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Brisbane race 8 No.6 Gundy Son

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1- didnt say anything about comparing them as players, comparing them as potential signings is what i was saying is rediculous

2- like i said who says he doesnt want to get bigger, he hasnt lost any speed or agility, still makes defenders look stupid so why wouldnt he want extra size

3- yes? at the end of his career i think he will be regarded as the best centre ever, he is only 23

4- inglis isnt physically powerful? talent hasnt got him anywhere?

I think you have him on all points. Mike was the one comparing GI with Tolman in the first place.

Depending what you are after, I would be signing GI over Tolman anyday of the week. As much as we are lacking a bit of go forward, a strike centre is just what we need.

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Hehehe, but you get the point, he's not going to be as hungry as Tolman. He can't even maintain decent weight.

I do agree with what you are saying.. just being a smart arse

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1. How is it ridiculous ? One would eat up our salary cap like no tomorrow, the other, we could of picked up for a decent price. Granted Inglis is the best centre in the game, he is prone to going missing, while Tolman is a warhorse who still has plenty to prove.
Inglis signing smells of a quick cash grab.

2. I don't really know what you are trying to say but let me clear something up for you. Fat does not make you more powerful. It is essentially dead weight. If he lost that fat, he wouldn't lose any power, in fact he will improve his acceleration and speed. Go run 50 metres and time it, then repeat with a 5kg weight vest, you will see the difference. Who cares if he can still perform at this weight, all that means is that he will perform even better without the extra weight.

3. I never disagreed that he will go down as one of the greats. I just don't think he will perform in our club, a club he couldn't really care less about.
Also remember, all of his achievemnts came from playing in an illegal team as well as star-studded rep teams.

4. Again, i don't see what you are trying to say as i never said that Inglis isn't powerful or talented. I specifically noted that the gap between the talented players and the rest of the field has become smaller due to each NRL player being athletically competent. As opposed to those days when some players couldn't run around the oval twice.

1- 1 is a proven game winner, try scoring machine, golden boot winning freak, the other is a solid starting prop who is in their first full year of first grade. this is obviously only opinion but that is why i think it is rediculous, the chances to sign someone like inglis dont come around very often and you take them when you can

2- are you watching him shower or something? how do you know what he weighs or used to weigh, he may well have put on 10 kgs of muscle instead of 5 kgs of fat, but thanks for the tip genius, i was sure putting a 5kg weight vest on would slash seconds off my 50m sprint times, i just thought the second run with the vest on was a tad slower because i was tired from just having run the 50m without the vest
i sure as hell know id rather try to tackle a 95kg inglis as oposed to a 100kg inglis

3- i compared him to mal, you laughed, i explained.
but thats another good comparison, meninga didnt exactly have a team full of busters around him either
and what makes any player care about a new team they go to? surely they will all have a soft spot for the club that developed them, and had them for so many years

4- and again you said this
"In today's competitions, the majority of players are in top shape and physically powerful. Individual talent does not get you as far anymore"
unless you arnt making sense you were talking about inglis and i cant work out which one is inglis, aparently not both

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Inglis strikes me as the type of player who gives his best only when he's happy and settled. A bit like Hodges. Deep down, if he came to Easts, I'd be thinking, "Does he really wanna be here?" I'd always have this nagging suspician that he didn't really want to be here.

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1. How do you know he will play like that for us. Willie Mason was a pretty good darn forward untill he cruised through his stint with us.

2. If you can't tell he has gotten fatter compared to last year you must not watch football. Look at his face, and if that's not proof you can give some attention to the gut that's trying to pop out of his jersey. Yes it makes him slower. No being heavier does not necessarily make you harder to tackle. Especially once you're over 90 kg anyway. If being fatter meant that it is harder to tackle you then Mark Tookie would of been the next Webcke.

Hey look, if your happy for our team to keep buying up players at top market value, then having them collect the paychecks and leaving then enjoy. New attitude, new beginnings my ass.

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Inglis strikes me as the type of player who gives his best only when he's happy and settled. A bit like Hodges. Deep down, if he came to Easts, I'd be thinking, "Does he really wanna be here?" I'd always have this nagging suspician that he didn't really want to be here.

Spot on mate. A player like Inglis is set up for life, because even if he has two horrid seasons, another team will still pay top dollar for him.

What's his motivation?

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NRL clubs eyeing Melbourne Storm's big-name players should tread carefully because league rules are on the embattled club's side and it won't stand by and be pillaged.

Storm is a sitting duck in terms of its 14 off-contract players, unable to re-sign or even negotiate with them until the forensic audit of the club is complete.

The club has already lost rising star Aiden Tolman, who signed with the Bulldogs after they imposed a signing deadline.

But it's reports linking contracted stars like Greg Inglis and more recently Adam Blair to other clubs that is of most concern to club officials.

The Bulldogs are said to be after Blair, and at least nine clubs, and other codes, are believed to be chasing Inglis, with reports also linking Brett White to the Warriors.

But NRL rules prohibit opposition clubs negotiating with contracted players or their managers unless given permission by Storm.

This week Storm management contacted a rival club chief executive responding to allegations one of his officials approached a contracted player.

