Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett has ruled out releasing Alex Johnston to the Cowboys following Ben Barba's sacking, per the Daily Telegraph.
The Daily Telegraph is reporting that the seven-time premiership coach is "privately filthy" about Johnson being touted as a potential replacement for Barba at North Queensland.
Speculation has been ongoing that Johnston wants out of South Sydney, with the fullback being linked to Cronulla amid speculation that Bennett did not want him at the club.
It is understood that Johnston is unhappy with Greg Inglis' move to fullback, but Bennett has stated there is every chance the 24-year old starts the season in the No.1 jersey.
Rabbitohs football boss Shane Richardson could not confirm South Sydney's interest in Johnston.
“My understanding is Alex is comfortable where he is so nothing has changed,” Richardson told the Daily Telegraph.
At this stage, it appears unlikely that the Bunnies release Johnston considering Ingles' recurring knee injury.
Well I’m convinced…
I hope he stays, Johnston is a class player who has played for Australia and is one of the best finishing wingers in the comp, plus he is a junior, Bennett has read this right , you do not get rid of players with that much class.
What a hypocrite, alright for him to decimate clubs though. I hope he does go just to stick it to Bennett.
Nothing to see here
or maybe…….
Bevan French to the Cow’s
As an Eels supporter God I hope so!
This is what happens when Ben Cotton, Editor of Z/T summarises the Telegraph story. He has chosen to leave out relevant information such as ”Shane Richardson could not confirm Souths interest in Johnston”, when the Telegraph story says ” Shane Richardson could not confirm the Cowboys interest in Johnston”. So much for journos writing and printing what they want.
AJ should talk to Nathan Merrit, he left Souths to chase better things and went to Cronulla, but couldn’t get back to Souths quickly enough. What if AJ goes to the Cowboys and Valentine Holmes decides he wants to come back to the NRL and signs with the Cowboys? Out of the frying pan……….
GI won’t last a season playing FB..
Nathan Merritt left Souths due to then Coach Paul Langmack discriminating against our Koori players.
Langmack spoke harshly to them being a real racist!
That is why Max left.
Once Langmack was gone Max came back home.
The point I was trying to make was that the grass is always greener no matter what the reason.
Got any sort of reply Ben Cotton to Chalky’s post, why distort the facts unless you did so on purpose, how are others expect to believe what you right in the furure, not good Ben.
That was write in the future.
Johnstone wanted to get out of souffths last season and was being linked to Cronulla and the Cowboys. Now that fat boy Inglis is struggling to be fit for the start of the season Bennett now said he wants Johnstone to stay and play fullback at the beginning of the year. BUT when Inglis is fit he wants the fullback spot and just to complicate matters for the poor defensive Johnstone he has Correy Allan as a rival for that fullback job.
To much hard work for Johnstone. He will snap up an offer from Townsville Cowboys soon as it is written up. 🎱🎱🎱🎱 This move could help them free up the required 900k plus for the overrated Georgie baby wants to stay a clown, sorry a rabbit.🤣😂😆😁😂🤣
Good, do not want him. Him and Dufty for a matter of fact. Both can’t tackle and both can’t pass….
Souths beat the rorters 14-12 in 1908 in the first rugby league premiership at birchgrove oval in sydney.Souths have the most members in 2019 i think the rorters are coming 10th in memberships and they are the current 2018 premiers the rorters have no juniors and no fans forever in souths shadow since 1908.
Shadow, turn your head sideways with the sun shining towards your ear.👂 the shadow of your head on the ground will have a big sun patch on it. That’s because the sun is shinning straight through one ear and out the other.
The first premiership was really so unorganised that they sent the best players from both sides over to England on the first Kangaroo tour before the season was even finished. Forcing about 6 players from both teams to miss the grand final, Including the invincible legendary immortal Dally Messenger to miss the game. So that game is of little value to bragg about. You don’t see me carrying on about winning comps. If anyone has the right to brag as you do then it is I after what Easts did to souffths last season. However I promise I won’t mention that the Sydney Roosters knocked off Souffths in the preliminary final and kept them tryless then the following week went onto win the 2018 premiership with 12 and a half men competing. OK. I won’t mention that.
As for your Souffths fans membership just remember they hate travelling to the other side of Sydney to watch their so called home games 20kms away at Olympic Park. In 2017 the Rabbits finished last in home game average crowd attendances. and that’s with a so called inflated membership back then of 20k plus. Us Roosters are busy people and even though memberships are only about 15k each year the same year souffths finished last on averages Sydney Roosters finished on top out of all the other Sydney teams and 5th overall. But I refuse to brag about that.💪🐔👍 There is one other thing I will not bring up and brag about either regarding the 3 premierships the Sydney Roosters have won in the 21st century to Souffffths lone ranger 1. I refuse to bring that modern day information up and leave souffffths in our shadow.😂🤣😁😆
https://afltables.com/rl/crowds/2017.html
Shadow…….Sydney Roosters have won more games than any other in the History of Australian Rugby League. Forever in the Sydney Roosters Shadow😆😁😂🤣😆
Pity the Cowboys didn’t keep Coote now isn’t it. Will it be Te Maire Martin back to fullback?
How they wish they had kept Ponga!
When the Cowboys are short of a back , they usually look to Penrith for help. Coote & Te Maire Martin are two examples of that. Yes I know Martin was Penrith, from NZ , via Wests.
So maybe they will try & convince Penrith to release Aetkins or Edwards this time? Both just recently re signed with Penrith, but this doesn’t seem to matter any more. Aetkins is a good fullback from the ISP & has played centre also. He should be promoted to the Centres in first grade at Penrith & dump Whare.
If they chose to look elsewhere, Will Kennedy at Cronulla is a good fullback from their ISP side. Really from Bathurst , so west of Penrith. The Cowboys can kind of still think they are buying a Penrith product with him.
Souths 21 premierships/the defunct stgeorge dragons 15 premierships/rorters 14 premierships the rorters cant even catch the stgeorge dragons whom were made defunct approx 20 years ago the rorters are even forever in the stgeorge dragons shadow too lol@rorters…what an underachieving club the rorters are since 1908 because saints started in 1922/ and was made deduct in 1999 then merged with the illawarra steelers soon after…