What's being Antipodean got to do with anything you stated that 27 was past it. All i did was highlight the fact Leon is only two months younger than Whatuira so must be past it too.

Sorry but aren't you commenting with hindsight just because Menzies looks OK at Manly doesn't me he will be here.
Sorry your talking pap.

You used "past it", I did not. Don't make things up. It makes you sound even battier.

What being Antipodean has to do with it is that the Bulls are regularly criticized for recruiting Antipodeans esp. NZ players yet when it suits the same critics call them for not going for every Antipodean player that breathes, and "letting" someone else sign some of them.

You're awfully confused about the hindsight point. If I talk about Menzies as a true legend of the game (which he is) how the fu.ck could he (or anyone) be, except "with hindsight"? Have you lost the plot totally?

Talking pap? You are the self-appointed expert in that.

dingus - tadulala isn't a patch on Hicks.

Sorry, but that is a wind up surely?

Webster the NZ international a failure? Playing for the Gold Coast Titans in their first season is hardly the same as playing for a SL basement side like Cas, where Platt came from, and also had a history of making silly errors at


Feather was OK at first for Leeds but his potential never kicked in. So much so that he spent a large part of his Leeds career on loan to Wakefield or in the reserves. Tony Smith is reputed to have wanted rid for ages but couldn't find a club to take him of our hands... I think it is becoming clear that Feather will probably never realise his potential, especially as he's managed not to do it by 27.

Hicks is consistency & professionalism personified, & a top kicker to boot. Tad has the eccentricites & style of a Henderson Gill (but not as good) & will score more individually impressive tries. You pays your money......

Pretty much got it with that I'd say. But I would add that Tadulala is probably a more natural finisher. The big weakness in his game used to be a bit dodgy defence but pleasingly he seems to have made big improvements in that area over the course of the season. Still prone to the odd bit of dodgy positioning but overall he's improved quite a bit over the year in my eyes.

I agree but Tadulala is hardly 'easily better'.

But now you have seen sense, you will also see that while "easily better" is a matter of opinion, your original position - which amounts to that the Bulls should have got, or been in for Sing - is invalidated given (a) you now largely agree the comments about Tadulala and (b) we can't sign everybody.

I agree. IMO it depends on the qualities of the rest of the team as to who I would prefer. If you are Saints or Leeds, with qualities, & kickers, across the park you can afford the luxuries of Tad. If you need some consistency & a top kicker, you would go for Hicks or a Richards. This should, in theory, allow you to pay more for flair players in the key positions of 6, 7, 9 & 13 without them having to have the added skill of kicking.