@TigersFan4Life said:
Did anyone else see the Channel 10 sports bulletin? Tedesco said, "It was never really about the money. **I visited Canberra and saw an opportunity there…"**
So if he is telling the truth (LOL), he is saying he would prefer to live in and play for Canberra under stupid head Ricky, rather than continue playing for the team he started with as a 13 year-old, where he has not only some great mates, but a bunch of talented team mates who will make him a better player with each passing season?
So, if he is telling the truth, he's not greedy. He's a moron. Perhaps that is worse, LOL.
Obviously it's BS, but I wonder who advised him to say that? I'd have more respect for him if he acknowledged that it was about the money, than giving us such filthy BS.
Hmmm and he couldn't see any opportunities here? Sometimes the greatest opportunities are right under your nose, in your own backyard, but I guess Teddy has 'the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence' mentality. Oh well, we'll see how that works out in the future, but I wish James all the best.
Like everyone else, I'm massively disappointed, but I am glad that he has, at least, signed with Canberra rather than the Roosters/Souths or Bulldogs, who somehow miraculously have the money and cap space to chase _every_ talented player on the market! Canberra are usually the ones who lose their prodigious young talent to every other club and it has often come back to bite them, so I can't begrudge them for actually picking one up for themselves for once.
As for WT, well I guess the question is who are we going to replace Tedesco with now? It's a perfect opportunity for Rowe to develop his skills and show us what he's got, I suppose. It's true that he is improving with every game, but I just don't have the confidence in Rowe that he will be able to reach the heights at fullback that I reckon Tedesco would've reached if he had stayed. Teddy's talent is evident, Rowe's not so much. Still, he needs to, at least, be given the chance to make the fullback position his own, imo.
On the other hand, others here have mentioned Hoffman as a replacement and I definitely wouldn't say no to that idea either, but will he want to move from that ever so wonderful northern state (so Happy and Watto keep calling it :wink: ) and move to Sydney? One thing we all know is that he desperately wants to play fullback, but with Barba onboard and now Milford moving up there, he has next to no chance of ever playing fullback at the Broncos again. So, here's an opportunity for you Josh! Why don't you come on down to sunny Sydney and join a whole heap of your Kiwi bros at the Wests Tigers! A change of clubs may help you to see an opportunity and it may be exactly what you need - just ask Tedesco!