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[G Las D]

Matt Orford signed up to Bradford, but hasn't played for them since May due to his shoulder injury.
The bloke is homesick, even though at the moment he's at home.
Bulls say they want him to stay and honour his contract.
The word coming out of the Ox, well from the media, is that he's keen to get away from the club that struggled in 2010 by finishing 5th from bottom in SL to join an NRL club that ... you guessed it struggled and finished 5th from bottom in 2010.

Matt's been unlucky in 2010. He's previously had such a good generally injury free run in the game but copped a nasty blow.

Matt signed a 3 year deal when he went to Bradford. After he was injured Bradford's form completely deserted them.

[Queenslander]

he would be pretty old now would he not?

[Bourbon Rat]

he would be pretty old now would he not?

Born 22 April 1978 - Still a baby









Well .....................Younger than Stanley Gene

[G Las D]

Yes at the age of 32 he's just a boy really.

Raiders are said to be almost begging him to play for them now that Campese is doubtful for 2011.
Ox is said to be favouring Raiders over Eels.

Still I guess it'll come down to whether Raiders or Eels can or will pay the necessary fee to pinch him back from Bulls.

Things should really be cleared up by 1st November when Matt is due back to start training with his mates in Bradford.

Barney in 1978

Ce message a été modifié par G Las D - 23 octobre 2010 - 03:05 .

[G Las D]

No news yet, but I bet he hasn't taken his passport out of the drawer at home!

[rugby female]

No news yet, but I bet he hasn't taken his passport out of the drawer at home!

Who, Barney??!!!

[G Las D]

It said on teletext here that Ox is in America. So maybe he has taken his passport out of the drawer. That's the trouble when you're homesick you have to go on holiday abroad!

Having said that who knows. Maybe our author of the article got confused. Maybe Matt is still in Australia.
Whoever put the article up might have got confused after all the two countries start and finish with an A.(jibe aimed at media).

Maybe we should start a competition similar to Where's Wally - Where's Matty?

Ce message a été modifié par G Las D - 28 octobre 2010 - 02:45 .

[G Las D]

Looks like Bradford have taken steps to cover for the departure of Matt Orford.

So have they got a British player? No, Have they brought a youngster on? No they've done the Super League thing: bought an Australian - well it's so much quicker and easier isn't it?

Oh the player they've bought and will be crossing the world to swap for Matt? Marc Herbert of Raiders a bloke who's not figured this season in the NRL due to an ankle injury.

Still he'll be fine for SL.

That's 10 new players Bradford have signed ... and counting.

[G Las D]

He's not going to Eels then according to the media.
Either he was asking too much, or Bulls wanted too much or Orford had second thoughts about going to Eels.

So maybe it's Raiders now, or even the club he's contracted to - Bradford.