Would you want Greg Bird at your club now found not guilty of glassing girlfriend?

[Butters]

What a surprise the Titans sign another player. Such a soulless, plastic club.

 

[_Johnsy]

So much for the "squeeky clean" image of the club

IMO the Gold Coast Bitans lost any credibility as a club with any integrity whatsoever, when they decided to make a concerted effort to attack Simpson via the media for 2 weeks after the Zillman biting incident earlier this year.

That was such a sad, pathetic effort, not the best advertisement of a new football club. Those actions spoke volumes about the club. IMO.

 

[The Dodger]

What a surprise the Titans sign another player. Such a soulless, plastic club.

lol

coming from a melbourne fan...

 

[johns_reds]

What a surprise the Titans sign another player. Such a soulless, plastic club.

obviously you have never been there, the whole place is fake and plastic (including the boobs!)

gold coast is a city of soulless people, why not have a soulless club?

 

[Butters]

lol

coming from a melbourne fan...

Yeah cause Melbourne sign soooo many players.

 

[_Johnsy]

Yeah cause Melbourne sign soooo many players.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Oh, wait a minute you're actually serious. Dear oh, dear.

 

[Butters]

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Oh, wait a minute you're actually serious. Dear oh, dear.

So tell me, how many established first graders have Melbourne signed in recent years?

And how many players have Melbourne had to let go due to the salary cap?

Melbourne bring players up through the lower grades to replace their established players who have been forced from the team due to the salary cap, they don't go out and buy every single player.

It's so rewarding to watch a team get built up from the ground and then go on to dominate the comp for 4 years straight.

I much prefer that to buying a whole new side in the off season and then choking in the finals.

 

[_Johnsy]

So tell me, how many established first graders have Melbourne signed in recent years?

And how many players have Melbourne had to let go due to the salary cap?

Melbourne bring players up through the lower grades to replace their established players who have been forced from the team due to the salary cap, they don't go out and buy every single player.

It's so rewarding to watch a team get built up from the ground and then go on to dominate the comp for 4 years straight.

I much prefer that to buying a whole new side in the off season and then choking in the finals.

So its changed from buying soooooo many players to not buying every single player. To say your club does not sign established 1st grade players is an outright lie.

I am quite confident we purchased a handfull of players (some who were fringe 1st graders), but if it makes you feel better believing we purchased a whole new side, please continue.

Melbourne can only dream of having the junior roduction line we have. When you actually start producing players from the area you represent, then you can say you produce your own.

 

[MattJ]

I eagerly await the next Searle media conference talking about how great a bloke Greg Bird is and how he hopes his son grows up to be just like him.

 

[Pierced Soul]

good onya tits- fans of the other 15 clubs are relieved

 

[Butters]

So its changed from buying soooooo many players to not buying every single player. To say your club does not sign established 1st grade players is an outright lie.

I am quite confident we purchased a handfull of players (some who were fringe 1st graders), but if it makes you feel better believing we purchased a whole new side, please continue.

Melbourne can only dream of having the junior roduction line we have. When you actually start producing players from the area you represent, then you can say you produce your own.

The last established 1st grader that Melbourne went out of their way to sign from another club was Michael Crocker. Clint Newton ran away from Newcastle and Melbourne said sure why not. Same with Brett Finch.

Have fun watching your side of mercenaries choke in the finals once again next year, if they even get there.

 

[Patorick]

Anthony Quinn

 

[Butters]

Anthony Quinn

Wow Melbourne have gone out of their way to sign 2 established players in 4 years.

I think my point is proven.

 

[no name]

Wow Melbourne have gone out of their way to sign 2 established players in 4 years.

I think my point is proven.

What about the first 4 years?

 

[Kiki]

lol

coming from a melbourne fan...

hahaha i thought the same thing

Melbourne may have a decent club culture now but it has taken them awhile. same thing will happen for the Titans eventually.

i could take calling the Titans plastic coming from a foundation club fan but a Storm fan? nuh uh.

