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Dallas to stay next year?
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:10 pm
by Fraggle
A story in today's Rugby Leaguer and League Express suggests Dallas will stay next year. This may put an end to the Stacey Jones rumours, if SeuSeu joins and Dallas and Craig Smith both stay then I think we'll be at our quote limit (iirc the overseas quota is down to 3 next year?).
Rugby Leaguer and League Express wrote:
Dallas...has impressed with some eye-catching displays this season, earning the 29-year old star the accolade of the 'Rugby Leaguer and League Express' Player Of The Month for April, voted for by readers of this newspaper.
"When you have players of the quality of Brett Dallas, what's the point of going overseas," Wigan Chairman Maurice Lindsay asked.
"This is his first year of being injury free. Previously he has had a broken jaw, a hamstring problem and a cruciate ligament injury. He has shown incredible spirit to come back from setbacks like that"
With his form this year I'd love him to stay. The one-on-one tackles on Friday were superb, and he's scoring tries as well. Definitely he's in the best form since he came to Wigan, we'd be daft to let him go in my opinion if he keeps that up.
Re: Dallas to stay next year?
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 5:01 pm
by robjoenz
Rugby Leaguer and League Express wrote:
When you have players of the quality of Brett Dallas, what's the point of going overseas," Wigan Chairman Maurice Lindsay asked.
"This is his first year of being injury free. Previously he has had a broken jaw, a hamstring problem and a cruciate ligament injury. He has shown incredible spirit to come back from setbacks like that"
With his form this year I'd love him to stay. The one-on-one tackles on Friday were superb, and he's scoring tries as well. Definitely he's in the best form since he came to Wigan, we'd be daft to let him go in my opinion if he keeps that up.
Does Lindsay not know Dallas is from overseas?
He's just tempted fate now that Brett will get an injury.
I don't think it's a case of letting him go though, it'd be more to do with him having a child and wanting to bring it up in Aus.
Re: Dallas to stay next ye...
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:42 pm
by the grinch
i would prefer dallas to stay next year instead of bringing in another overseas player who takes an eternaty to settle in!
Re: Dallas to stay next ye...
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 11:18 pm
by geordie1892
Brett is in his best form for us , the board must do everything they can to keep him for next season, which will be a key one for Mike
Re: Dallas to stay next ye...
Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 10:01 am
by robjoenz
It wouldn't be right for the board to try and persuade him to stay when he has his family to think about.
Re: Dallas to stay next ye...
Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 2:03 pm
by Mike
This story is confirmed in the Gaurdian today:
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/rugbyleague ... 76,00.html
Also see the related story from
TotalRL.com
ALso, if SeuSeu has a South Sea islands qualification, or ancestery he may qualify as being from a developing nation and therefore not be on the quota. This is how Bradford manage to have so many NZ imports every season.
Re: Dallas to stay next year?
Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 7:22 pm
by wigandarryl
I would love to see Dallas stay but i dont think he will. He does have a family to look after in Australia and i think we ned Stacey Jones. For a replacement i think we should try and get Colin Best from Hull although i dont think they would let him go.
Re: Dallas to stay next ye...
Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:54 pm
by mario
wigandarryl posted:
I would love to see Dallas stay but i dont think he will. He does have a family to look after in Australia and i think we ned Stacey Jones. For a replacement i think we should try and get Colin Best from Hull although i dont think they would let him go.
What's the point? well only be deducted points for going over the salary cap!
Re: Dallas to stay next ye...
Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 10:49 pm
by king carney
well this is all correct about dallas about the best form of his life at wigan but he is an auzi n u cant grudge him wanting to go bac if he decides to go he has served us well. but i want him to stay ppl said we would miss young brian carney but dallas has played out of his skin
Re: Dallas to stay next ye...
Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 10:55 pm
by robjoenz
king carney posted:
well this is all correct about dallas about the best form of his life at wigan but he is an auzi n u cant grudge him wanting to go bac if he decides to go he has served us well. but i want him to stay ppl said we would miss young brian carney but dallas has played out of his skin
Imagine if Dallas stayed and kept this up next season and Carney came back as good as ever! We'd be amazing on the wings. Now some props and a spare full-back please!