PONGA switch to halves as Knights chase GARRICK

[Koko22]

Superstar Kalyn Ponga may have played his last game at fullback for Newcastle.

And it has nothing to do with the toilet cubicle drama that has left genuine question marks around his leadership and captaincy.

The Sunday Telegraph can reveal it’s part of a plan to get the million-dollar man more involved from the halves. And it also opens up the fullback role for an attempt to sign Manly Sea Eagles star Rueben Garrick.

Garrick still has a year to run on his Sea Eagles contract but wants to play fullback.

That can’t happen next year with the return of champion fullback Tom Trbojevic.

Garrick is on winger’s money and could double his money as a fullback at a rival club.

Whether the Knights can negotiate an early release from Manly remains to be seen.

Ponga has returned to non-contact training with the Knights and has been running at five-eighth, not fullback.

He’s also told coach Adam O’Brien he is happy to play where it most benefits the side.


Garrick wants to play fullback lol some of these guys need to know their station in life. Reuben you are on wingers money because that is what you are you are not a fullbacks jock strap.

In Buzz's column so take with a grain of salt.

 

[Nordburg]

The usual manager talk,”wants fullback money”

 

[Pepi]

Not much we can do here if he wants fullback money.
Of course coming from Booze Rothfield there is little chance he is right.

 

[chuckee]

Was always going to happen. Some team coming along and offering him the fullback spot.
He’s done enough to keep the 1 at Manly imo. Tom to centres.

 

[NREagle]

Did the tele get this story from reading the Garrick thread?

 

[Koko22]

Was always going to happen. Some team coming along and offering him the fullback spot.
He’s done enough to keep the 1 at Manly imo. Tom to centres.

Serious? he is trash at fullback he can **** off to the knights if he wants more money.

 

[chuckee]

Serious? he is trash at fullback he can **** off to the knights if he wants more money.

You weren’t saying that for the middle part of the season when we were winning. He was average the last month because he was playing busted.

Yet you’re happy to give Tom 1.2M to be injured and out every season ? Which one is it

 

[mave]

Garrick can get fullback money elsewhere, not much we can do about it.....and nor should we.

I'm a Garrick fan, but not on fullback $$

 

[Snake]

The worst part about losing Garrick is we have a team full of ****wits and he ain't one of them. The last thing we need is to give his wing spot to another try hard gangsta type.

 

[XV-1]

Garrick is dreaming.

He is a solid first grade winger

 

[lsz]

I am not willing to skate a player based on a Buzz missive. All that said I can never fault a player getting more money elsewhere

 

[bob dylan]

I would say the Knights are the only team that are more "on the nose" than us.

 

[Koko22]

You weren’t saying that for the middle part of the season when we were winning.

Please point me to the posts I made about Garrick. I'll help you don't waste your time I wouldn't waste my time posting about a winger.

Your next point is no I'm not happy about Tom being injured on 1.2 million.


Garrick is a run of the mill winger the game is full of them. He is not a fullback or a centre and should not get 1 dollar more from us.

 

[Dion Johnson]

Good luck to Garrick if he can get fullback money, can’t fault his attitude and approach to a one team culture.

 

[Jerry1]

Garrick is probably in the top 3 wingers. Can kick and could get a fullback gig at around half of the NRL clubs. You people vastly underrate him.

 

[AndWeDon'tCare]

Did the tele get this story from reading the Garrick thread?

Yes he did AND what's worse it has NOT been discussed at Newcastle OR with anyone related to Garrick.

The mere insinuation that he could double his money at Newcastle is based upon a writer (not a journalist) using two or three junior people in the NewsCorp network to do his work, scouring forums of different clubs.

There is a matter being discussed between the clubs and at no stage has Rueben been discussed, AT ALL!

Phil Rothfield is a writer who is well protected with his mates in the media but they are slowly moving on and his ability to stay relevant is ensuring that his content is more salacious than factual.

 

[Koko22]

There is a matter being discussed between the clubs

Does the matter involve Bradman?

 

[Kalvin]

It'd be a shame for him to retire this early into what could be a long career! 😃

 

[AndWeDon'tCare]

Does the matter involve Bradman?

Best I don't say anything further and let's just move forward with planning for 2023.

 

[Daddycool]

I wouldn’t put any stock in anything that pathetic old drunk has to say. He’s seen his team win 1 solitary premiership in the club’s history and has always had a grudge against us.