Re: Westwood

Kittwazzer · Post by **Kittwazzer** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:59 am

Nezza Faz wrote:Not sure anyway that Hock would gain a work visa for Australia with his previous doping conviction on his record ?

Been covered already. Testing positive and copping a ban does not amount to a criminal conviction!

Panchitta Marra · Post by **Panchitta Marra** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 3:58 pm

Is Gaz Hock strong enough mentally to go to Australia and stay out of his comfort zone which is Wigan Warriors.
I would doubt this very much and I think Gaz knows that too deep down.

Garry Riley · Post by **Garry Riley** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:42 pm

Just don't get why Westwood would want to come to Wigan. 1 Warringtons squad far more likely to win something. 2 There's going to be nobody left for him to play with here they'll all be in Oz the way its going.

ancientnloyal · Post by **ancientnloyal** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:50 pm

Garry Riley wrote:Just don't get why Westwood would want to come to Wigan. 1 Warringtons squad far more likely to win something. 2 There's going to be nobody left for him to play with here they'll all be in Oz the way its going.

He can use Wigan to get to Australia

Owd Codger · Post by **Owd Codger** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:17 am

Tomkins, Charnley, Goulding, Thornley, Richards, Green, Smith, Taylor, Mcllorum, Mossop, Hughes, Hansen, O'Loughlin. Subs from Crosby, Dudson, Farrell, Flower, Gelling, Lauraki, Lloyd, Murphy, Powell, Prescott, Spencer, Tomkins, Tuson.

Still looks like a good young 26 man squad to me with others in the pipeline.

Oh ye of little faith.

markill · Post by **markill** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:31 pm

Whelley Warrior wrote:Tomkins, Charnley, Goulding, Thornley, Richards, Green, Smith, Taylor, Mcllorum, Mossop, Hughes, Hansen, O'Loughlin. Subs from Crosby, Dudson, Farrell, Flower, Gelling, Lauraki, Lloyd, Murphy, Powell, Prescott, Spencer, Tomkins, Tuson.

Still looks like a good young 26 man squad to me with others in the pipeline.

Oh ye of little faith.

9 cup winners, 8 GF winners. I'm sure only Wire have more cup winners and Leeds have more GF winners in their squads (without checking).

jobo · Post by **jobo** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:51 pm

Kittwazzer wrote:
Nezza Faz wrote:Not sure anyway that Hock would gain a work visa for Australia with his previous doping conviction on his record ?
Been covered already. Testing positive and copping a ban does not amount to a criminal conviction!

I thought you needed a criminal record just to get into Aus, or am I living in the past.

Kittwazzer · Post by **Kittwazzer** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:58 pm

jobo wrote:
Kittwazzer wrote:
Nezza Faz wrote:Not sure anyway that Hock would gain a work visa for Australia with his previous doping conviction on his record ?
Been covered already. Testing positive and copping a ban does not amount to a criminal conviction!
I thought you needed a criminal record just to get into Aus, or am I living in the past.

Don't know if its still the case but Australia's Immigration Policy used to be blatantly racist. No Blacks. No Asians. The would allow olive skinned latinos from Spain, Italy, Greece etc as they were suited to work in the mediterranean climate of Queensland and the like!

platt-warrior · Post by **platt-warrior** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:11 pm

Australia has an extreemly large Asian population.

Kittwazzer · Post by **Kittwazzer** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:16 pm

platt-warrior wrote:Australia has an extreemly large Asian population.

Just looked into it and it would appear to have been relaxed since I was at school but White Australian Policy was vigourously enforced from its introduction in 1901 to the latter half of the 20th century. Bottom line is Australia does not want an influx of blacks. Hell, it doesn't particularly want its own indigenous black population!