Tony Puletua : Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:35 pm  

Am I right in thinking we tried to sign him?

If so, why didn't we? St's Salary cap must be bursting at the seams.

This would not be the first signing we have missed out on in recent years. Rumour aside I am aware that Lauatiiti nearly came our way and its well documented that we were talking to Dobson.

If the board didn't offer Puletua the right amount (and by that I would say he should have been made our top earner) then thats another nail in their coffin.

The bloke is a freak of a player.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:37 pm  

Pretty sure his agent said in the Aussie press at the time that Hull and Saints were chasing him.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:39 pm  

Fabulous player.

I really hope we didn't try and yet again miss out. He would have been some player in the Black n White, very impressed so far this season.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:44 pm  

Google is your friend Link.

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: Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:46 pm  

Actually, St's got rid of a few last year including Scully and only brought him in iirc? They said they wasn't spending full cap.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:57 pm  

Playing very well. When he was signed we got all the idiots telling us he was finished and that his brother (Frank) Puletua was the better player etc...

However that was bullsh*t. He is and always will be a much better player than Frank. He was awesome against you guys yesterday. Love the way he transfers the ball into each hand when running.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:58 pm  

Ashmeister wrote:

Playing very well. When he was signed we got all the idiots telling us he was finished and that his brother (Frank) Puletua was the better player etc...

However that was bullsh*t. He is and always will be a much better player than Frank. He was awesome against you guys yesterday. Love the way he transfers the ball into each hand when running.

Aye...Rommell told us that......

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:07 pm  

fc baldy wrote:

Aye...Rommell told us that......

And, as usual, no one believed him!

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:18 pm  

Pulatua's Agent: Tony 2 Super League clubs are after you for next year?
Puletua: Oh yeah Which clubs
Agent: One's St Helens the most successful team in superleague and the other ones Hull
Puletua: Who the feck are Hull
Agent: don't quite know but there only the second best team in Hull as Hull KR are the big boys in town
Puletua: Tell Hull to dream on i'm signing for the Saints playing with World class players

Re: Tony Puletua : Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:19 pm  

Mild mannered Janitor wrote:

If so, why didn't we? St's Salary cap must be bursting at the seams.

Nah. We got rid of Talau, Fozzard, Scully and Bennett at the end of last season, only bringing in Puletua. We didn't recruit for Talau at left centre; that's a favourite slot for our young guys to get their first grade debuts! We still have money under the cap.

I have to say, for just one signing we have dropped on really lucky. He's an amazing player.