Will Freddie The Legend Return for the 9's???

[Guest]

Just out of interest... I recall he did his ACL while knocking around with the blues at training during last years origin. I'm assuming that if this is true he's had a recon? Is he ready?

Otherwise FWIW - I think it's genius, Ricky retired him way to early.

[Guest]

Just imagine, James Maloney goes down the night before Anzac day with food poisoning, who we gonna call?

Ghostbusters!



If Mini isn't playing in this, I'd love it if he goes up and interviews Freddy at half time

[roosterproud]

so brads the captain coach of the roosters 9 team. good idea. I guess trent will be staying here prepping for the wcc with the team. may as well let matherson be assistant and go over with the jets centres and wingers

[Guest]

This format will be wright up the LEGENDS alley ...Can not wait!!!!

[IRoosterManI]

Let's hope Joey comes back for Newcastle, I want to see king Freddy give johns 1 last lesson

[HEGtheROOSTER]

How good is this? What a buzz for all the current players as well, to get to play and train with Freddie.

(Horrie is 56. Probably fit enough, but the bones would be a bit old to cope...)

[IRoosterManI]

Freddie will be super effective in this format, only 9 defenders and plenty of room , i can't wait till he puts a few players in holes then near the end o the game he will dummy and put on the big left foot step again and go right through and score under the posts, you heard it here first!

[stephenj]

thats my dream exactly! freddy to the line a big left foot step looks to his right and offloads to a rampaging sbw who takes it all the way adding another trophy to the roosters bulging collection!

[Sydney_Roosters_4_Life]

All i want to see is Freddy give his huge left foot step on Greg Inglis and score the winning try against $oufs

[Bansai Pipeline]

All i want to see is Freddy give his huge left foot step on Greg Inglis and score the winning try against $oufs

If we win this it'll be full fcuking on.

[Yak]

Just out of interest... I recall he did his ACL while knocking around with the blues at training during last years origin. I'm assuming that if this is true he's had a recon? Is he ready?

Otherwise FWIW - I think it's genius, Ricky retired him way to early.

It was his AC joint not his ACL so he'd be sorted by now mate. If he is coaching as well, which you would imagine, I can't wait to see some of the set plays he comes up with. That was something he was great at as a coach.

Is the tournament just being shown on Fox?

[morley101]

it will be on Fox.

[Darkone]

Wayne Bennett comments on Freddy's return

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/20...-video/?cs=306

[Darkone]

God to Return? Fittler poised for Nines comeback, and why that’s a bloody good idea.

January 2, 2014 · by Jake Jarmel ·

And the man himself had this to say on Twitter:

Brad Fittler @ bradfittler
Pumped about given the opportunity to play again for the roosters
Demi has been keeping me fairly fit #icebath

If the Nines weren’t compulsory viewing already, they will be if Freddy dons the boots one more time.

While it is bound to attract critics from some corners of the media in that it would appear the Roosters aren’t taking the Nines and the $2 million-plus prize seriously, lets look at the facts of the case.

Freddy would still have that tremendous flat ball cut-out that could find the likes of Michael Jennings and Daniel Tupou with relative ease — you don’t just lose that ability, and from how he appears on TV he certainly looks in tremendous shape for a man his age.

Would he need to run? Maybe — but in all likelihood he would take on the role of distributor and leave the running to his big men and outside backs, in much the same way Darren Lockyer did at the tail end of his career.

Plus, **** it: I want to see Freddy in the red, white and blue once again.

There was a legends game not long ago, maybe five years ago, when Freddy looked far and away the best on the field, and that game included the likes of Gorden Tallis. You may remember those games, as two fans were able to bid for the opportunity to play in the exhibition and one of them, who looked like a mix betweer Carl Barron and a local fruiterer, stood up to Gordie in a mock show of arrogance following a big play.

Freddy looked great in that game, and still had the step before the line and made a break from memory.

Five years or so on, there’s no doubt he would have lost a step or three, and the defensive workload after so long out of the game may take a toll on his body.

But it’s the Nines: no-one is expected to really tackle anyone anyway.

If the NRL allows it — and I have no reason to think why they wouldn’t — it would ensure ratings for the Nines would go through the roof thanks to the sheer oddity of seeing whether Fittler still has anything. That would go for all fans, not just Roosters ones.

With Roger Tuivasa-Sheck out until probably the start of the season , the Roosters are already down some bodies. They’ve also taken on a massive workload since the Grand Final, with 16 players representing their respective countries at the World Cup and with the World Club Challenge being held a week later.

The Roosters won’t start favourites for the Nines based on these factors, and ultimately — despite the mammoth prize on offer — they don’t mean anything in the long run. But If Freddy wears the tricolours once again, every single Roosters fan will be watching.

[Guest]

It was his AC joint not his ACL so he'd be sorted by now mate. If he is coaching as well, which you would imagine, I can't wait to see some of the set plays he comes up with. That was something he was great at as a coach.

Is the tournament just being shown on Fox?

Cheers Yak. Go Freddy!