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  • Who's the best player we've ever poached?

    I'll go Keary as it gave the Phone Chucker the shits.

  • #2
    Gotta be Fitler.. 100%

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    • #3
      1. Teddy
      2. Cronk
      3. Fittler

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      • #4
        Artie

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        • #5
          'poached' = signed from another club after they made their debut there/somewhere else?'

          I mean...in the NRL era I think the order is...

          Teddy
          Jared,
          Fitzy
          Cronk
          Morley
          Crichton
          Keary
          Wing

          * Freddy of course but he signed pre NRL

          hard to go past Artie Beetson and Ron Coote though

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          • #6
            Teddy, Freddy, Cronk, Kez. Maloney

            I would put JWH up there too but he was only a fringe first grader with Manly at the time I think. SBW was great for one season.

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            • #7
              Freddy. We've been a powerhouse since.
              Born and bred in the eastern suburbs.

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              • #8
                Cronk

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                • #9
                  Herbert "Dally" Messenger - 'poached' from Union - if that counts..
                  "Do you expect me to talk"? "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die".

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                  • #10
                    Anthony Watts closely followed by Paul Carter.

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                    • #11
                      Not this old chestnut again.
                      1985: 1 try vs Parramatta, 1 try vs Manly, 1 try vs Wests, 2 tries vs Souffs
                      1986: 2 tries vs Illawarra, 1 try vs Balmain, 2 tries vs Norths.

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                      • #12
                        Fatty

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                        • #13
                          Mick Delroy, Olsen Filipaina, Brandon Smith, Jordan Tansey, Mark Edmondson ...

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                          • #14
                            All depends what "poaching" means - Australian established 1st Grade players and or juniors from other clubs. The Roosters have so called "poached" some juniors from other clubs who turned into top shelf players in 1st Grade.

                            Both Anthony Minichiello and Daniel Tupou for instance were never selected/overlooked for Junior reps sides in their junior areas - Western Suburbs Magpies and Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs.
                            • Arthur Beetson
                            • Ron Coote
                            • Elwyn Walters
                            • Johnny Mayes
                            • Spiro Strattos
                            • John Ferguson
                            • Steve Morris
                            • Andrew Walker
                            • Matt Sing
                            • Ivan Cleary
                            • Brad Fittler
                            • Craig Fitzgibbon
                            • Craig Wing
                            • Brett Mullins - UK at the time
                            • Braith Anasta
                            • Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
                            • Luke Keary
                            • Angus Crichton
                            • Brett Morris
                            • Cooper Cronk
                            • Bill Mullins - Canterbury Junior
                            • Royce Ayliffe - Illawarra Junior - Dragons signed a lot of players from that area before the Steelers came in
                            • Craig Salvatori - Souths Junior
                            • Anthony Minichiello - Wests Junior
                            • Daniel Tupou - Canterbury Junior via Parramatta's NYC
                            • Nat Butcher - Souths Junior
                            • Egan Butcher - Souths Junior
                            etc etc
                            Last edited by David Sutherland; 02-24-2026, 07:58 PM.

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                            • #15
                              Brad fittler not even close

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