Brian Kelly to Sea Eagles

[Smokin Joe]

It worries me that his favourite book is The Cat in the Hat....

Hey I read it to my daughter and still enjoy it after 450 times.....hahahah.Seriously though I love this signing it is exactly what we need,no need to throw huge bucks at every big name player,bring in some who are on the edge of first grade with big potential and are keen as to play first grade.

 

[Mals]

Can't find anything on him for 2017....? ZT and Foxsports articles have him until 2016.

http://www.zerotackle.com/rugby-league/players/jorge-taufua/

Any idea where u heard about his 2017 contract?

Zero tackle is not the most reliable. Jorge is an established 1st grader he wouldn't be just training with Manly without a contract for '17 he would have signed elsewhere by now.

 

[Deleted member 26876]

Centre? Or maybe wing with Taufua moving to centre, Is this guy real good or something? haven't heard too much about him.

 

[Holmsey]

Centre? Or maybe wing with Taufua moving to centre, Is this guy real good or something? haven't heard too much about him.

He's played plenty of junior rep footy for blues and kangaroos. Scores heaps of tries, very fast also.

 

[tookey]

Titans player and favourite team as a child - Panthers Guess he must be a cartwright signing.

Hope he can tackle and catch bombs

 

[Clay]

Thanks Ryan, one of the few people who you can trust for "news".
Not like some of the other d1ckheads on here.
Still waiting for last weeks "big" news

 

[Shoe1]

I like that he has a proper name. Who would you take more seriously, Brian Kelly or Kalyn Ponga?

 

[Ryan]

Good talent, but do people think $160k per season for an untested centre / winger is quite high? Rabbitoh's attempted to acquire him last season but failed.

 

[nightster]

It worries me that his favourite book is The Cat in the Hat....

its a literary masterpiece hard to pick between it and 'Green Eggs & Ham'

 

[nightster]

opps Budgewoi eagle beat me to it

 

[Clay]

Good talent, but do people think $160k per season for an untested centre / winger is quite high? Rabbitoh's attempted to acquire him last season but failed.

With the salary cap being around 8 mill including marquee allowance, it seems on par for me.
Young promising kid who will play NRL at some stage.
The gaurentee of NRL could be just for a few games this year with the opportunity for more next year.
I doubt any coach would gaurentee a 18-19 kid a full year on first grade when he is yet to debut.

TLDR I don't expect him to start the year In NRL

 

[mozgrame]

It's good that he is familiar with The cat in the hat. There are cryptic clues in that wonderful book that will help him deal with some of our fans dismal outlook on our future. He may teach us a thing or two about perceived problems vs actual reality from things he's learned in this book. For instance, the doom and gloom about our chances in 2017...

“And this mess is so big
And so deep and so tall,
We cannot pick it up.
There is no way at all!”
― Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat

Hmmm. There's a life lesson in that. I wonder if Brian knows How the Grinch stole Christmas? It's that time of year.

Great signing!

 

[Disco]

Good talent, but do people think $160k per season for an untested centre / winger is quite high? Rabbitoh's attempted to acquire him last season but failed.

Not at all IMO

What is minimum wage these days, 80k? 90k?

That is what you pay for scraps but the Titans were keen to keep Kelly so I think $160 is perfectly fine

 

[mozgrame]

I wonder if Zorba might expand Brian's interest in the literary world and introduce him to some of his favourite authors. Eric Carle and his masterpiece, The very hungry caterpillar I've heard is one of Zorba's all time favourites and has been a huge inspiration to him on a personal level.

 

[niccipops]

It worries me that his favourite book is The Cat in the Hat....

Are you more of a Green Eggs and Ham man?

 

[Andrew..]

Good to see a lad from my local area playing for Manly, it's a pity the club doesn't have some sort of affiliation with the northern rivers because there's plenty of talented youngsters in the area.

 

[mozgrame]

I like that he has a proper name. Who would you take more seriously, Brian Kelly or Kalyn Ponga?

Well, reverting once more to the @Loobs grading method of three strikes and you're out, Kalyn receives only one strike based on hair colour.

@Loobs that was a corker, mate! I will be bringing it up as often as I can throughout next year. LOL!

 

[Loobs]

Well, reverting once more to the @Loobs grading method of three strikes and you're out, Kalyn receives only one strike based on hair colour.

@Loobs that was a corker, mate! I will be bringing it up as often as I can throughout next year. LOL!

Got a good name though so never get that second strike, especially if he never comes good and "stinks" haha

 

[pjayz]

Good talent, but do people think $160k per season for an untested centre / winger is quite high? Rabbitoh's attempted to acquire him last season but failed.

Not in this day and age when he has played rep footy in the juniors and has the skill set we are in need of.

We have the need for a centre and he has talent, so $160k is not a gamble in my view. If Kalyan Ponga can get $750k after two first grade games, then this guy on $160 is a steal.

 

[pjayz]

Would still be a steal at $160k too

Oh we have jokes do we Terry? Yeah, well, well your eyes are like google 'n stuff ha ha...Burn!

Mess with the pjayz and I'll slap you upside the head with a rolled up SMH.