CRPSI eagle
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Nooo! surely not the Klem, we couldn’t that lucky to end up with another rep player.
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CRPSI eagle
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Why Croker? I could name few others that would like to crack him first.
double hoops
First Grader
Especially when you consider club captain, and most capped player in the club's history.
100%
This "Croker is playing out of position" or "Croker is a half" narrative is nonsense.
Sure, Croker came through as a half but only ever cemented himself as a hooker.
He is in now way a viable halves option just like Isaiah Yeo isnt a centre option and Ryan Matterson isn't a 5/8 option.
Players evolve
Honestly it’s the biggest fall from grace I’ve ever seen in all the years I’ve been following.
Oh sure some great players have left the club to go else where ( Fulton for example ) but I doubt one has left the club with most fans despising them.
I’m sure things will mellow in the years to come but for a while he’ll be treated like a leper.
bringbackbeaver
Reserve Grader
Good riddance.
Was always about what is best for DCE and never cared about the team. He has been the center of controversy since he spat the dummy 12 yrs ago when he wanted more of an upgrade then he was offered.
He has delivered 0 prems since he signed his monster deal.
He could have played on 2 more years for 1.4M or 1 more year at 700k (prob could have nego'd up to 800/900k) but instead he will choose a 1 ye 1M contract.
Basically, destroyed his legacy for 100-200k pretax. Assuming the chooks only sign him for 1 yr. Idiot can beat it.
Was always about what is best for DCE and never cared about the team. He has been the center of controversy since he spat the dummy 12 yrs ago when he wanted more of an upgrade then he was offered.
He has delivered 0 prems since he signed his monster deal.
He could have played on 2 more years for 1.4M or 1 more year at 700k (prob could have nego'd up to 800/900k) but instead he will choose a 1 ye 1M contract.
Basically, destroyed his legacy for 100-200k pretax. Assuming the chooks only sign him for 1 yr. Idiot can beat it.
I don't believe for one second that the club will let him go this year. I think the talk of that is just total pie in the sky stuff. With no injuries he'll play his last game at Brookie vs the Warriors on 5th September and there will be a big fake jizz fest / circle jerk by the club and fans "celebrating" his career at Manly .....
But wouldn't be a a refreshing bit of news in an otherwise sh*thouse season if he did leave immediately?
Yep and especially if we managed to pick up a half decent forward.....
double hoops
First Grader
We have had some Wrights might as well as have a Wong as well. Balance it out.
madmax
Bencher
2 Wongs do make good noodles!
The '47ers
Your resident two-headed Queenslander
He's past his end of the day
madmax
Bencher
No one to blame but himself & Politis!
The '47ers
Your resident two-headed Queenslander
Hopefully we get long dong Wong, for a song.
There'll be no pong, even wearing a thong to hide his prong. Me may use a tong with his bong to hit a gong, like they do in Hong Kong while watching King Kong but he ain't no mong.Okay this is going wrong. So long.
DUFFMAN
Bencher
I think he will be at the Roosters this season.
Our club will get nothing out of it from the Roosters, we will ask for a player swap with cash our way with the Roosters saying no, we will be dumb and agree.
The only thing that may happen is they will offer a player they don't want with us agreeing and also to pay them for the privilege.
Our club will get nothing out of it from the Roosters, we will ask for a player swap with cash our way with the Roosters saying no, we will be dumb and agree.
The only thing that may happen is they will offer a player they don't want with us agreeing and also to pay them for the privilege.
The Roosters look like they won’t swap any players we want from their roster for the $ Chaser.
Maybe we are looking at Fifita from GC? We need a backrower and Burbo would be better suited back on the bench pushing Waddle back to cup. I wouldn't be against it as the tits are also paying a big chunk of his salary.
One of the most damaging runners of the ball in the game. If we get him firing could be an incredible pick up.
Maybe we are looking at Fifita from GC? We need a backrower and Burbo would be better suited back on the bench pushing Waddle back to cup. I wouldn't be against it as the tits are also paying a big chunk of his salary.
One of the most damaging runners of the ball in the game. If we get him firing could be an incredible pick up.
Terry Zarsoff
First Grader
Corey Harawira-Naera has been cleared for a return to football. Normally I prefer to steer clear of these ‘What about?’ stories, but he could be a good pickup before Jun 30.
