.

He could be a very good shot.

Hodges is crap, there is no way he could push tate to the wing.

 

[The Colonel]

Tate has re-signed today with the Broncos along with the Civoniceva and Barry Berrigan.

Oh well. Next....

 

[Parra_Boy]

Who cares we don't need them, I'd hate to see Tate playing in the Blue and Gold aswell as Cros, they are unparramatta like.

 

[Belly in Brisvegas]

Who cares we don't need them, I'd hate to see Tate playing in the Blue and Gold aswell as Cros, they are unparramatta like.

PB....what is "unparramatta like"?

I would have welcomed both players because of the level of success and confidence that they would have brought to the club.

Surely you wouldn't turn your back on a player that has represented their country and another who has tasted a grand final victory?

 

[Parraren]

PB....what is "unparramatta like"?

I think he means they play for successful clubs and a representative players. Yep, very unparramatta like :?

 

[CrazyEel]

PB....what is "unparramatta like"?

I think he means they play for successful clubs and a representative players. Yep, very unparramatta like :?

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I think he's referring to their sportsmanship but I like your twist far better :lol: :lol:

 

[HRVTSKA]

Once again we see the unfair advantage brisbane gets:
rep players= tate, de vere, lockyer, carroll, cinoveciva, berrigan, carlaw, webcke
players that arnt cheap = hunt, seymore, tallis (this yr)
players coming = Hodges

Now seriously.....if theres nothing wrong about that then the pope isnt catholic

 

[CrazyEel]

The cap is a total farce as the Johns episode proved. I can't see any difference between Johns getting his 400K contract topped up with 550K from independent sponsors than what the dogs did. They're both rorts.

To hell with the cap, surely Fitzy could organise similar deals, get companies to sponsor Eels players instead of the club itself.

Yeah, I know, in John's case the companies don't sponsor Johns to stay at the Knights :roll:

 

[HRVTSKA]

Fitzy should give a percentage of a profit to petr wnz as a "donation"...as i think the parra store isnt apart of our sponcerships....then he could use those donations as the top ups on contracts....

 

[CrazyEel]

That's right, although in Peter Wynn's case I think he is a sponsor, but the principle is the same as used at the Broncs and Knights.

 

[Eelectrica]

To hell with the cap, surely Fitzy could organise similar deals, get companies to sponsor Eels players instead of the club itself.

That would be legal under the cap. On ABC Grandstand, they were interviewing the Newcastle CEO. He said as long as the player being sponsored had a legitimate role to play for that company then it was OK.

In other words if I won a Billion dollar lottery tomorrow, I couldn't ask Smith to give me his ulitimate wish list of players and pay them a million dollars each to sweep the floor if they signed on for Parra.

 

[CrazyEel]

Damn, I'll go you halves in the ticket then :lol: :lol: