Curse of the top prospect signature

[the game rugby league]

I know exactly what you mean

2000 Jason Smith went to the raiders
2001 Brett Hodgson went to the Tigers
2002 Daniel Irvine went to the Rabbits
2003 Ashley Graham went to the Cowboys
2004 Michael Witt went to manly
2005 Tim Smith went to the UK
2006 YEAAAAAH Ben Smith is still with us
2007 Joel Reddy went to the Tigers
NO 2008
2009 Kris Keating went to the Bulldogs
NO 2010
2011 Justin Horro looking as if he will go to the storm or panthers??????

Girds just commented that horo has signed with Manly I think

 

[#1 Eels fan]

Girds just commented that horo has signed with Manly I think

Manly!!!!! nnnnoooooooooooo, i thought the Panthers for sure...he can play when he is on song, maybe they can get it from him?????

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Souths

2002 Wade Mackinnon - to Para, NZ and Tigers
2003 Brett Kearney - Sharks and UK.
2004 nil
2005 Luke MacDougall - was a bit of a gun then nowhere.
2006 Yileen Gordon - made three grades in three weeks, only bloke to ever play RL in top flight with name beginning with 'Y', to Dogs, Penrith and park footy.
2007 David Fa'logo - bashed coach, went to UK, returns to Newcastle for 2013 aged 32.
2009 Eddy Pettybourne - wholehearted player, a few too many errors, went to Wests Tigers for the cash. Signed to UK SL, mid-2013 after injury plagued 2013.
2011 Dylan Farrell - signed with Saints 2013
2012 Nathan Peats - signed with Eels 2013
2013 George Burgess - current player
2013 Tyrone Phillips - current U20 player (had the card - what - 6 weeks? and off to Bulldogs!)

 

[baabaa5]

You can now add Ben Barba to my Bulldogs list
Maybe I should sell the lot as a traitors special

 

[the game rugby league]

You have to expect all top propects to leave there club as these are the players are the ones that are most likely to be approached by every other club for there contract

 

[edabomb]

Milford continuing the Raiders curse....

 

[hobo]

You have to expect all top propects to leave there club as these are the players are the ones that are most likely to be approached by every other club for there contract

That is true to some extent but I believe in more cases it was the poor selection of the Top Prospect by Select in the first place. Some of them simply were not in reality TPs. In the clubs eyes they are just rookies / juniors.

If you look at this list by Chris it kinda reinforces my case.

Souths

2002 Wade Mackinnon - to Para, NZ and Tigers
2003 Brett Kearney - Sharks and UK.
2004 nil
2005 Luke MacDougall - was a bit of a gun then nowhere.
2006 Yileen Gordon - made three grades in three weeks, only bloke to ever play RL in top flight with name beginning with 'Y', to Dogs, Penrith and park footy.
2007 David Fa'logo - bashed coach, went to UK, returns to Newcastle for 2013 aged 32.
2009 Eddy Pettybourne - wholehearted player, a few too many errors, went to Wests Tigers for the cash. Signed to UK SL, mid-2013 after injury plagued 2013.
2011 Dylan Farrell - signed with Saints 2013
2012 Nathan Peats - signed with Eels 2013
2013 George Burgess - current player
2013 Tyrone Phillips - current U20 player

 

[AJC]

it is unlucky when they all move on if u were picking young guns for next years first sets who would u want to see
broncos - corey oates
bulldogs - dave klemmer or finucahe
raiders - wighton
cowboys - feldt or taumoloo
titans - sam irwin
manly - peta kihu
storm - kenny bromwich
knights - robbie roccow
eels - peri terepo
panthers - matt moylan
sharks - feki?
bunnies - luke keary dylan walker
dragons - stockwell
roosters - napa
warriors - hurrell
tigers - brooks or nofooluma

 

[GiRDS-]

oh for Christ sake please dont be moylan for penrith, hes terrible. rest of your list looks pretty good to mee.

 

[thenamesgould]

Rochow, Gagai or McKinnon would all be great for the Knights! Even Leilua.

 

[Coolidgee]

Finucane for sure for the Dogs. Klemmer is good but finucane is a weapon and has a massive future

 

[ooneil]

Rochow, Gagai or McKinnon would all be great for the Knights! Even Leilua.

They are not really prospects at this stage though.

 

[thenamesgould]

They are not really prospects at this stage though.

Roberts had already been our halfback for a year by the start of this season, so there's hope I think. Besides, it's Young Guns now.