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I didn't say we paid overs this year, I was referring to past history where we paid massive overs and still got the spoon. Yes Watmough was probably the second worse overpaid signing in our history, Foran being by far the worse. What is it with Manly players, do they actually do rehab at their club?
Plan A is Cameron King I would say with IDG and Kitchard both plan B. BA is hoping for a 80 minute DH & hoping CK fills that void. Just needs to improve his tackling technique.
Thank you Hindy. On the other site I've often mentioned those 3 players as being ordinary, having no skills, etc and been blasted by the majority of responders. When I talk about getting bigger forwards (as we still have a reasonably light weight pack) I get blasted also. At least this year every new forward has offloading skills and I expect we will generate more 2nd phase play. We should score more trys than last year where we were well down the list in points for so we don't have to rely so heavily on defence to win games.
I'd say Sandow was a far worse signing than Foran, at least Foran only set us back a year while Sandud was a 4 year millstone around our neck. Hoopa also for the money he was on was a shocker.
How dumb is he?? He'd be struggling to first grade as it was without giving BA more ammo.Parramatta Eels star Peni Terepo guilty of careless driving and refusing to give blood
By Sam Hurley
Peni Terepo of the Eels pleaded guilty to careless driving and refusing to give a blood alcohol reading. Photo / Getty
An international rugby league star drove drunk in central Auckland before crashing and being thrown into the windscreen, a court has heard.
Peni Hillip Terepo, who plays for the NRL's Parramatta Eels, today pleaded guilty to careless driving and refusing to give a blood alcohol test.
During sentencing today at Auckland District Court, the court heard that Terepo crashed his car while driving along Parnell Rise on January 8.
After police arrived, the 25-year-old was asked to give a blood alcohol reading. However, the Auckland-born Tongan international player refused.
Community Magistrate Leigh Langridge said Terepo, who was supported in court by his mum, was "significantly intoxicated".
"It was some type of accident, police noted you did significant damage to your car and were thrown into the windscreen.
"It sounds like you were very lucky you weren't more hurt."
Terepo's lawyer argued her client, who was flying out of New Zealand tomorrow, gave an early guilty plea in the hope of dealing with the matter quickly.
"He made an error of judgment and is truly remorseful for what he has done," she said.
Terepo, who has a wife and two young children, wished to apply for a discharge without conviction, but Langridge convicted him, fined him $500, ordered him to pay $130 in court costs and disqualified him from driving for seven months.
When approached by the Herald outside court, Terepo declined to comment about his case.
The 186cm forward has played 74 NRL games for Parramatta since he debuted during the 2013 season, and played in 23 games last year.
He also played for the Eels' NRL Auckland Nines winning sqaud last year, and has played several games for Tonga, including at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup in England and Wales.
- NZ Herald
Fatima Kdouh @FatimaKdouh_ Jan 26
Parramatta Eels star Peni Terepo guilty of careless driving and refusing to give blood
By Sam Hurley
Peni Terepo of the Eels pleaded guilty to careless driving and refusing to give a blood alcohol reading. Photo / Getty
An international rugby league star drove drunk in central Auckland before crashing and being thrown into the windscreen, a court has heard.
Peni Hillip Terepo, who plays for the NRL's Parramatta Eels, today pleaded guilty to careless driving and refusing to give a blood alcohol test.
During sentencing today at Auckland District Court, the court heard that Terepo crashed his car while driving along Parnell Rise on January 8.
After police arrived, the 25-year-old was asked to give a blood alcohol reading. However, the Auckland-born Tongan international player refused.
Community Magistrate Leigh Langridge said Terepo, who was supported in court by his mum, was "significantly intoxicated".
"It was some type of accident, police noted you did significant damage to your car and were thrown into the windscreen.
"It sounds like you were very lucky you weren't more hurt."
Terepo's lawyer argued her client, who was flying out of New Zealand tomorrow, gave an early guilty plea in the hope of dealing with the matter quickly.
"He made an error of judgment and is truly remorseful for what he has done," she said.
Terepo, who has a wife and two young children, wished to apply for a discharge without conviction, but Langridge convicted him, fined him $500, ordered him to pay $130 in court costs and disqualified him from driving for seven months.
When approached by the Herald outside court, Terepo declined to comment about his case.
The 186cm forward has played 74 NRL games for Parramatta since he debuted during the 2013 season, and played in 23 games last year.
He also played for the Eels' NRL Auckland Nines winning sqaud last year, and has played several games for Tonga, including at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup in England and Wales.
- NZ Herald
