Has Anyone Sold A Dummy Better?

[Sports Prophet]

Josh Schuster started the 2023 season unfit and disinterested. He hardly improved before Wests made public an “offer” of $1m a season for him.

In a panic, Manly resigned him about six weeks ago for $800k a season to the end of 2027.

Performances have disintegrated and Schuster has been dropped from this weekend’s 17.

Well played Wests. The club learning how to sell a dummy that their new head coach would have been proud of in his playing days.

Any other great examples we have to share?

[DavidM]

He has delusions of grandeur and elements of the media and Manly themselves bought into those . It was bizarre that he thought himself a half . He’s got some skills but he’s also very lazy , not fit enough and at times disinterested . How can you not hit the ball up once in a game ?

[Saint Toppy]

6 minutes ago, DavidM said:

He has delusions of grandeur.  It was bizarre that he thought himself a half . He’s got some skills but he’s also very lazy , not fit enough and at times disinterested . How can you not hit the ball up once in a game ?

Are we talking about Schuster or Matt Dufty 

[DoubleD]

2 minutes ago, Saint Toppy said:

Are we talking about Schuster or Matt Dufty 

Latrell Mitchell

[DavidM]

1 hour ago, DoubleD said:

Latrell Mitchell

I didn’t say plain stupid …

[The 4 of Us]

Saw headline and thought it was reference to RFL handling of new TV deal!

[Whippet13]

Robert Elstone's job interview.

[Moe syszlak]

3 hours ago, Saint Toppy said:

Are we talking about Schuster or Matt Dufty 

Dufty was excellent at Leeds yesterday. Apparently he's already had a dressing down from burgess who clearly won't tolerate laziness. It appears he won't tolerate it from Mitchell either if the stories coming out of Aus are true. 

[DavidM]

2 hours ago, Moe syszlak said:

It appears he won't tolerate it from Mitchell either if the stories coming out of Aus are true. 

Yes interesting story that 

[StandOffHalf]

Pretty impressive from Sammy and Morris in trying to hold players to the same sort of account.

[Hammerless Nail]

A few years ago, Salford made it to a Grand Final and a Challenge Cup final, playing an entertaining brand of rugby. The man who made this happen was the club's then 'coaching consultant', but they managed to persuade everyone that it was all down to the head coach.

One club fell for it, big style. They persuaded that head coach to join them, and paid Salford a fee for the privilege!

Suckers!

[OMEGA]

Best dummy I ever witnessed was from Bill Ashurst to David Topliss for Wakefield against Bradford. I think it was Keith Mumby who bought it  but everyone in the stadium did too. Even David Topliss thought he had the ball while Bill just strode on and scored a try

[The Blues Ox]

Someone once showed a video of Jerry Seu Seu's brother to Halifax and somehow convinced them that he were good. I think Geogre Weah's cousin would have done a better job. 

[Barry Badrinath]

23 hours ago, Sports Prophet said:

Josh Schuster started the 2023 season unfit and disinterested. He hardly improved before Wests made public an “offer” of $1m a season for him.

In a panic, Manly resigned him about six weeks ago for $800k a season to the end of 2027.

Performances have disintegrated and Schuster has been dropped from this weekend’s 17.

Well played Wests. The club learning how to sell a dummy that their new head coach would have been proud of in his playing days.

Any other great examples we have to share?

Blake Austin, although that does involve some actual dummies

[Sports Prophet]

I was hosting a corporate gig a few years back at a football match. Lined my father in law to pretend he played in the 1982 FIFA WC. He knew all about it and the players etc. we pretended he was a left back to keep it conspicuous.

When I announced that he played in the 82 WC he had about 16 guys all hanging on his every word talking about playing in the WC.

Priceless.

[DavidM]

Cameron Ciraldo’s reputation as a master coach is looking a bit like a dummy

[JohnM]

...and the winner is....

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.Doc Murray's agent.

[Damien]

10 minutes ago, JohnM said:

...and the winner is....

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.Doc Murray's agent.

That was a name I'd blanked out. What a shocker he was. That has also triggered my memory of Paul Koloi....

[Dunbar]

I was browsing this article about Cliff Lyons defending Latrell. 

It doesn't really add much to the conversation, but look how much Cliff Lyons looks like George out of George and Mildred now!

https://au.sports.yahoo.com/cliff-lyons-throws-support-behind-latrell-mitchell-nrl-grand-final-honour-clive-churchill-220712801.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJIjJUelHq1Coa5RV7cj92CgVH0hUACMaG_Sie4aICWtR5AfP5y944_1bdiGJ2_Z2O9uQIEbwy97uZ4MU42fBhWkuYJa3Gfu8Em82KXVbjE040UEbqYOp8KVUZNbLrETgJcwAA0xqInzSwl9J5RUPtbZK77zPomVoVd-WxYDBsEK#:~:text=Lyons was delighted to accept,replacing the unavailable Peter Sterling.

[The Art of Hand and Foot]

Best I've ever seen was Mick(I can't spake) Morgan when he played for Oldham v Wigan at Central park. Passed the ball left, I swear it left his hands, the tacklers dropped off him to follow the ball but he kept running ball in hand. It's the first time I have ever witnessed 'The Force' and the use of jedi mind tricks. I can hear him now "this is not the ball you seek"!

[Harry Stottle]

Rangi Chase takes some beating.