Don't leave us Sammy

Deary me today, there's some sentimental souls on here.

As I've said before, could you really blame any player for heading down under?

The chance to test yourself in the biggest and best RL comp in the world, the lifestyle, the weather, etc etc.
How the h£ll wouldn't.

So long as the club do OK out of it then I'll be happy.

Could signing Menzies on a short term deal prove costly in losing our brightest young star way before we expected?

Hmmm.

Everyone has their price

Are you suggesting that Beaver is a mole ? ;

No I'm not, I'm just saying that perhaps he's got Sam a little excited and ready to go to Aussie quicker than he may have first imagined. He'll no doubt be encouraging Manly to pull out all the stops.

Watmough, Orford, Lyon + 100,000 ??

Whilst I say pull out all the stops, Manly arn't going to give 2 test players and their captain plus money to Bulls for one 20 year old.

Its not just any old 20 year old though is it?

It's the Burge...

Maybe he is the Burge, but his value clearly to Manly wont add up to what Ewwen propses.

Suspect it's got more to do with Sam wanting to test his arm in Oz, rather than Beaver getting him all excited



. . .. besides which, didn't Sam's dad try his hand there at one point????

Yeah Ive no doubt about that, but obviously Beaver will have talked it up to him. However, I just think Beaver's influence on him could caise him to leave sooner than we thought he would.

Steve Menzies - Sam, Sam, Listen to me, go to Austrailia to seek your fortune 3 - 2- 1 you're back in the room

Sam - Err ok can I bring my brothers so we can play Guitar Hero and keep together our award winning pub quiz team?

Forwards are a comodity we are perceived to be strong in (compared to half backs and backs) by the Austrailians so its hardly likely that the best young forward since Andy Farrell is a target for Austrailian clubs.

Plus you can hardly blame the lad for having his head turned. Will he have spoken to Steve?, probably. Will he have been the major decision, I doubt it

Looks like they've got half the story from here, especially the stuff about sweetening the deal with players etc. It's just lazy journos, doubt there's much else to it, sure they'd like him to go to Auz, sure at some point he'll go, but can't see it happening till his contracts up.

[url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/brown-ill-cheer-dragons-all-the-way/story-e6frexnr-1225756554678Brown talks up Burgess to Aussie Paper[/url

He's not really saying anything new there really. More just a comment on his ability.

I've no doubt he'll go, just hopefully not for a season or 5!

Wonder what prompted him to comment on Burgess at all? Bit out of left field in that article don'tcha think?

agree there's nothing new in there but i'd be more comfortable if the club made an official statement or sam made an official statement and settled the rumours one way or the other. Still we should be used to this sort of thing after the annual les/hape to leeds rumours

It may be the journo that asked him about it and didn't include the [i"when asked about potential players that would make it in Aus, Nathan said"[/i bit in the piece

[url=http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/lhqnews/bulls8217-burgess-in-parra8217s-sights/2009/08/01/1248977235992.htmlEels now confirm interest[/url

But who would you have off the eels?

Jarryd Hayne
MoiMoi
Feleti Mateo

notice they think he's ooc in 2010 when its actually 2011.