They gave him a polite reminder that was against the rules and said next time they would complain to the NRL.

When the salary cap picture for 2011 becomes clear, Storm is resigned to losing some contracted players. That list includes Inglis, Blair, captain Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, Cooper Cronk, Ryan Hoffman and White, but no clubs have been given permission to talk to any of them yet.

Storm football manager Frank Ponissi said if they found out players had been spoken to in breach of the rules they would go straight to the NRL. "Absolutely we would," he said.

"The majority of our players are under contract until at least the end of 2011 and whatever interest other clubs may have, they have to deal with us and we decide who we grant releases to.

"If we knew of any contact with any of our players we would certainly take the matter further.

"We have no problems with other clubs expressing interest in a player to us, but in the current circumstances all we can do is take note of it and we have told them that."

NRL chief operating officer Graham Annesley said yesterday that opposition clubs in breach of the rules would be penalised.

"We would investigate any complaints and if we found enough evidence to support it we would decide on a penalty," he said. "But that's only if they started negotiations."

However, Annesley conceded that a club could negotiate directly with player managers because Storm would have to find out it was happening to complain.

Ponissi said the club had been open with all managers and hoped they would return the favour.

"We have told them that if there is interest in a player to please let us know and we would record that and revisit it when the situation is more clear," he said.

Ponissi said reports linking contracted Storm players to other clubs was "pure speculation" because the club could not do any deals at all.

So hypothetically even if a deal has been done we wont be hearing about it for a long time.

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Big pump....now don't you go spreadin rumours bout my team son.

You pm me and we'll meet up if you spreadin shit.

Gregory Inglis is a staunch member of our family down here, so shit like this don't cut it.

Got it

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Just saw Israel Folau in the toilets at the palace tonight, asked him if i'd see him at the red white and bluesters next year and got a big thumbs up, possible daily telegraph article??? Also he didn't wash his hands, could rate a mention as well, hopefully Buzz is reading.

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According to Zorba and Jimmy Smith on 2ky ...if he leaves the Storm, GI will end up at St.Merge.
*Best mate is Jeremy Smith and wants to play with him.
*Would love to play under Bennet
*This is why they (Dragqueens) have gone a little quiet on Gasnier of late ...as they couldn't fit both under the cap.

[TheLoneRooster]

According to Zorba and Jimmy Smith on 2ky ...if he leaves the Storm, GI will end up at St.Merge.
*Best mate is Jeremy Smith and wants to play with him.
*Would love to play under Bennet
*This is why they (Dragqueens) have gone a little quiet on Gasnier of late ...as they couldn't fit both under the cap.

Very interesting and it makes me wonder if coach smiley will dispense with his allegedly socialistic approach to player salaries in order to snare GI.

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Just saw Israel Folau in the toilets at the palace tonight, asked him if i'd see him at the red white and bluesters next year and got a big thumbs up, possible daily telegraph article??? Also he didn't wash his hands, could rate a mention as well, hopefully Buzz is reading.

Are you sure it was his thumb

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If this isn't a gee up,it is the best news i've had for ages..

Inglis is one of the best football players i've seen in nearly 40 years of watching the game..I reckon he is better than Fulton

My immagination is now running wild,with orgasmic visions of Inglis scoring try after try...setting up try after try...& making the players around him infinately better football players...all in the Roosters famous red,white & blue

Faaaark i hope this is true...after Cameron Smith,he is the next best buy out of the drizzle wreckage..

You must be a similar age as me, just shy of forty? If you are then we both never saw the best of Bozo which was at Manly. From what my old man has told me and what I have read, there have been no better players than Fulton that were backs. Inglis is an amazing athlete but is no organizer or kicker. Fulton is an immortal(an arsehole as well) and if Inglis becomes one then that will be some effort.

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You must be a similar age as me, just shy of forty? If you are then we both never saw the best of Bozo which was at Manly. From what my old man has told me and what I have read, there have been no better players than Fulton that were backs. Inglis is an amazing athlete but is no organizer or kicker. Fulton is an immortal(an arsehole as well) and if Inglis becomes one then that will be some effort.

You are pretty close to the mark age wise..

You are right,i never saw the best of Fulton,but i did see how good he was in the mid to later part of his career..

I remember how happy i was when it was announced we had signed him..& as a player & captain,& coach,he was fantastic...

And then the filthy piece of sheeet destroyed it all in about 3 faarking years..

Faaark i hate the dog now..

Inglis' record (barring the fact they lost the 2 GF's for cheating) stacks up very well against Fulton's at the same stages of their careers..They both had a furlong on anyone else..& both were genuine game winners..

One thing i know is that i would have the same feeling of confidence if we got Inglis that i had in those days we had Fulton..& Freddy for that matter..

On the kicking part,Inglis would have to have one of the biggest boots in the game..up there with Campese..the ball goes a mile off his boot..one of the drizzle's favourite plays used to be that towering Inglis bomb...the thing used to leave the atmosphere on it's ascent..Tactical kicking may be a different story..

Tactical ability & organizational nous,Fulton wins hands down..

Physical gifts & speed,& ability to beat a man 1 on 1,Inglis wins..