Re: Hock : Sat Oct 27, 2012 6:30 pm  

Do they not have cocaine in Aus then??

Re: Hock : Sat Oct 27, 2012 6:59 pm  

Katrina wrote:

Do they not have cocaine in Aus then??

He wants to get away from his old friends who may encourage him back into that lifestyle. Surely that's pretty obvious, not that he wants to move to a cocaine free land.

Quite commendable really and he would be going for all the right reasons.

Re: Hock : Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:12 pm  

Surely he just needs to move away from Beech Hill to escape his old life as opposed to uggering of the Aus?

Re: Hock : Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:30 pm  

I'm sure the likes of Greg Bird (and his ilk) will be at the airport to welcome him with open arms!

I regularly read that the press treat NRL stars much like our press treat Premier League footballers and that some players move to the UK to get out of the 'goldfish bowl' that is the NRL - Doggie Monaghan for one, Tim Smith for two.

Not sure this would be the most ideal environment for Hock to be in at all.

Re: Hock : Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:54 pm  

I'm not a huge fan of Hock - the main reason being I don't think he has the brain to back up his terrific physical talents.

Personally it wouldn't bother me too much if he went. But that's just me and I can understand why others really like him. But I prefer solid, reliable players who play with intelligence. I wouldn't want to count on him in a high pressure situation.

Re: Hock : Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:21 pm  

tugglesf78 wrote:

Surely he just needs to move away from Beech Hill to escape his old life as opposed to uggering of the Aus?

My thoughts exactly...

Re: Hock : Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:30 pm  

Well he's in talks with Sydney Roosters for that exact reason, I guess we'll just have to wait and see what the outcome is. There's no better judge for what is best for him than Hock himself.

Re: Hock : Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:51 pm  

we never missed him when he was banned and we won't miss him if he goes

Re: Hock : Sat Oct 27, 2012 11:58 pm  

tugglesf78 wrote:

Surely he just needs to move away from Beech Hill to escape his old life as opposed to uggering of the Aus?

So he moves to Standish say. What stops his friends heading to Standish to see him? I doubt they can hop a flight to Oz as easy.

Re: Hock : Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:35 am  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Well he's in talks with Sydney Roosters for that exact reason, I guess we'll just have to wait and see what the outcome is. There's no better judge for what is best for him than Hock himself.

That would be some back row if they got SBW and Hock! Hope we can keep him, but if this is what he needs to escape his old life, that is so much more important than rugby.