thats fair enuff pepeissimo. even so, the people who tell me these things were talking about the culture in those cirlces over here in general and with specific reference to the standard at super league teams, compared to the NRL.

P.S. for some reason, being refered to as VS pleases me

it has the ring of a funky special operations code name to it, which appeals to my childhood dreams of spy based adventure

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A point to add Central Coast Commets are where Ian Webster & Aaron Summers both went to when they left Crusaders!

Mull seems to have made a good initial impression which is great to see.

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Who are all the Brits playing in oz at either NRL or qld/nsw cup level?

Cheers mate, always interested to read these blogs, but I rarely go on the Widnes board, so appreciated.

Don’t tell me that you actually thought I’d take a blind bit of notice you, and stop posting Mull’s blogs on the VT, simply because you say so?



It's not just of interest to Widnes fans:


Phipps, if you don't wish to read the blog, then simply ignore it – Simples!

I dedicate this next post to Phipps.

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I know how he, secretly, loves to read them.

Thanks very much pepe. These posts are my favourite things to read on the VT at the moment and so it is very important you must post them always.

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For once Pepe I'm really glad you did.


I have no idea who this bloke is or how on earth he got a job at the Brisbane Broncos. I can only assume the Broncos people got the names wrong or mixed him up with someone else.

Anyway it doesnt seem like he is going too well if this paragraph from his blog is anything to go by

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A part-time job was part of the deal made before he went out there. He is not going to become a Brisbane Bronco. He is only there to learn something from the best RL coaches in the world, who tend to be in Australia. He will still have to fight in order to get a regular place in the team. If he manages that, he has achieved what he set out to do and will come back a better player – for Widnes.

Only another 11 months of bloggs left now, Barr..err...Phipps.

He will be ideal for working behind the bar at Halton stadium when he comes home that for sure!

Perhaps you can give him a few pointers, after your stint at the “Walkabout” pub?

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Apparently, he played very well. One of their fans called him “a wrecking machine.” on a Broncos message board.

Why, how many pints has ne knocked over in the bar?

He's still learning. If only Barry McKenzie was there to guide him...

George Burgess has been named to play for Norths in the NSW Cup this weekend and not in the U20s.

Thing is, who's been named and who runs out are totally different things at the end of the day in that grade.

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At least he’s got his bar work to fall back on.

It's pleasing to hear he's working behind the bar at the Broncos Leagues Club.

With a bit more experience, I envisage him being upgraded to a chef.

The Bronco Burgers are delicious there BTW.

The heat over there doesn't seem to be agreeing with him. It brings that old maxim to mind. [i"If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen"[/i



He'll come good, when he settles down properly. As long as he doesn't go back to the old refueling problems which has cost him first team RL at Widnes. His development just seemed to stop after that. This loan spell is his last chance and, from what I'm hearing, he is determined to make it. He's definitely good enough to if he puts his mind to it.

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I'm going to give up....