Bill Tupou : Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:03 pm  

Bill Tupou can today announce his decision to retire from Rugby League with immediate effect.

Re: Bill Tupou : Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:09 pm  

Why announce this and the TJ move now. I am not surprised about either but the timing is strange.

Re: Bill Tupou : Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:09 pm  

Been a good un, but inevitable after his injury. Wasnt he a Brian Smith signing, wish we could find another like him

Re: Bill Tupou : Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:10 pm  

TimmySmith wrote:

Bill Tupou can today announce his decision to retire from Rugby League with immediate effect.

Sad news but wish him well. He’s been a very good player for us.

Re: Bill Tupou : Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:12 pm  

Thanks Bill but absolutely right decision for all.

Re: Bill Tupou : Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:15 pm  

Prince Buster wrote:

Been a good un, but inevitable after his injury. Wasnt he a Brian Smith signing, wish we could find another like him

Yeah his first signing I think.

Re: Bill Tupou : Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:23 pm  

We look to be trying to free up some budget and it looks like he has done the honourable thing rather than seeing out his contract.

He has been class for us at times but sadly through no fault of his own not been able to contribute to the improvement needed in the last few years.

Sam Halsall is apparently available for a loan move. I’d love for us to go for him, he could really help with the centre issues we currently have.

Re: Bill Tupou : Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:46 pm  

jonh wrote:

We look to be trying to free up some budget and it looks like he has done the honourable thing rather than seeing out his contract.

He has been class for us at times but sadly through no fault of his own not been able to contribute to the improvement needed in the last few years.

Sam Halsall is apparently available for a loan move. I’d love for us to go for him, he could really help with the centre issues we currently have.

If we are freeing up some budget, I don’t know why we’d spend it on Halsall.

Quality needs to be better than that if we’re going to stay up.

Re: Bill Tupou : Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:58 pm  

Think imay be right in saying thats the 2018 left edge dreamgoing in space of an hour or so.massive respect to billy for all he has done an outstanding player and again putting club first by going now.my lad just said he is immensely proud that the last time bill played in red white and blue he played with hi. Even if itwas reserve game

Re: Bill Tupou : Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:00 pm  

jonh wrote:

We look to be trying to free up some budget and it looks like he has done the honourable thing rather than seeing out his contract.

He has been class for us at times but sadly through no fault of his own not been able to contribute to the improvement needed in the last few years.

Sam Halsall is apparently available for a loan move. I’d love for us to go for him, he could really help with the centre issues we currently have.

Been linked with g taufua from manly