Major re-signing announcement at 1pm

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I'm cool as a cucumber champion!

Mate, i really hope there is a chance of him starting to fire again, i really do. I'll happily eat a large slice of humble pie if it happens.

Make sure you remember this so you can give me a good old spray if he does.

It's one of the only times i hope to be wrong because i love the bloke.

A bit of faith goes a long way brother, if only Coggy could have some!

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My mail is it's Mini

Spot on. But any rumour started by you JL is iron clad !
Cheers mate.

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That humble pie is waiting for the oven to pre-heat Big Arts.

Still a few more games for it to be ready, but i will admit that he's well on the way.

He still can't catch an inside ball though.

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People obviously don't read things properly.

ONCE AGAIN, I was never against mini's re-signing, i just think he would kill it back on the wing and isn't up to standard as a fullback these days.

He can't catch an inside ball, he can't break the line and he just isn't quick enough to be a fullback in this day and age when they need to be super fast and able to handle the ball aswell.

And before the inevitable dribbling saying "Oh but what about the merge game?"....Like i've said, Yes he had a good game but what about the 30 before that? ...Below par imo!

Some of you carrnts are kidding yourselves.
One good game and you've got your coqqs in your hand again. I however, don't have such a short memory or rose coloured glasses on.

I love Mini, always will. I'll never forget what he's done for my beloved chooks but i'm a realist and those days are over.
I still think he's got something to offer on the wing though because he's a good finisher and safe as house's under the high ball.

I disagree. I have come to realise that spending too much time on here makes you invent facts that simply arent there. Every other club seems to think that mini would be a capable choice as NSW fullback yet we cant even bare the sight of him in first grade!? He isnt quite as quick as he used to be but he is hardly slow. the pace at which he came onto that cordner grubber for the match-winner round 1 almost had him take-off. his support play and work-rate around the field has never been better. He also made 2 linebreaks yesterday and made 200+ metres and its hardly a one-off.

I remember him being heavily criticised last year and even earlier this year about his passing and ball skills. Intersting that after some of the best link-play you'll see that's gone quiet. That zinging cut-out to perrett for his try yesterday was a screamer and under pressure not to mention it was mini's second handle of the footy in that passage of play on different sides of the field.

He is starting to get back to his old self with his kick returns bouncing off players and always looking like he is about to sneak through a hole. In all honesty, a 1 year extension was conservative on our part with the form he is currently in. All power to mini.

I almost might add that our backline is starting to look magical. Tagive has given us exactly what we needed to round-off our back 3 and SKD and leilua are starting to build towards explosive form. As good as it would be to see Moga in firsts this year, Im more than happy to see the same backline take the field for the rest of the season particularly as he is unlikely to be 100% at all this year. In addition, credit must go to anasta as well yesterday. From the perfectly executed short kick-off to some decent work on and off the ball, he had a pretty solid game imo and we are really benefiting from him playing second fiddle and allowing pearce to reign supreme. As good as it would be to see mortimer back in 6, Anasta does not deserve to be dropped and nor does one of our forwards if we were to move anasta back into the pack. So unless we pick him as a utility on the bench, mortimer is going to have to bide his time a little longer

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No worries mate, I thought you had conveniently ignored our conversation, my apologies. I'm pretty sure we both want Mini to shine this year, I really do think he will keep improving with every match, fingers crossed his injuries are behind him forever & he does get another GF ring before he finally retires.

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No worries mate, I thought you had conveniently ignored our conversation, my apologies. I'm pretty sure we both want Mini to shine this year, I really do think he will keep improving with every match, fingers crossed his injuries are behind him forever & he does get another GF ring before he finally retires.

Nah mate, i don't mind admitting when i get it wrong........except to the missus!

Mind you, he's still got a few more of those performances before he's back to the Mini of old imo.

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Mini should never and will never have to play for Newtown.
Newtown is for reserve-graders like Mortimer, Mitchell and Tom Symonds..Not our Mini...

..and Anasta

[chook 56]

..and Anasta

I don't hate Newtown. Why should they have to take him?

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He could be used to cut up the oranges

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Spot on. But any rumour started by you JL is iron clad !
Cheers mate.

Love you too :P

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I don't hate Newtown. Why should they have to take him?

Revenge for Paul Hayward?

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I don't hate Newtown. Why should they have to take him?

We have given them some s**t in the past, both Mason and Myles played for them when they turned up to training after drinking on a zero alch. week.

[chook 56]

He could be used to cut up the oranges

Only if the media is there to do a cover story of how Jodi & Braith had to give up so much of their lives to do it?

[chook 56]

Revenge for Paul Hayward?

Send him to Bangkok then.