From the SMH:
www.smh.com.au
A seizure left him convulsing on the pitch. Two years on, Harawira-Naera cleared to make NRL return
By Adrian Proszenko
May 16, 2025 — 5.00am
Corey Harawira-Naera has finally received the news he has been waiting two years to hear: there are no medical, legal or regulatory impediments to an NRL return.
“I think there would be tears, to be honest,” the Kiwi forward said of the prospect of resuming his footballing career.
“It’s been a journey. For some it’s been a short two years, but for me it’s been pretty bloody long, to be frank. To have an opportunity, I have butterflies just thinking about it. I’m ready.”
Harawira-Naera’s last game was on May 27, 2023. On that fateful night, in a clash against South Sydney, the Canberra forward suffered a seizurethat threatened to prematurely end his career.
Since then, the 29-year-old has undergone a battery of tests, administered by some of the nation’s best medical minds, in an effort to determine two things: why it happened, and whether he is capable of playing again.
While it has proven impossible to determine the cause of the incident, Harawira-Naera last week got an answer to the second question. He has been cleared to make a comeback.
Should an NRL club try to lodge a contract for Harawira-Naera, the governing body has no reason not to register it.
“We’ve gotten to a place where I can start looking ahead and planning to get back on the field,” he said. “Knowing in the back of my mind that there’s a chance of getting back on the field, I felt lighter straight away. A whole lot of heavy head noise subsided pretty quickly.”
Not long after Harawira-Naera suffered the seizure, his manager, George Mimis, out of concern advised him: “If you were my son, I’d tell you to hang them up.”
But at the request of his client, Mimis explored every available avenue to determine what life on and off the field could look like.
“Initially when it happened, I didn’t think I’d be OK with hanging up my boots without knowing if I could play again or not,” Harawira-Naera said.
“Everyone was telling me to give up because it was so unprecedented and no one has been through something like this before in rugby league, [but] I didn’t feel content giving up without trying.”
Harawira-Naera eventually learnt that the combination of medication and the installation of an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) – a small, battery operated device implanted under the skin in the armpit to monitor and treat life-threatening heart arrhythmias – effectively ensured there are no heart issues.
“I’m not going to lie, it’s been pretty taxing. Mainly mentally,” the former Panthers and Bulldogs forward said of his time in limbo.
“Sometimes you just want to have an answer instead of not knowing. I couldn’t plan ahead, I didn’t know what I was doing next week for a good two years in a row.
“There was no deadline to work towards, that was the biggest drainer of my energy. Is it done? Am I chance? Do I hang the boots up?”
Ultimately, Harawira-Naera doesn’t have to. While he was waiting for the good news, there was another question that had to be answered: do I really want to play footy again?
“I had a really good chat with one of my mates … No one had asked me how much you really want to play before,” he said.
“I dwelled on that for a good couple of weeks, watched just about every game those weekends, and thought, ‘Damn, I can still play this, I can still contribute to a team’.
“I’ve just got to get myself in peak fitness and buy into a team’s protocols or values. Watching games and how I can contribute to a team, I’ve still got confidence in myself.
“I’ve just got to get to a place that will allow me to get back to my best and have enough time to do that.”
There is little Mimis hasn’t seen during his time in rugby league. He has helped guide the careers of some of the most influential figures in the game, but a Harawira-Naera comeback would be one of the highlights.
“He is one resilient human being,” Mimis said. “I have goosebumps [thinking about it]. I have a tear in my eye now.”
Harawira-Naera believes the unexpected sabbatical may prolong his career.
“It is how I look at it,” he said. “These are the years when you start carrying niggles and injuries that you play through. I’ve had a fair bit of time off. Managing the niggles I had at this age is definitely going to help get back onto the field.”
When the incident first occurred, Harawira-Naera’s son Elijah was so traumatised that he gave away rugby league. Now seven years old, he has returned to the game. If a club still believes he can add value, so too will his father.
From the SMH:
A seizure left him convulsing on the pitch. Two years on, Harawira-Naera cleared to make NRL return
Corey Harawira-Naera’s playing days appeared to be over after a frightening on-field episode two years ago. Now the former Canberra forward has been told he can return to the NRL.
A seizure left him convulsing on the pitch. Two years on, Harawira-Naera cleared to make NRL return
By Adrian Proszenko
May 16, 2025 — 5.00am
Corey Harawira-Naera has finally received the news he has been waiting two years to hear: there are no medical, legal or regulatory impediments to an NRL return.
