Greg Inglis Super Thread!
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AndTheKungFoSing
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@Spartan117 said:
No doubt team morale just hit an all-time low…..
Marshall_magic
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@Sabre said:
I thought Ben Lowe followed his brother down from North Queensland, although he made his debut for Souths. It's not like he's a long serving player anyway, been there all of three seasons.
Tiger_Watto
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Scenaro:
Now that GI won't be going to Souths, the fact remains GI is still contracted to Melbourne.
If Melbourne can't find a club to off load him, he will have to be included in there Salary Cap next year.
Surely Melbourne can't Terminate his contract without reasonable grounds, so will Melbourne be allowed to compete again for points in 2011 if this isn't resolved?
Now that GI won't be going to Souths, the fact remains GI is still contracted to Melbourne.
If Melbourne can't find a club to off load him, he will have to be included in there Salary Cap next year.
Surely Melbourne can't Terminate his contract without reasonable grounds, so will Melbourne be allowed to compete again for points in 2011 if this isn't resolved?
@Kaiser said:
I hope so - I hate Souths…. ( and all the other clubs)
Juro
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I think Souths need to cry to the media a bit more until they get their way. It has worked for them in the past…
Hey Guys
When did Gun for hire Inglis become SUPERMAN…. 😕
When did Gun for hire Inglis become SUPERMAN…. 😕
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No income, hefty mortgage - Inglis says yes to talks with Essendon
Glenn Jackson
December 21, 2010
STRANDED without a club and, for the moment, without an income, superstar Greg Inglis will meet Essendon coach James Hird tomorrow in the surest sign yet that his disillusionment with rugby league could result in his quitting the code.
Inglis remains in limbo after the NRL blocked his move from Melbourne to South Sydney over third-party deals. As the saga over his contract with the Rabbitohs drags on, his manager, Allan Gainey, confirmed to the Herald last night that he would meet the new Bombers coach.
Gainey also claimed Inglis is owed $270,000 by Melbourne, and was struggling to meet mortgage payments as he had not been paid for almost three months.
Advertisement: Story continues below Gainey contacted the Storm's chief executive, Ron Gauci, late last week over money he said was owed to Inglis from his 2009 and 2010 contracts. The dispute over the $117,000 legal fees for the defence of assault charges against Inglis have clouded how much is owed, but Gainey asked Gauci to quarantine some funds for the Test centre to use while his contract wrangle dragged on.
''I haven't had a positive response yet,'' Gainey said.
Inglis, who married earlier this month, raised the subject of his income, or lack thereof, last week during a meeting with NRL chief executive David Gallop.
It has become another reason for the 23-year-old to become disillusioned with rugby league.
Gainey confirmed that Inglis would meet Hird tomorrow.
''Greg knows [Bombers great] Michael Long pretty well and they [Essendon] regard him as a tremendous athlete,'' Gainey said. ''[Chief executive] Ian Robson has been in touch with me right from the word go. He [Inglis] still wants to stay in rugby league but if Souths can't do the deal, he'll either have to go back to Melbourne, and his contract will have to be honoured, or he can look at other alternatives. We have to have a back-up plan.
''James wanted to talk to Greg about his interest in the AFL. His first choice is obviously to stay in rugby league, but I'll tell you that if he was purely choosing money, he'd be going the other way [to the AFL] for sure.
''I've got to look after his best interests.''
While it appeared Inglis might not be eligible for the AFL next year because he did not take part in the draft, it is believed he can indeed play next year as he has not played in the AFL during the past three years. But Gainey said St Kilda, who had shown interest initially, had pulled out of discussions because of - ironically - salary cap constraints.
There was condemnation of the NRL's stance yesterday. Peter Maher, a former Storm director who was sacked by News Ltd following the appeal against the club's punishment over salary cap breaches - which resulted in Inglis being forced to leave the Storm - said the NRL's refusal to endorse the third-party deals for the Queenslander was giving AFL a free kick.
