O'Connor hints at Force return

[zed]

I may be cutting off my nose to spite my face, but I don't ever want to see him Force blue again.

When he left the Force, he was pretty young & naive and very poorly advised by his incompetent management team (his Dad). I didn't like the circumstances in which he left nor the ridiculous contractual demands he made, but I don't think he's responsible for that cluster f_uck of a contract negotiation.

If they do end up signing him, it had damn well better be on RugbyWA's terms and not his.

I agree 100%. We don't want to be begging this guy to come and play for us and offering him silly money. He'll obviously be a handy player to have around, but he's not the second coming and is not going to work miracles for the Force.

[Nipper]

Why would he leave a struggling club to go to another struggling club when there are potential offers from the Reds & Brumbies. Be good to have him back, but it would be an odd choice from a career prospective.

Salary cap, maybe? I'm fairly certain that the Reds couldn't fit him in. Perhaps the Brums could, but who knows. But he'd also have to live in Canberra...

[jargan83]

But he'd also have to live in Canberra...

Thats a fate worse then death

[jono]

Awesome news about madness though!
Hope you mean awful!

Oops. I do. Fixed
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[jono]

Meant about him staying on is awesome news
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[Flying 14]

Maybe being the operative word. Any game an would be nice. I would love to have oconnor back. He is the sort of player we desperately miss. This could turn us into a mid table side. We are only a couple of players away from that now.
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[GAFFA]

2014 BACKLINE

9 MATHEWSON
10 ZACK HOLMES
11 MAFI
12 GODWIN
13 CUMMINGS
14 JOC
15 MORAHAN

[DinkyDi]

Shame that Mafi will be gone to Japan - barring that.. like it

[jono]

I may be cutting off my nose to spite my face, but I don't ever want to see him Force blue again.

If they do end up signing him, it had damn well better be on RugbyWA's terms and not his.

Re Hanson - interesting that the article uses the term "backed down". That smacks of the Genia-disease so I'm glad he's not coming.

We'd be crazy not to have him back. It's that simple.

And where has it been said Hanson agreed to terms and then changed his mind? For all we know he was just thinking about it. Or he instructed his management not to pursue any further contact.
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[GAFFA]

Shame that Mafi will be gone to Japan - barring that.. like it

im clinging on to alittle bit of hope that your wrong

[DinkyDi]

im clinging on to alittle bit of hope that your wrong

Me too...

[TOCC]

Reds couldn't afford JOC, nor does signing him make sense considering they already have Quade at 10 and Tapuai at 12...

[wholetruth]

very poorly advised by his incompetent management team (his Dad). - who is still his manager

[jono]

Reds couldn't afford JOC, nor does signing him make sense considering they already have Quade at 10 and Tapuai at 12...

We'll tape Taps off your hands then

[GIGS20]

And where has it been said Hanson agreed to terms and then changed his mind? For all we know he was just thinking about it. Or he instructed his management not to pursue any further contact.
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Nowhere, and that's the difference between Hanson and Genia. Hanson hasn't agreed to terms, shaken anybody's hand or made any private agreements at all. He's begun negotiations and failed to reach a resolution. If he stays at the Reds, I hope it's a good outcome for him and he doesn't continue to be overshadowed by that gimp Faingaa.