“I think there would be tears, to be honest,” the Kiwi forward said of the prospect of resuming his footballing career.
“It’s been a journey. For some it’s been a short two years, but for me it’s been pretty bloody long, to be frank. To have an opportunity, I have butterflies just thinking about it. I’m ready.”
Harawira-Naera’s last game was on May 27, 2023. On that fateful night, in a clash against South Sydney, the Canberra forward suffered a seizurethat threatened to prematurely end his career.
Since then, the 29-year-old has undergone a battery of tests, administered by some of the nation’s best medical minds, in an effort to determine two things: why it happened, and whether he is capable of playing again.
While it has proven impossible to determine the cause of the incident, Harawira-Naera last week got an answer to the second question. He has been cleared to make a comeback.
Should an NRL club try to lodge a contract for Harawira-Naera, the governing body has no reason not to register it.
“We’ve gotten to a place where I can start looking ahead and planning to get back on the field,” he said. “Knowing in the back of my mind that there’s a chance of getting back on the field, I felt lighter straight away. A whole lot of heavy head noise subsided pretty quickly.”
Not long after Harawira-Naera suffered the seizure, his manager, George Mimis, out of concern advised him: “If you were my son, I’d tell you to hang them up.”
But at the request of his client, Mimis explored every available avenue to determine what life on and off the field could look like.
“Initially when it happened, I didn’t think I’d be OK with hanging up my boots without knowing if I could play again or not,” Harawira-Naera said.
“Everyone was telling me to give up because it was so unprecedented and no one has been through something like this before in rugby league, [but] I didn’t feel content giving up without trying.”
Harawira-Naera eventually learnt that the combination of medication and the installation of an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) – a small, battery operated device implanted under the skin in the armpit to monitor and treat life-threatening heart arrhythmias – effectively ensured there are no heart issues.
“I’m not going to lie, it’s been pretty taxing. Mainly mentally,” the former Panthers and Bulldogs forward said of his time in limbo.
“Sometimes you just want to have an answer instead of not knowing. I couldn’t plan ahead, I didn’t know what I was doing next week for a good two years in a row.
“There was no deadline to work towards, that was the biggest drainer of my energy. Is it done? Am I chance? Do I hang the boots up?”
Ultimately, Harawira-Naera doesn’t have to. While he was waiting for the good news, there was another question that had to be answered: do I really want to play footy again?
“I had a really good chat with one of my mates … No one had asked me how much you really want to play before,” he said.
“I dwelled on that for a good couple of weeks, watched just about every game those weekends, and thought, ‘Damn, I can still play this, I can still contribute to a team’.
“I’ve just got to get myself in peak fitness and buy into a team’s protocols or values. Watching games and how I can contribute to a team, I’ve still got confidence in myself.
“I’ve just got to get to a place that will allow me to get back to my best and have enough time to do that.”
There is little Mimis hasn’t seen during his time in rugby league. He has helped guide the careers of some of the most influential figures in the game, but a Harawira-Naera comeback would be one of the highlights.
“He is one resilient human being,” Mimis said. “I have goosebumps [thinking about it]. I have a tear in my eye now.”
Harawira-Naera believes the unexpected sabbatical may prolong his career.
“It is how I look at it,” he said. “These are the years when you start carrying niggles and injuries that you play through. I’ve had a fair bit of time off. Managing the niggles I had at this age is definitely going to help get back onto the field.”
When the incident first occurred, Harawira-Naera’s son Elijah was so traumatised that he gave away rugby league. Now seven years old, he has returned to the game. If a club still believes he can add value, so too will his father.
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KNUCKLES
Bencher
I like strudels....
On a serious note though. No way chooks let him go i reckon
KNUCKLES
Bencher
Good player on his day. But risky with his health concerns. And he has been out of the game for a loooong timeCorey Harawira-Naera has been cleared for a return to football. Normally I prefer to steer clear of these ‘What about?’ stories, but he could be a good pickup before Jun 30.
From the SMH:
A seizure left him convulsing on the pitch. Two years on, Harawira-Naera cleared to make NRL return
Corey Harawira-Naera’s playing days appeared to be over after a frightening on-field episode two years ago. Now the former Canberra forward has been told he can return to the NRL.
A seizure left him convulsing on the pitch. Two years on, Harawira-Naera cleared to make NRL return
By Adrian Proszenko
May 16, 2025 — 5.00am
Corey Harawira-Naera has finally received the news he has been waiting two years to hear: there are no medical, legal or regulatory impediments to an NRL return.
