more stories in aussie press, this time rugby league week

it reports that rumours that monaghan returning home next year continue unabated.

the titans and his old club canberra are favourites for his signature

hes not happy at warrington apparently, which would explain his poor form

id be happy seeing him back here, hes a great player

good new.....for Warrington.

Best place for him - he is a very average player - anyone who can lose their place at six to Lyon can't be upto much - which has been proved during his time in SL. His defence is attrocious and his decision-making in attack isn't a lot better.

It begs the question how can a player go through the celebrated NRL system and come out the other end such a poor player? It is the biggest blight on SL the numbers of these NRL reared players who are incapable of even the basics

Don't want him at Canberra unless he takes a massive pay cut.

I like how when NRL players get shown up in SL they blame their form on being "unhappy" or "unsettled".

Not as unhappy as the mugs who pay their wages I would guess.

Monaghan has been a terrible buy and his mate King is just a reasonably big, reasonably fast lad. Both painfully average.

is he taking 'superstar' matt king with him...............please take him...please..

Not suprised. Started well over here but quickly fell from grace. Ship him back now and no one woud notice.

jamie lyon won the man of steel fyi

if you dont know what the award means, google it.

he won the MoS as a centre...not a 5/8th

well judging on canberras 2 games this year, you need him really badly.

Monaghan lost his place at five eighth to Lyon? I must have missed that.

Monas played one game at stand off in 2007 and one game there in 2006. I think you will find Lyon replaced Travis Burns.

Anyway, his form for Warrington has been poor but he's little more than a sideshow when Briers plays. Wire would be much better served by keeping Monaghan and replacing Briers with a less dominant half back.

Monas is a fine player whose best position is at hooker. If Tony Smith started Monaghan at number nine and rotated him with Higham they would be a much better side.

This is your great attacking side of the NRL!!

im surprised you responded again given your post above.

so the best player in SL is not even rated a good player in the NRL.

OK if thats your benchmark, stick to it whenever someone critises SL rather than defending it.

It was the intention for Monaghan to play 6 in Lyon's first season Manly and Lyon in the centre - sadly Monaghan proved a disaster in the trials and was sidelined which resulted in him taking the money - Cullen was always blinded by NRL status - I don't see any serious NRL club coming in for him - to say he is fine player is a joke - his defence is laughable

jamie lyon won an NRL trophy as a 5/8th

please keep this up, its really amusing

He did very well to play 26 games if he was sidelined.

His defence is actually pretty decent on the whole. Like the rest of Warrington's left hand combination he has been found wanting but at the play the ball and in a one on one situation he's reasonably solid.

You really are stupid - Lyon was voted MOS as a centre - not a 6 - maybe you could explain how a centre who has no credible experience at 6 can walk straight into a top NRL side at 6?

Then explain how Cronulla can find a starting place for Barratt - surely guys that have spent time in SL can't be upto the rigours of the NRL? But then he plays for Cronulla - how is your season going?

jamie lyon won teh MOS and also an NRL trophy playing at 6.

both those indicate hes a really good player.

so losing your place to jamie lyon (which he didnt anyway) is nothing to be ashamed of.

keep it up, please.

again there you go twisting things dally...


jamie lyon is twice the player he is as a than he is a stand off...

are you deaf? or blind?



he won his MoS on the strength of his work as a centre....not a 6

what makes things so amusing is when people get caught out making a dumb comment then keep squirming out of it.

again he ALSO won the NRL title as a 6.

so he must have been the best centre to ever play RL given he won the NRL at 6.

Would be no suprise. Would be no great loss.

He's a very good 9 playing at 7.

who are you talking about now?