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 Post subject: Sonny Bill Williams
PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:01 pm 
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Back to League in 2013, apparently, on a 5-year deal with Sydney Roosters.

Great before he left....but has any player returned from Union as good as they were before they went to the dark side ? I can't think of one.

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 Post subject: Re: Sonny Bill Williams
PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:41 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Sonny Bill Williams
PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:26 pm 
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It will take him 12 months to adjust back to League and have all the bad habits knocked out of him.






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 Post subject: Re: Sonny Bill Williams
PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:44 am 
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Nnibly_Warrior wrote:Sam Thaiday


When's he ever played Union? SBW will be a different player to the one that left the Doggies but if he does come back, has the ability to be a great League player again.






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 Post subject: Re: Sonny Bill Williams
PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:04 am 
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great news for rugby league
sbw played union like he was playing league cant see it being a problem adjusting back to rugby league

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 Post subject: Re: Sonny Bill Williams
PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:37 am 
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Brad Thorn came back and played Origin level again.
Mat Rogers
Mark Gasnier
Lote Tuqiri

A return to watch will be Craig Gower at London Broncos.






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 Post subject: Re: Sonny Bill Williams
PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:00 am 
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Disagree that any of the above came back better.

Brad Thorn could have been a legend of the game if he'd carried on, but now he's a trundler.

Mat Rogers hasn't been near the Kangaroos team since he went.

Gasnier was an animal before he went, big, quick and stong. And an International. He came back and got nowhere near the Aussie team and looked a shadow of his former self in the SOO this year.

Lote Tuqiri at least has been good for Wests, but I would say he was better before he left also. He's been the least harmed by the lesser code.






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 Post subject: Re: Sonny Bill Williams
PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:29 am 
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Agree with Jonny, not one player has come back better.






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The Rugby Football League are in the process of reviewing the video that you are referring to. We do not condone behaviour of this nature and have contacted the player’s employer, Hull F.C., who have confirmed that they are dealing with the incident under their club rules.
 
 
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 Post subject: Re: Sonny Bill Williams
PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:04 am 
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SBW has age on his side to be good again. The others came back towards the end of there careers

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 Post subject: Re: Sonny Bill Williams
PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:44 pm 
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Hadn't he had 2 shoulder ops by the time he was 20? The move to union probably prolonged his career due to their rules of no big hits (or whatever the rule is that doesn't allow you to smash someone without locking on). I can see his return to league being over within 3 of those 5yrs. Hope I am wrong due to him being one of the most sensational young talents to have been lost from the game but unless he comes back a different player his shoulder will give out again in no time.






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