“I think there would be tears, to be honest,” the Kiwi forward said of the prospect of resuming his footballing career.
“It’s been a journey. For some it’s been a short two years, but for me it’s been pretty bloody long, to be frank. To have an opportunity, I have butterflies just thinking about it. I’m ready.”
Harawira-Naera’s last game was on May 27, 2023. On that fateful night, in a clash against South Sydney, the Canberra forward suffered a seizurethat threatened to prematurely end his career.
Since then, the 29-year-old has undergone a battery of tests, administered by some of the nation’s best medical minds, in an effort to determine two things: why it happened, and whether he is capable of playing again.
While it has proven impossible to determine the cause of the incident, Harawira-Naera last week got an answer to the second question. He has been cleared to make a comeback.
Should an NRL club try to lodge a contract for Harawira-Naera, the governing body has no reason not to register it.
“We’ve gotten to a place where I can start looking ahead and planning to get back on the field,” he said. “Knowing in the back of my mind that there’s a chance of getting back on the field, I felt lighter straight away. A whole lot of heavy head noise subsided pretty quickly.”
Not long after Harawira-Naera suffered the seizure, his manager, George Mimis, out of concern advised him: “If you were my son, I’d tell you to hang them up.”
But at the request of his client, Mimis explored every available avenue to determine what life on and off the field could look like.
“Initially when it happened, I didn’t think I’d be OK with hanging up my boots without knowing if I could play again or not,” Harawira-Naera said.
“Everyone was telling me to give up because it was so unprecedented and no one has been through something like this before in rugby league, [but] I didn’t feel content giving up without trying.”
Harawira-Naera eventually learnt that the combination of medication and the installation of an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) – a small, battery operated device implanted under the skin in the armpit to monitor and treat life-threatening heart arrhythmias – effectively ensured there are no heart issues.
“I’m not going to lie, it’s been pretty taxing. Mainly mentally,” the former Panthers and Bulldogs forward said of his time in limbo.
“Sometimes you just want to have an answer instead of not knowing. I couldn’t plan ahead, I didn’t know what I was doing next week for a good two years in a row.
“There was no deadline to work towards, that was the biggest drainer of my energy. Is it done? Am I chance? Do I hang the boots up?”
Ultimately, Harawira-Naera doesn’t have to. While he was waiting for the good news, there was another question that had to be answered: do I really want to play footy again?
“I had a really good chat with one of my mates … No one had asked me how much you really want to play before,” he said.
“I dwelled on that for a good couple of weeks, watched just about every game those weekends, and thought, ‘Damn, I can still play this, I can still contribute to a team’.
“I’ve just got to get myself in peak fitness and buy into a team’s protocols or values. Watching games and how I can contribute to a team, I’ve still got confidence in myself.
“I’ve just got to get to a place that will allow me to get back to my best and have enough time to do that.”
There is little Mimis hasn’t seen during his time in rugby league. He has helped guide the careers of some of the most influential figures in the game, but a Harawira-Naera comeback would be one of the highlights.
“He is one resilient human being,” Mimis said. “I have goosebumps [thinking about it]. I have a tear in my eye now.”
Harawira-Naera believes the unexpected sabbatical may prolong his career.
“It is how I look at it,” he said. “These are the years when you start carrying niggles and injuries that you play through. I’ve had a fair bit of time off. Managing the niggles I had at this age is definitely going to help get back onto the field.”
When the incident first occurred, Harawira-Naera’s son Elijah was so traumatised that he gave away rugby league. Now seven years old, he has returned to the game. If a club still believes he can add value, so too will his father.
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| 1 | Bulldogs | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 18 |
| 2 | Warriors | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | Storm | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 14 |
| 4 | Raiders | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 14 |
| 5 | Sharks | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 12 |
| 6 | Cowboys | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -14 | 11 |
| 7 | Broncos | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 10 |
| 8 | Sea Eagles | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 10 |
| 9 | Roosters | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -42 | 10 |
| 10 | Tigers | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -44 | 10 |
| 11 | Rabbitohs | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -62 | 10 |
| 12 | Dolphins | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| 13 | Dragons | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -15 | 8 |
| 14 | Knights | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -52 | 8 |
| 15 | Titans | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -84 | 8 |
| 16 | Panthers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 17 | Eels | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -121 | 6 |