''He loves rugby league more than any bloke I've ever met in my whole life, but it's as if they don't want him to play the game,'' Maher said. ''How can this be in the best interests of the game if this bloke leaves the code? What does that say to aspiring footballers out there? If Greg Inglis can't get a game, what chance is there for the rest of them? I just can't understand why they would let Greg Inglis leave the game.''
That said, Souths boss Shane Richardson issued a statement to members vowing that the Rabbitohs would do everything in their power to ''keep Greg Inglis in rugby league and at South Sydney''.
The Herald revealed yesterday the extent of discontent by one of the third-party sponsors, Aboriginal Medical Service chairman Sol Bellear, over salary cap auditor Ian Schubert's decision to exempt only a small portion of the Rabbitohs' prospective third-party agreements.
Gallop, however, defended the decision, insisting the Rabbitohs were using third-party deals in a way they were not designed to be; to lower the portion of the contract included in the salary cap rather than giving the player a top-up to his market value.
He said the principle of third-party deals was designed to increase a player's earning capacity.
''The third-party deals in Greg's case, however, were not being used to gain extra money,'' Gallop said. ''They were being used to reduce - below the current market value - what Greg was being paid by Souths to sign.''
The NRL chief executive added that ''the ruling against Souths … in no way reflects on the third parties involved, and there is no suggestion of any of them having done anything improper''.
Glenn Jackson
December 21, 2010
STRANDED without a club and, for the moment, without an income, superstar Greg Inglis will meet Essendon coach James Hird tomorrow in the surest sign yet that his disillusionment with rugby league could result in his quitting the code.
Inglis remains in limbo after the NRL blocked his move from Melbourne to South Sydney over third-party deals. As the saga over his contract with the Rabbitohs drags on, his manager, Allan Gainey, confirmed to the Herald last night that he would meet the new Bombers coach.
Gainey also claimed Inglis is owed $270,000 by Melbourne, and was struggling to meet mortgage payments as he had not been paid for almost three months.
Advertisement: Story continues below Gainey contacted the Storm's chief executive, Ron Gauci, late last week over money he said was owed to Inglis from his 2009 and 2010 contracts. The dispute over the $117,000 legal fees for the defence of assault charges against Inglis have clouded how much is owed, but Gainey asked Gauci to quarantine some funds for the Test centre to use while his contract wrangle dragged on.
''I haven't had a positive response yet,'' Gainey said.
Inglis, who married earlier this month, raised the subject of his income, or lack thereof, last week during a meeting with NRL chief executive David Gallop.
It has become another reason for the 23-year-old to become disillusioned with rugby league.
Gainey confirmed that Inglis would meet Hird tomorrow.
''Greg knows [Bombers great] Michael Long pretty well and they [Essendon] regard him as a tremendous athlete,'' Gainey said. ''[Chief executive] Ian Robson has been in touch with me right from the word go. He [Inglis] still wants to stay in rugby league but if Souths can't do the deal, he'll either have to go back to Melbourne, and his contract will have to be honoured, or he can look at other alternatives. We have to have a back-up plan.
''James wanted to talk to Greg about his interest in the AFL. His first choice is obviously to stay in rugby league, but I'll tell you that if he was purely choosing money, he'd be going the other way [to the AFL] for sure.
''I've got to look after his best interests.''
While it appeared Inglis might not be eligible for the AFL next year because he did not take part in the draft, it is believed he can indeed play next year as he has not played in the AFL during the past three years. But Gainey said St Kilda, who had shown interest initially, had pulled out of discussions because of - ironically - salary cap constraints.
There was condemnation of the NRL's stance yesterday. Peter Maher, a former Storm director who was sacked by News Ltd following the appeal against the club's punishment over salary cap breaches - which resulted in Inglis being forced to leave the Storm - said the NRL's refusal to endorse the third-party deals for the Queenslander was giving AFL a free kick.
