correct.
Played the MAJORITY of his first grade games at Centre, has also filled in at Wing and FB from time to time and was a stand in half back 4 times at Catalans before he was injured mid season 2011.
North Queensland used him as a half 3 times in 2007 before switching him to Centre and then Wing, Manly never used him as a half...he's played 7 games of his 90 odd first grade matches at half.....but he did win 6 of those games


It is 34 months since he has played first grade footie...

Not true. He played all of the 2013 season in NSW Cup and was 18th man for first grade on a few occasions.





Not true, again. Manly played him at him at stand off a few times last season in NSW Cup. Also during games, when players get injured he moved into the halves, or full back, with his capabilities.




Judge him when he gets there people. Also think how good it is to have a player capable of playing in various positions. With Drinkwater going there too, we have options at last.

I was referring to first grade games as well you know. I know that the NRL has an inflated opinion if itself and that the foot of SL isn't all that flash, but NSW cup is not first grade....no matter if you've borrowed Knock down Nigel's bumper book of spin.

Be clearer in your responses. Your catasrophising "Manly never" was incorrect. I have no idea who Nigel is. So that was wasted. move on.

Gosh gutter fax , facts and clarifications, whatever next.

Here's my post again.....I've highlighted the bit your laziness/tardiness missed.


BTW, Knock Down Nigel and his everlasting bumper book of Spin refers to Nigel Wood...he's a rather large chap who runs the RFL and has recently discovered the art of the spin-doctored press release.

No 16 is a real cracker. Well done you!

Don't know him. So you're attempt at being funny FAILED.

Manly NEVER played.

I think I'll take Rooster's local knowledge rather than GF's ability to copy and paste from the internet.

For this weekend, I'd go with Gigot and Drinkwater in the halves and give Farrar an interchangeable wing/centre spot alongside Atkins on the right. I think the really important variable is how Drinkwater shapes up behind a weak pack (hopefully bolstered by Dollapi).

Sorry I'm showing my ignorance here, I did not realise NSW cup counted as first grade. I would have assumed that counted as Reserve Grade with NRL being first grade....

Have you ever watched an nsw cup match?

Let me say the nsw cup matches I watch (over 10 games a season) are near enough super league standard, it is high quality stuff!!

It's still not first grade.

True, but it is not part time stuff aswell.

Each nsw cup team are feeders for a nrl team. From my recent chats with rooster, he knows (and take it from me he knows) and I know that the pool of talent there is breathtaking. Also all these players are one step away from an nrl start. With this in mind this is what makes the standard so high, the dream of making that next step.

Do not consider nsw cup a sub standard level. It definitely is not!!! The guys are as fit as there counterparts in the nrl, they go as hard as their nrl counterparts.

NSW cup is a good standard of comp, but it is not FIRST GRADE! Hope that clears this up

There's only one F in Farrar!

lol

You weren't showing ignorance at all. Nor GF.

People just said things Manly and he hasn't played. It could have been misinterpreted by some that he hasn't played at all. I just wanted to clarify to people back in London he has.

Maybe by people for whom English is maybe their second language, which according to some of our more 'NEW AND ENTUSIASTIC" posters on here is our new target audience for the Hive




Exhibit A:

Lol, don't knock it till you've tried it!....Any thinking outside the box by Broncos is a good thing I reckon. Sarries done it with a South African night to entice the Saffa followers of Sarries around the area not so long ago

Thread drift....but I have to respond. Sorry.
A quick glance at the sporting landscape of South Africa, together with a demographic profiling of the ex-pat South Africans in the capita city would point to Rugby Union being part of their 'leisure time' activity.

Not sure if the Tel Aviv Rhinos are as big a national draw0card as the Natal Sharks.....







Welcome Ben "there only one "F" in Farrar.....a real opportunity for you to make a name for yourself is on the table in the capital......at half, centre, wing or FB, this is the season that legends can be discovered.

Bring on the Bradford Bills........I fancy steak.....RARE!

South Africans indeed do love their Rugby Union, yet they still set up this Community idea, when they must be getting a good fair walk ins of Saffas during match day. We don't have that luxury unfortunately, so would need to push all communities and maybe expat Aussies and Kiwis in the area...

Yeh, can't wait for Farrar to play. That other lad we got from St.George last year weren't too shabby n'all

[i"and appears to have spent much of 2012 and 2013 injured."[/i


Also I can confirm that he played in 2013, so that statement can be believed even though it's an "appearance"

Here here GF

I seem to recall various initiatives at the Stoop, when Crusaders played against Natal (I think) at Twickenham because of the earthquake there was an offer to come to our game against Hull before hand for very little. it was all abit chaotic as Natal are black and white colours as well. there was also get in for a fiver or something like that wearing your teams football shirt during either the World Cup or euros with the England match on the screens after.

Can anyone confirmed they arrived Ok. With our luck they could have changed flights at Bangkok and decided they prefered the delights of Pat Pong instead.