Lote Tuqiri thread

[stryker]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sunday-telegraph/revealed-the-real-reason-lote-tuqiri-was-sacked/story-e6frewt0-1225769801885

You guys may want to have a look at this…......

FOOTBALL superstar Lote Tuqiri was sacked by the Australian Rugby Union for breaking strict team rules for taking a woman to his Wallabies hotel room.
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At the time, Tuqiri was on his "last warning'' for previous behavioural issues.
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Tuqiri's $5 million contract was torn up by ARU boss John O'Neill for taking the guest, a 20-year-old, into his room after a night out in Canberra in the week leading up to a Test.
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He met the girl, a university student and the daughter of a respected Canberra family, **at a nightclub in Canberra** before the pair returned to the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Obviously untrue. There are no nightclubs in Canberra - the place isn't that exciting. If the paper said Queanbeyan RSL, however…

haha if you say so…....That explains a persistent little rumor that rears its ugly head down here every so often, when I say it explains I mean that in the way that an incident occurred down here - I highly doubt the rumors are true as they are pretty nasty.

At the end of the day though I still feel that the ARU have speared the bloke because he is overpriced and a tad lazy....cant see how this jaunt in England is going to change any of that - more likely to fuel it.

 

[Geo]

Anyone catch bec and buzz in the Sunday Tele….....

**Lote Deal**
WESTS Tigers officials are a few days from confirming league's worst kept secret - the signing of duel international Lote Tuqiri. We're told Lote will make his first appearance in the round six clash against the Bulldogs that could possibly fill the Sydney Football stadium. Lote has agreed to a two year contract with the Tigers.

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[Guest]

Anyone catch bec and buzz in the Sunday Tele….....

**Lote Deal**
WESTS Tigers officials are a few days from confirming league's worst kept secret - the signing of duel international Lote Tuqiri. We're told Lote will make his first appearance in the round six clash against the Bulldogs that could possibly fill the Sydney Football stadium. Lote has agreed to a two year contract with the Tigers.

:unamused:

Here's hoping Geo. T-REXX reckoned they'll announce it late Jan so he could be close to the money on this one if bec and buzz have solid info on this.

 

[softlaw]

maybe they'll let the media brouhaha die down after Mondays big meeting & then we'll hear.

 

[T-REXX]

:wink: :wink:

Anyone catch bec and buzz in the Sunday Tele….....

**Lote Deal**
WESTS Tigers officials are a few days from confirming league's worst kept secret - the signing of duel international Lote Tuqiri. We're told Lote will make his first appearance in the round six clash against the Bulldogs that could possibly fill the Sydney Football stadium. Lote has agreed to a two year contract with the Tigers.

:unamused:

Here's hoping Geo. T-REXX reckoned they'll announce it late Jan so he could be close to the money on this one if bec and buzz have solid info on this.

 

[Snowy]

If he isn't gonna play the whole season I would rather him not sign! It will just disrupt rhe rest of the side by moving players extra media hype etc.
I have changed my mind about lote I dont want him at our club!

 

[T-REXX]

to late….

 

[Snowy]

Oh well so be it! Hope it pays off, lot of cap to waste for a player that plays for 3/4 of a season.

 

[Granto87]

Only a 2 year deal any way better thern a 3 year deal, if hes not here till rnd 5 and tui's still injured who plays on the other wing?? Door open for the Fitz? hope not give Brown a run i say.

 

[Balmain_Tiger]

i can see brown being converted into lock over the next 2 seasons. If ryan isnt playing on the other wing its open for tupou then fitzy

 

[Buckets_of_blood]

thats the TELE though

 

[Buckets_of_blood]

Anyone catch bec and buzz in the Sunday Tele…

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Here's hoping Geo. T-REXX reckoned they'll announce it late Jan so he could be close to the money on this one if bec and buzz have solid info on this.

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:wink: :wink:

thats the TELE though

:unamused:

 

[Geo]

Not just the Tele two of the most useless moron's ever to have the pretext of being journalist's…...I'd take Wiedler over these two Pulitzer's in waiting........

Having said that....... I think they're on the money......T-Rexx's gut is a pretty good source........End of the month we will know.....

I'm surprised though most seem OK that Lortay is gunna waltz in Round 5......

Geez I hope we start on fire....Give Coach Sheens a nice selection headache....

I know if I'd been busting my arse pre-season......a month into the Comp..... only to be told I'll be making way for Lote.....well .......

Oh and it won't be Fitzhenry............He is Robbie's back up.....saw him training in the position for the whole ballwork session when I was picking up some stuff from Camp Concord the other day.....

 

[T-REXX]

Yeah and im not the Tele am i

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and that statment was about them talking shit out something totally different..

oh and also try putting the quotes into order and with the context they were written for rather then doing "A TELE" and twisting words

Anyone catch bec and buzz in the Sunday Tele…

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Here's hoping Geo. T-REXX reckoned they'll announce it late Jan so he could be close to the money on this one if bec and buzz have solid info on this.

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:wink: :wink:

thats the TELE though

:unamused:

 

[Snowy]

Not just the Tele two of the most useless moron's ever to have the pretext of being journalist's…...I'd take Wiedler over these two Pulitzer's in waiting........

Having said that....... I think they're on the money......T-Rexx's gut is a pretty good source........End of the month we will know.....

**I'm surprised though most seem OK that Lortay is gunna waltz in Round 5......**

Geez I hope we start on fire....Give Coach Sheens a nice selection headache....

I know if I'd been busting my arse pre-season......a month into the Comp..... only to be told I'll be making way for Lote.....well .......

Oh and it won't be Fitzhenry............He is Robbie's back up.....saw him training in the position for the whole ballwork session when I was picking up some stuff from Camp Concord the other day.....

I for one Geo am not happy he is coming in 1/4 a way through the season I think its going to cause some bad blood between some in the ranks I just hope it doesn't derail any momentum we have at that stage of the season.
IMO the first 10 rounds define the chances of the top 8\. Also I think its silly to change the dynamics of a side if we are winning after 5 rounds to let an unknown quanity take over such a pivital position as fullback.

Just my opinion

 

[tomcat]

Snowy, i fully agree,my spies tell me that sheens has not decided on his wingers for this year, let alone the backline and im led to believe there will be a few surprises..

 

[Snowy]

Tomcat, I just can not get my head around the round 6 appointment of Lotes services, can anyone out there remember any other club doing this before with a high profile player?? I cannot, just seems wrong to me!

 

[tomcat]

Tomcat, I just can not get my head around the round 6 appointment of Lotes services, can anyone out there remember any other club doing this before with a high profile player?? I cannot, just seems wrong to me!

Mate its completly wrong, i know of a few up and comers that are busting their arses off to play first grade this year, and are only one trial game away from achieving it,likes of Davis AND Pritchard come straight to mind along with a few others.Even if we stay with the same side as last year , who do we drop ??

 

[tiga4eva]

I think a lot will depend on the availability of Tuiaki in the first few rounds.

 

[Snowy]

From what I read on here Ryan is the one thats dropped, which imo is wrong. Also Fults on Gibbs imo are taking up the space of the likes of who you speak of Tomcat hopfully Fults proves me wrong but I think gibbs is a lost cause.