''He loves rugby league more than any bloke I've ever met in my whole life, but it's as if they don't want him to play the game,'' Maher said. ''How can this be in the best interests of the game if this bloke leaves the code? What does that say to aspiring footballers out there? If Greg Inglis can't get a game, what chance is there for the rest of them? I just can't understand why they would let Greg Inglis leave the game.''
That said, Souths boss Shane Richardson issued a statement to members vowing that the Rabbitohs would do everything in their power to ''keep Greg Inglis in rugby league and at South Sydney''.
The Herald revealed yesterday the extent of discontent by one of the third-party sponsors, Aboriginal Medical Service chairman Sol Bellear, over salary cap auditor Ian Schubert's decision to exempt only a small portion of the Rabbitohs' prospective third-party agreements.
Gallop, however, defended the decision, insisting the Rabbitohs were using third-party deals in a way they were not designed to be; to lower the portion of the contract included in the salary cap rather than giving the player a top-up to his market value.
He said the principle of third-party deals was designed to increase a player's earning capacity.
''The third-party deals in Greg's case, however, were not being used to gain extra money,'' Gallop said. ''They were being used to reduce - below the current market value - what Greg was being paid by Souths to sign.''
The NRL chief executive added that ''the ruling against Souths … in no way reflects on the third parties involved, and there is no suggestion of any of them having done anything improper''.
I hope Greedy Inglis goes.
Blackpearl
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for his own future gi needs to go anywhere other than sowffscum. maybe a cosy villa in the south of france, sipping coffee and playing rugby for a mill / season sounds way better than playing for the proven career killers at sowffs or staying in melbourne.
He's got to be happy he listened to Mundane…
redemption
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@Marshall_magic said:
Ben did follow his brother down in 2006/07 - and as such he played lower grades there and debuted in 1st grade in 2008!
Ben has played all his professional footy there - as has Beau Champion (obviously)!
What Russell wants to do to accomodate Inglis is the lowest level of crap (as both those two have also been amongst their best performers for 2-3 years)!!!
Beau won the Peter Sterling Medal at fullback for Endeavour by the way (w/ former Tiger Samu Wara on the wing)!
Marshall_magic
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@Spartan117 said:
Yep, if he honoured his deal with Brisbane, he wouldn't be having any of these problems. I've always questioned his attitude though, sometimes he looks like Slater, Hayne and Minichiello rolled into one, other times he looks like Owen Cragie mk II.
tig_prmz
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A funny article this:
Fitness and performance expert Dean Benton says NRL superstar Greg Inglis is so out of shape and patched up he'd be a "bad buy" for any club next season.
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A fitness consultant for the Queensland Reds and AFL's Adelaide Crows, Benton shares mounting fears that Inglis's ballooning weight - reportedly up around 120kg heading into Christmas following recent shoulder and hip operations - could seriously impact on his form in 2011.
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"Whoever takes him will not get anything out of him in 2011," said Benton, recruited specifically by Wayne Bennett when the Broncos won their sixth and most recent NRL premiership in 2006.
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"He'd be a bad signing for a two-year deal. You'd really only be getting a player for one year."
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Inglis, who's still on Melbourne's books, is currently locked in a protracted contract saga with NRL club South Sydney.
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He's also been linked to a code switch with AFL club Essendon as he searches for somewhere to play in 2011 after last month walking out on a handshake deal with Brisbane, whose offer had NRL backing.
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Concerns are growing about his escalating weight and personal dramas, with the league's refusing to register his latest deal with Russell Crowe's South Sydney potentially taking a heavy toll on the 23-year-old mentally and physically.
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His shoulder operation means Inglis can't do any rowing or upper-body weights while his more recent hip surgery has restricted his ability to run.
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Inglis has played heavy during his career and was the subject of weight concerns in 2009.
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The Queensland and Australian star's ideal playing weight is around 108kg.
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Benton said it would take around four months for Inglis to lose 15kg.
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"You'd have to assume a fair bit of his weight is fat," Benton told AAP when asked how long it would take Inglis to drop so much weight.