 

[Joker's Wild]

The last established 1st grader that Melbourne went out of their way to sign from another club was Michael Crocker. Clint Newton ran away from Newcastle and Melbourne said sure why not. Same with Brett Finch.

Have fun watching your side of mercenaries choke in the finals once again next year, if they even get there.

The Titans are coming up to their 4th year in the comp.

Lets have a look at your "genuine" side in their 4th year.

1.R. ROSS2.B. WATTS3.J. LANGI4.M. GEYER5.M. BAI6.T. LAVEA7.M. ORFORD8.R. KEARNS (c)9.R. SWAIN10.R. HOWE11.B. ROARTY12.S. KEARNEY13.S. HILL14.B. POMERY15.P. ROBINSON16.R. BAWDEN17.S. BELL

Bench 16. R. BAWDEN 16. S. PERRY Bench 17. S. BELL


Plenty of bought players in there champ

 

[_Johnsy]

Butters

Do you actually know what a mercenary is ?

A person who working or acting merely for money or other reward, put simply everyu player n the NRL is this.

so how any local juniors have the storm had play 1st grade in its 11 year history ?

zero from 109 players, yep plenty of purchased established 1st graders in the list below.

Marcus Bai, Russell Bawden Paul Bell John Carlaw Scott Hill Rodney Howe Robbie Kearns Brett Kimmorley Glenn Lazarus Paul Marquet Aaron Moule Tawera Nikau Ben Roarty Robbie Ross Craig Smith Richard Swain Danny Williams Matt Geyer Ben Anderson Wayne Evans Tony Martin Anthony Bonus Wade Fenton John Wilshire
Daniel Frame Matt Rua Tristan Brady-Smith Stephen Kearney Aseri Lang Brad Watts Tasesa Lavea John Lomax Brett O'Farrell Brandon McCarthy Fifita Moala Peter Robinson Glen Turner Kevin Carmichael Brook Martin Dane Morgan Chris Essex Steven Bell Junior Langi Matt Orford Paul Whatuira Henry Perenara Paul Sheedy Semi Tadulala Willie Leyshon Mitchell Sargent Ian Sibbit Shane Walker Michael Russo Marty Turner Cameron Smith Kirk Reynoldson Keith Mason Dallas Johnson David Kidwell
Billy Slater Jake Webster Ryan Hoffman ndrew McFadden Robert Tanielu Nathan Sologinkin Dustin Cooper Nathan Friend Antonio Kaufusi Matt King Alex Chan Ben MacDougall Steve Turner Cooper Cronk Jeremy Smith Dennis Scott Brett White Ian Donnelly Jamie McDonald Greg Inglis Jamie Feeney Josh Graham Tevita Metuisela Michael Crocker Garrett Crossman Chris Walker Adam Blair Smith Samau Ben Cross Matthew Bartlett Jeff Lima James Aubusson Israel Folau Clint Newton Anthony Quinn Ryan Shortland Sam Tagataese Russell Aitken Will Chambers Sika Manu Scott Anderson Clifford Manua Aiden Tolman Brett Anderson Liam Foran Dane Nielson
Kevin Proctor Sam Joe Joseph Tomane Sinbad Kali

 

[Butters]

Misinformed Post

Did you even go through that list of players? Pretty much every single one of them apart from Melbournes inaugural side had either no first grade games or only a handful before being signed by Melbourne.

Once again my point stands, only rarely do Melbourne sign established players. Melbourne have taken a bunch of rejects that weren't wanted by any other club and have created a dynasty.

Have fun watching your team of local juniors like Darius Boyd, Michael Weyman and Neville Costigan inevitably choke in the finals next year.

 

[Butters]

edit

 

[Y2Eel]

The last established 1st grader that Melbourne went out of their way to sign from another club was Michael Crocker. Clint Newton ran away from Newcastle and Melbourne said sure why not. Same with Brett Finch.

Have fun watching your side of mercenaries choke in the finals once again next year, if they even get there.

But bird was not wanted by the Sharks just like finch was not wanted by the eels...