The Sydney Roosters are the same with another agent named Moses. Won’t do deals with him. However, sometimes you need to put things aside when you have a player like Amone available who fits our club perfectly. Is it the coaching staff as well as Derek who feel like this, if not then we can’t build a team that Lammie wants, which creates problems. 

Welcome to the Leigh Leopards Joe Ofahengaue. Signed from Paramata Eels. We must have been well into negotiations or even have signed him, hence Tom went elsewhere. This I can accept is why we didn?t sign Tom. Joes a good addition and has plenty experience in the nrl. He likes to help the younger ones in the squad also. 

I'm a little surprised at the lack of ambition by Amone, has gone back, joined the form team and failed to get into their side and it seems he has just given up, he could have stuck it out and either tried to force his way into the side when a few injuries happen or looked to move to a lesser NRL side. Could have easily stayed in the NRL for this season and next and back himself to make an impression, if it failed would have still got a great SL team. Seems to have taken the easy way out.


Clifford could have done the same, but he worked hard, waited for his chance and then proved he was good enough.


Of all the players who went to the NRL from SL last year, I thought Amone had the most chance to be successful.

I'm replying to this thread so I can see what are apparently 16 replies, when I can only read 12, even when logged in.


I concur that prop was the priority, be interesting to see how Tom goes at Cas, the tired badly in the second half last night.

I don't watch NRL but reading the views of actual Australian followers of it, it seems that many were very much wondering where Amone would fit it when he was signed. Of all things most thought that with his height being 5' 11', he was too small to succeed at that level

I think the visa rules will play a part in this. A SL deal for Clifford was always difficult, even before he broke into the Cowboys team, as he needed to have played a percentage of first grade games last year to get a GBE. If Amone had stopped at the Bulldogs this year, he would've found it difficult to play first grade anywhere next year. I imagine he'll have an NRL clause in his contract.