parra-matters
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look Sandow reminds me of Allan Langer when he burst onto the scene all those years ago, if he turns out half as good as Langer than that would do me.
If Thurston and Cronk were unavailable for selection for this years QLD side i wouldnt be surprised if Sandow was selected before Prince on top of Sandows good and Prince's bad form.
Must admit I personally had my doubts re Sandow but if Bennett endorses him then that's good enough for me too.Absolutely. And if Wayne Bennett sees Chris Sandow as a future rep player, that's good enough for me.
As you say, it is based on a few assumptions but I agree with you, when considering his age and the upcoming impact on the salary cap from tv rights it does appear to be a very good investment.Scott Prince - 31 years old
Johnathan Thurston - 29 years old
Cooper Cronk - 28 years old (in december)
Chris Sandow - 22 years old
We have already seen Prince slow up at 31, Thurston and Cronk has tops 5 years left in them if they play until 34 like lockyer. I would say in 3 years tops Sandow will debu for QLD whether it be off the bench or in the halves (assuming no T.Smith melt down). I highly doubt Prince will see origin ever again tbh because his form isn't very crash hot and Cronk is definatly ahead of him.
Sandow at his age is so far ahead of most players his age in terms of development. We have the kid tied up for 3/4 years and once he hits 25 he should be nearing his peak. Its a good investment assuming he continues to develop as a player.
I believe i heard on the radio that he signed for gold coast this afternoonAny interest in Champion? He's said he'll be leaving Melbourne at the end of the year.
any word on Joel Reddy? i really hope he stays. hopefully with this sandow stuff behind us then the club can resign some players that deserve to stay here with reddy being on of them, he hasnt let us down and would be one to come and bite us on the arse big time.
If you take into account the transfer fee, that's nearly as much as your mob paid for Matt Orford.
Does Orford even have teeth anymore?
Source ?
I am pretty confident that Quade Cooper is locked up with you blokes as well and boy, won't they be exciting as they weave their magic....
I don't think you should cast dispersions on our latest signing even if he does like his toast buttered on 3 sides. Pretty sure he had a kid recently though
Agree and play him at 6, that will then take the pressure off Sandow giving the Eels a 2 pronged attack.