Maybe so and as I've noted already here you 'can't knock the lad for giving it a go.'

I'm still surprised a NRL club would give a player like Tansey a second glance though.

Could be a case of a player over here, at a high profile club, with talent, who is a good cheap option for the squad. What I think puts many off going to Australia is the money they will earn over there, and what it buys you. Tansey at the start of his career won't have been on much at Leeds, and so could get a bit of a pay rise playing in a better competition

www.sydneyroosters.com.au/default.aspx?s=team Tansey to start at FB this weekend

www.sydneyroosters.com.au/default.aspx?s=team Tansey to start at FB this weekend

Just maybe the players from the top SL clubs aren't quite as far behind the normal Aussie players as some on RLfans would suggest.

It says something when a bit part SL can get a start in the NRL.

Yes, Gareth Ellis proves that.



It does for now. Let's see how long it lasts though before getting too carried away with Tansey's NRL record.

Always rated Tansey me.

Soliola is playing in the second row this weekend. Can't believe Tansey is getting a start at FB in the NRL, has Minichello had a leg removed or something. Tansey is a hard worker, but has limited talent.

We will see in the next few weeks

I actually disagree.

I think Tansey has heaps of talent but never worked hard enough at Leeds. He was too greedy with the ball and blew a lot of chances with ball in hand. If they can coach him to pass to the open man over there then I think he could be anything. He has decent speed and I still think he had the best footwork in the club.

He looked OK the other week at FB. He does look a little stiff (from the upperbody) as though he has over trained the shoulders and not necessarily the fastest over the first 10m. BUT, he does have a good step and isn't afraid to try to get the offload - something that Leeds don't seem to have at the moment (when I've seen them on TV).

He should be happier as he is playing FB which he was denied at Leeds.

Roosters on the box today, tansey full back, soliola 2nd row.

Tansey hasn't had much to do so far but Soliola has got through a heap of work. He looks better at 2nd row than at centre.

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Well Jordan has just scored a good try and had it ruled out by the video ref

The boy done well - certainley didn't look out of place

I agree, although I don't think he was ever going to impress for us being played on the wing or at hooker.

Tansey did better than I expected. Just the two loose carries/knock ons and only one of those gave the field position for the Sharks to score with the Sharks screwing up the other chance just before the break. I thought such dumb a[irse[/id play was reserved for the SL.

He was extremely unlucky to have his try chalked off after a terrible defensive read by the Sharks but it appears their video referees (Russell Smith?) have almost as many issues as ours do.

Yeah, Smith was the video ref. Although in the Wests - Bulldogs game Sunday a try was given when the exact same thing happened. Gus Gould was going mad about the consistancy.

Anyway on the Chook Pen (thier SS) they are all saying that when Mini comes back, Tansey should at least be on the bench if not fighting for a centre spot. 1 thing I have noticed is that he has bulked up a lot.

Agreed, he looks bulkier around the upper body. Minichello is weeks away from a return (isn't he?) so Tansey should see a bit of game time. Anasta spoke fairly highly of him in the post match interview aired on Setanta as well.

Actually, I could see it.

Course you could.

You could see nothing, but you could hear his mother screaming in your ear every time he did something....

.......or every time I had the temerity to leave my seat.