Worst Big Name Signing

[Cameron]

What about
Nick Bradley-Qalilawa He was probably the biggest named signing in the clubs history

 

[mickqld]

Forgot about Field but he did kick us into a GF. More than Nate ever did.

 

[mickqld]

Don McKinnon was heralded as a big signing or is that taking the piss

 

[Brissie Kid]

Forgot about Field but he did kick us into a GF. More than Nate ever did.

Yep. And if he'd got a field goal a week later at 16-10 up we'd never have lost & he'd be far better remembered for 1997 all up. Mind you, Cliffy missed one from dead in front at 16-10 too.

 

[sunny coast sea eagle]

Tony Williams for me.

 

[Brissie Kid]

Zinzan Brooke was signed to Manly but Lowe let him walk without a game. Emosi Koloto was another. Was supposed to come but the draft sent him to Norths so he stayed in England.

Jorgen Rogers. Round 1 of 1994 against Bulldogs at Brookvale. Fullback I think. One game. Shocker.

What happened to Piri Weepu's brother from mid 1990s Billy Weepu? He was a massive unit. Too big.

 

[maxta]

Just beat me to Yogi Rodgers at fullback 94'
Honourable mention to Jye mullane who got run over 90% of the time and threw lottery passes that went to the opposition more than a Manly support player.
2 centres who were talked up in Ashley Alberts and Jamie Olejnic....I never understood the hype with these blokes and only ever seen ordinary performances at best.

 

[Brissie Kid]

Wallaby Mat Burke in the late 1980s did not do much. Not the tv guy Burke. The other one.

 

[Cameron]

Wallaby Mat Burke in the late 1980s did not do much. Not the tv guy Burke. The other one.

The tv guy Burke wrote a book “how I rooted rosemary in my back garden”

 

[Top End Eagle]

I might be wrong and it wasn't his fault at the time with field Lyons Hasler and Toovey but Jim sedaris seemed like excess. Was unlimited interchange though. Who was the big pommy forward that came over in that era? Not ward adrien someone.

 

[MissKate]

kimmorley, the main reason being he never even tried or dug in. At least some of the other suggestions tried, they may have failed but at least they tried. Myles tried in some games but he would definitely be a close second to kimmorley

 

[Top End Eagle]

Adrian shelford.

 

[Brissie Kid]

I might be wrong and it wasn't his fault at the time with field Lyons Hasler and Toovey but Jim sedaris seemed like excess. Was unlimited interchange though. Who was the big pommy forward that came over in that era? Not ward adrien someone.

Adrian Shelford? He was a kiwi but came via Wigan. I think it was around 1990.

And Jimmy in 1997 grand final would've been a winner.

 

[Under the Sticks]

Adrian shelford.

Nickname Holiday for obvious reasons

 

[Under the Sticks]

Wally Lewis and Gene Miles

 

[Under the Sticks]

Mitchell Cox

 

[maxta]

Mitchell Cox

Good thing with Cox is his far less illustrious North Sydney Bear Cliff Lyons signed at the same time and was 1 of the greatest Seaeagles of all time!!

 

[Under the Sticks]

Good thing with Cox is his far less illustrious North Sydney Bear Cliff Lyons signed at the same time and was 1 of the greatest Seaeagles of all time!!

And bloody durable to boot

 

[cherry_poppins]

If Hasler gets his way it'll be the Keiran Foran award

I'll always remember him as a Parramatta player

 

[mickqld]

Don't think we got great value from Joe Cool either. John Dorahy for the young ones.