Havent seen this posted anywhere else
EELS LIKELY TO RECRUIT HUGHES
Mark Hughes has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Peter Nolan as the recruitment chief at Parramatta. Nolan is heading back to Brisbane and the Eels are on the lookout for a new talent spotter.
Hughes' last gig was at South Sydney where he unearthed the likes of Issac Luke, Ben Te'o, Chris McQueen, Beau Champion, Shaune Corrigan, Andrew Everingham, Dylan Farrell, Bryson Goodwin, Jeff Lima and David Tyrrell.
A member of the famous Hughes clan which played for Canterbury during the 1970s and 1980s, Hughes also unearthed a plethora of superstars at the Family Club, including Sonny Bill Williams and Johnathan Thurston.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...oward-stink-20140419-zqwpf.html#ixzz2zfS2uf00
Mark Hughs unearthed all those players....Really?:-k
I knew he didn't unearth Ben Te'o and Jeff Lima for a start.
Issac Luke and McQueen were both good signings although McQueen was always going to play for the Bunnies.
Beau Champion signed with Souths in 2005 a year before Hughes joined them.
Shaune Corrigan is playing for the Wyong Roos.
Everingham was unearthed by Manly (Cleal I assume), moved to the Tigers and then went to Souths for a couple of seasons before going to Union.
Dylan Farrell is a maybe.
Bryson Goodwin played his first grade debut and another 8 first grade games for the Sharks before joining the Dogs.
David Tyrrell is one he signed after he won the Carbine Club "Colt of the Year" at the Queensland Rugby League South East Division Awards.
Sonny Bill Williams was a Marist Saints junior when and was spotted playing in Auckland by Bulldogs talent scout John Ackland. (according to wiki anyway)
As for Thurston "According to Thurston's manager Sam Ayoub, a number of the clubs were not even willing to take him for free. Only St George Illawarra Dragons coach Nathan Brown was willing to sign him but because he was going to play for nothing. Ultimately Ayoub negotiated with the Bulldogs to sign him as he had promised Thurston's mother he would keep an eye on him, and Belmore (the Bulldogs' home ground) was closer to where he lived." Hardly an endorsement for Hughes' eye for talent.