dubby said:
What a stupid bloody post...
You talk about respect for the opinions of others, where's the respect to our captain? FGS, he hasn't done anything wrong.
Of course he should be captain, to strip him of his captaincy is nothing but a sign of immaturity and insecurity IMO
Dont get me wrong i love the bloke and held the utmost respect for him a week ago but calling something stupid or someone an idiot is showing A your biased or B cannot handle a point of view that you don't agree with my post was (Should not Dump) i am upset with the events over the last 48hrs and as a paying member and fan have lost respect for him to have even considered it you can't blame the manager for this a player will use a manager as a fall guy but has to instruct them to do something a rogue agant will loose all players it's a two way street of image and creditability
a captains role is not just on field
What will our captain say to a promising young player if they where offered this
i will show his and his quotes from papers not managers or coach's HIS
IMO he should not be captain next year and was seeing if i'm the only one
taking the perpective without my biased towards him he is a great player
http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/aru-wont-pay-for-schifcofske/2006/06/21/1150845244298.html
It's something that excites me," said Schifcofske, who has two years to run on his contract. "I'd be back home in Queensland, too.
"I've had a couple of chats with [Reds coach] Eddie Jones and he knows I'm serious. I'm now at a stage where I'm playing my best footy. He wants experienced outside backs and I can kick goals, too. It'd be a massive challenge, but I'm serious about hearing what they've got to say."
http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=rugby%20league&story_id=488668&category=Rugby%20League&m=6&y=2006
Schifcofske admitted there had been interest from England.
He also had informal talks with his manager Steve Gillis about possibly crossing codes to play with the Queensland Reds in the Super 14.
"There's been a little bit of interest [from the Reds], just a word in passing to my manager," Schifcofske said. "It's something I'd look at, but in saying that it'd have to be something pretty good to leave. It would have to be something out of left-field."
http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=rugby%20league&story_id=488919&category=Rugby%20League&m=6&y=2006
The star fullback told The Canberra Times last night he had not yet signed with the Reds, but admitted he was very tempted. The deal could be finalised as early as today.
"I'm 30, probably in the prime of my career and playing my best footy and I've got to do what's right for myself and for my family," Schifcofske said.
"If I didn't think I could do it I wouldn't be considering it. It would be a massive challenge and pretty exciting."
Schifcofske predicted he could lengthen his career if he switched to union. Another incentive is he has family based in Queensland.
The Reds already boast Australian fullback Chris Latham, but Schifcofske has been targeted as a goal-kicking winger. He leads the NRL goal-kicking percentages this season at 86 per cent.
Schifcofske said Queensland and former Australian coach Eddie Jones had talked of potential to represent the Wallabies.
"I spoke to Eddie Jones and he knows rugby league, put it that way," Schifcofske said. "He's pretty switched on and he explained what he thought it takes for a rugby league player to switch codes and have success. He thinks I've got it, so obviously that's a pretty big compliment.
"He said wing is pretty similar to [a rugby league] fullback, it's the best place to learn the game and it would obviously help me in that respect. "I've spoken to a few people about what I might do and they reckon [Jones] is the right man to be going to. If anyone can make the transition smoother, it's him."
http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=rugby%20league&story_id=489156&category=Rugby%20League&m=6&y=2006
Schifcofske, who's contracted to the Raiders until the end of 2008, said he wouldn't have bothered to consider a switch to the 15-man game if he had held concerns over his age or lack of experience.
"I feel at the moment I'm at the age where I'm playing my best footy," Schifcofske said.
"I'm obviously not experienced in rugby union but as a rugby league player I'm experienced, I'm an outside back and I kick goals.
"That's what [Jones] is looking for and he seems to think I've got what it takes to make the switch, and that's a pretty big rap, I suppose, because he knows what he's talking about.
"If he didn't think I was good enough he obviously wouldn't be chasing me."
In light of the ARU knockback, Schifcofske denied money was the prime motivator for a switch to the Reds.
"Not at all," he said. "The most appealing thing for me is it's a really good opportunity. It's obviously where I'm from and where my wife's from, and it's definitely a challenge. "I'm the sort of bloke that likes a challenge and it's something the more I think about, it's really, really exciting."