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"Even in the best-case scenario, in the best performance environment in training with the aid of nutritionist, you'd be looking at a kilo a week or 10 millimetres of fat reduction a week, which is the best I've seen.
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"If you do the maths and he has to lose 15 kilos, it would take him 15 or 16 weeks to trim down.
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"The other issue is his hip injury. I'm not sure of the nature of surgery or his rehabilitation but just with his shoulder, the best-case scenarios are typically 16 weeks for a basic shoulder reconstruction.
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"Unless he's hired to services of a strength and conditioning consultant, a medical consultant and dietitian, you'd have to think his rehab would be compromise by both his hip and shoulder."
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Meanwhile, NRL boss David Gallop remains hopeful Souths will be able to make room under its salary cap to give Inglis a home next season.
Fitness and performance expert Dean Benton says NRL superstar Greg Inglis is so out of shape and patched up he'd be a "bad buy" for any club next season.
>
A fitness consultant for the Queensland Reds and AFL's Adelaide Crows, Benton shares mounting fears that Inglis's ballooning weight - reportedly up around 120kg heading into Christmas following recent shoulder and hip operations - could seriously impact on his form in 2011.
>
"Whoever takes him will not get anything out of him in 2011," said Benton, recruited specifically by Wayne Bennett when the Broncos won their sixth and most recent NRL premiership in 2006.
>
"He'd be a bad signing for a two-year deal. You'd really only be getting a player for one year."
>
Inglis, who's still on Melbourne's books, is currently locked in a protracted contract saga with NRL club South Sydney.
>
He's also been linked to a code switch with AFL club Essendon as he searches for somewhere to play in 2011 after last month walking out on a handshake deal with Brisbane, whose offer had NRL backing.
>
Concerns are growing about his escalating weight and personal dramas, with the league's refusing to register his latest deal with Russell Crowe's South Sydney potentially taking a heavy toll on the 23-year-old mentally and physically.
>
His shoulder operation means Inglis can't do any rowing or upper-body weights while his more recent hip surgery has restricted his ability to run.
>
Inglis has played heavy during his career and was the subject of weight concerns in 2009.
>
The Queensland and Australian star's ideal playing weight is around 108kg.
>
Benton said it would take around four months for Inglis to lose 15kg.
>
"You'd have to assume a fair bit of his weight is fat," Benton told AAP when asked how long it would take Inglis to drop so much weight.
>
"Even in the best-case scenario, in the best performance environment in training with the aid of nutritionist, you'd be looking at a kilo a week or 10 millimetres of fat reduction a week, which is the best I've seen.
>
"If you do the maths and he has to lose 15 kilos, it would take him 15 or 16 weeks to trim down.
>
"The other issue is his hip injury. I'm not sure of the nature of surgery or his rehabilitation but just with his shoulder, the best-case scenarios are typically 16 weeks for a basic shoulder reconstruction.
>
"Unless he's hired to services of a strength and conditioning consultant, a medical consultant and dietitian, you'd have to think his rehab would be compromise by both his hip and shoulder."
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Meanwhile, NRL boss David Gallop remains hopeful Souths will be able to make room under its salary cap to give Inglis a home next season.
Marshall_magic
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On 9 news they were saying Inglis will play with Souths next year, and Beau Champion is going to play for the Storm.
Tiger_Watto
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Got a feel for Beau Champion… Hope he has another great year and gets a Blue's Jumper!
Leroy_The_Tigers_Fan
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Yeah great Christmas present for the Souths players, lose a couple of loyal clubmen to accomodate a money grubbing has been.
Hope this destabilises all of Rusty's plans for Souths global domination, take that Snoop Dog, Oprah etc etc. :deadhorse:
Hope this destabilises all of Rusty's plans for Souths global domination, take that Snoop Dog, Oprah etc etc. :deadhorse:
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alien
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hmm so where is crocker and lowe goin to go???
