Bateman should be our marquee player!

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Phil Clarke summed it up with Bateman and that try, he'd made his mind up he was going for it and was unstoppable. Head first into legs a few metres from the line, how dumb was it and great to watch?!
Top, top player, and in my eyes the best all rounder in Super League that all teams and fans covet.
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I said he was world class 2 seasons ago, I was right!!
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medlocke wrote:No he shouldn't, it should a top Aussie player that arses on seats, the end

Having reflected on my default opinion I think the above post makes more sense.
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Watching Bateman play doesn't put my bum on my seat, it makes me stand up and clap!! :lol:
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thegimble wrote:Looking forward to 2-3 years from now when he leaves and some moan we should have made him marquee. Especially when no class NRL player will come here in his prime.
I would expect him to move on around that whether he was Marque or not, 5 years is a long time to be at any rugby club, specially when you have won all there is to win in the domestic game. As for top quality NRL players, if they are offered enough they will come, just a shame that all the clubs have had the same idea about the marque signing and are just using it to get their cap down, no wonder the game is dying with such an attitude
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SJ wrote:
fozzieskem wrote:
medlocke wrote:No he shouldn't, it should a top Aussie player that arses on seats, the end
Agreed,the whole point of a Marquee player,in my eyes is to bring something special extra to the club and as you say put bums on seats.
Good point
Gidley at Wire is a good example of the class in Oz who have been overtaken by younger players but still stand out in the English game. Smart move by Wire to sign him.
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Bateman is class however what is the point of making him Marquee in name and salary if we can afford him without doing so.

just saying.
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I agree - pay him what it takes to keep him. One thing that bothers me is his recurring concussion - the progress in that area is such that he might not play many more years if he keeps struggling with it.
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