Re: The worst signing ever. : Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:13 pm  

We wouldn't be fighting for homours with this team.
You can tell the National Leagues have improved over time!

1. Ben Feehan

2. Danny Arnold
3. Dale Cardoza
4. Dane Nerinckx
5. Andy Smith

6. Dwayne Barker
7. Dean Lawford

8. Anthony Seu Seu
9. Phil Cantillon
10. Heath Cruckshank
11. Ryan Clayton (2nd Spell)
12. Andy Speak
13. Andy Gorski

Subs

14. Alan Hadcroft
15. Tim Hartley
16. Dale Holdstock
17. Danny Fearon (2nd Spell)

18th Man Fereti Tuilagi (after Union)

Re: The worst signing ever. : Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:19 am  

Peter Coyne. The most ordinary half back I've ever seen. Came with an NRL track record too.

Castleford signed him after he'd gone through our payments clearing service.

Gash.

Re: The worst signing ever. : Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:02 am  

Peter coyne was terrible but got in side every week under strudwick who would be coach of this team. Cantillon was fantastic for widnes but did not want to know for us. Harsh on hesketh to include him.

Re: The worst signing ever. : Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:47 am  

Who was that little Aussie winger was it Greg Clarke? Really slow was terrible. Also Martin Ketteridge was gash for us.

Re: The worst signing ever. : Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:56 am  

neilgreenwood wrote:

Peter coyne was terrible but got in side every week under strudwick who would be coach of this team. Cantillon was fantastic for widnes but did not want to know for us. Harsh on hesketh to include him.

I didnt say he was the worst signing ever, just one of the worst over recent seasons.

Re: The worst signing ever. : Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:11 am  

Peter Coyne defintely, ran like a duck. And Danny Stains the same year wasn't much better (i think he went back down under and played Origin as well). Then we had Mick Taylor on the wing that year. He took to Struddies man for man marking so well that he'd never tackle the opposing centre even when they had a 2 on 1.

And i think we've had worse half backs than Lawford - Dane Dorhay, Martyn Moxon.

Going back further - Mick Snee played centre in late 70's early 80's.

Re: The worst signing ever. : Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:28 am  

Peter Coyne was really poor but the worst signing was Strudwick himself.

Re: The worst signing ever. : Tue Sep 11, 2012 11:57 am  

chris_smith wrote:

Also anyone remember the big South African we signed who was meant to be the RL equivalent of Drago from Rocky!! Alleged to have the biggest kick in Rugby and Seem to remember he was called Cliff Brown or something?? Came from RU and was cack!! Think he played a couple of A Team games and played once for the first team at Thrum Hall v Oldham but was never seen again!!

He scored the winning try against Oldham and did also play against Cas. No closer to being our worst player than he was to being our best in truth!

Re: The worst signing ever. : Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:00 pm  

Peter Coyne was in St George's 1992 Grand Final side alongside his brother Mark.

Re: The worst signing ever. : Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:35 pm  

Bit unfair on Ketteridge, always thought he did fairly well when he played. Grant Anderson as well, he was just never fit to play.

Lee Finnerty on his policy of never tackling below the neck.

Chris Birchall was about as one-dimensional as Neil Cherryholme. Never understood why he got picked.

Heath Cruckshank?