Rumours and Stuff

[golfer]

Of course they are, but if we had Fui in there too, he would almost be like our X-factor.

I think people forget how good Fui really was. I would put him in frond of every other prop of today in attack bar Payne Haas.

Remember that when both Junior and RCG are off the field, we lose much of our momentum against the better teams. That wouldn't happen if you brought on a young Fui. He would destroy an already tiring defense in todays game.

I stand by my opinion. I think we would steam roll all comers if we had him in our team now and win the premiership no worries.

I agree with your comments. Fui was a fantastic player.

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

You'd be happy if Fui was in his prime and available and we only played him for 5 min?

If fui got 5 mins game time, he'd walk on baldy after 5 mins training. I'd love to see the bald dope tell him to come back...

 

[hindy111]

I would go as far as to say that if we had Fui playing for us today at his peak, we would win the comp. That is how good he was. He would be considered the best prop or there abouts in the game with the rules of today. He would be almost unstoppable with the ball in hand and the momentum that he would create after each run would be devastating for opposition defenses to backup and defend.

I rate Fui the best attacking prop we have ever produced. Yes I know he wasn't in our juniors, but we did produce him none the less. He was a nobody before we got our hand on him.

Fui doesn't play, Fui doesn't train.

Gus Gould said Hayne gets a lot of talk but Fui is an absolute weapon.
But by the end Fui was very very bad. Worse then Mannah

 

[hindy111]

That was his secret. Besides his obvious strength, it was the quick speed and momentum that he took to the collision that propelled his wide nuggetty body into the defense that made him so hard to contain. Speed once again is the secret (not so secret) ingredient that generally makes the best attacking footballers in our game. If you are wide and powerful then it makes you even harder to stop.

Wide and powerfull with good speed.
Isn't that rule 22 in bones on bones

 

[hindy111]

Back then plenty of players could break the line. Tony Puletua was unstoppable as where guys like F.Pritchard. A.Ryan would even break the line.
Defense are far better these days. Backs are far bigger. Forward are far more mobile and fit.
Fui imo wouldn't be as effective in current game. Guys like Tallis wouldn't stand out as much as they did.
Back then there was still guys who where not complete athletes. There where still halves playing who couldn't tackle. They've been flushed out of the game as has small wingers

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Queue Poo to realign our thinking with regards to Fuis D.

Back when he played I only used to watch the attacking team, no different to the rest of you. Unless some merkin did a big hit, defenders were invisible.

 

[lingard]

No disrespect to Peter Mortimer but I don't necessarily think being better than him makes you a worldbeater or a star by any stretch.

In hindsight, Dan was probably on par with his old man, maybe below. Average at best

I meant his uncle. My bad.

 

[lingard]

I hear the plan is for McGregor and Ennis to be the fulltime assistant coaches after Kidwell and Murphy's tenure. Both contracted until the end of 2022.

So why did Kidwell and Murphy get extended for a year?

 

[T-Boon]

Back then plenty of players could break the line. Tony Puletua was unstoppable as where guys like F.Pritchard. A.Ryan would even break the line.
Defense are far better these days. Backs are far bigger. Forward are far more mobile and fit.
Fui imo wouldn't be as effective in current game. Guys like Tallis wouldn't stand out as much as they did.
Back then there was still guys who where not complete athletes. There where still halves playing who couldn't tackle. They've been flushed out of the game as has small wingers

that sounds like a great game. Line breaks are great. "Good defense" sucks.
"Good defense" isn't even good defense to watch.
The D in the 80s was way better to watch.

 

[Pazza]

Talking about the 2005 forward pack Glenn Morrison, Mark riddell and Paul stringer played very well for us.

Who played lock that year?

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Talking about the 2005 forward pack Glenn Morrison, Mark riddell and Paul stringer played very well for us.

Who played lock that year?

Wagon?

 

[Pazza]

Wagon?

?
Grothe jnr
Smith
Tahu
Burt
?
Smith
Cayless
Riddell
Stringer
Hindmarsh
Morrison
Wagon

Fui
?
?
?

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

?
Grothe jnr
Smith
Tahu
Burt
?
Smith
Cayless
Riddell
Stringer
Hindmarsh
Morrison
Wagon

Fui
?
?
?

MAckinnon and Morris are the missing backs.

 

[Avenger]

So why did Kidwell and Murphy get extended for a year?

I think they got extended before the appointments of Mary and Ennis.

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

Talking about the 2005 forward pack Glenn Morrison, Mark riddell and Paul stringer played very well for us.

Who played lock that year?

Chad played a fair few games at Lock that year.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Back then plenty of players could break the line. Tony Puletua was unstoppable as where guys like F.Pritchard. A.Ryan would even break the line.
Defense are far better these days. Backs are far bigger. Forward are far more mobile and fit.
Fui imo wouldn't be as effective in current game. Guys like Tallis wouldn't stand out as much as they did.
Back then there was still guys who where not complete athletes. There where still halves playing who couldn't tackle. They've been flushed out of the game as has small wingers

Yeah. Kinda like Kikau.

 

[hineyrulz]

Back when he played I only used to watch the attacking team, no different to the rest of you. Unless some merkin did a big hit, defenders were invisible.

Only obsessed with LBA’s, FFS!!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So why did Kidwell and Murphy get extended for a year?

Because Mahoney and Papali'i wanted to know who the assistant coaches would be.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Chad played a fair few games at Lock that year.

He wore the 13 jersey more than anyone else that year: https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2005/parramatta/summary.html

 

[Eelementary]

?
Grothe jnr
Smith
Tahu
Burt
?
Smith
Cayless
Riddell
Stringer
Hindmarsh
Morrison
Wagon

Fui
?
?
?

1. McKinnon
2. Burt
3. Smith
4. Tahu
5. Grothe, Jnr.
6. Morris
7. Smith
8. Cayless (C)
9. Ridden
10. Stringer
11. Hindmarsh
12. Morrison
13. Wagon

14. Marsh
15. Widders
16. Moimoi
17. Vella


I think we ran that side out the most.