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Milford apparently told he won’t be playing round 1 for the dolphins.

They’re going with O’Sullivan and Katoa (the young half).

Has there ever been such a a massive fall from grace from a player in the nrl?

Going from being a million dollar player to literally not even making a ****ing reserve grade backline? Seriously. This bloke has turned to absolute ****.

Trying to think of similar players who have gone through similar situations but can’t come up with any at the moment.
 
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Gumby said:
Milford apparently told he won’t be playing round 1 for the dolphins.

They’re going with O’Sullivan and Katoa (the young half).

Has there ever been such a a massive fall from grace from a player in the nrl?

Going from being a million dollar player to literally not even making a ****ing reserve grade backline? Seriously. This bloke has turned to absolute ****.

Trying to think of similar players who have gone through similar situations but can’t come up with any at the moment.
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Imo Katoa outplayed him in the trials and deserves the spot.

How about Paul Hauff? Australian FB to not a regular first grader in less than 10 months.
 
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Gumby said:
Milford apparently told he won’t be playing round 1 for the dolphins.

They’re going with O’Sullivan and Katoa (the young half).

Has there ever been such a a massive fall from grace from a player in the nrl?

Going from being a million dollar player to literally not even making a ****ing reserve grade backline? Seriously. This bloke has turned to absolute ****.

Trying to think of similar players who have gone through similar situations but can’t come up with any at the moment.
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Must be one of Wayne's biggest failures too.
 
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Milf had footwork and different levels of acceleration, could be going flatout then slip into another gear and blitz on. Could stop on a dime & get going in any direction again in the blink of an eye. A bit like a Benji/RTS cross.

But he seemed to lose it & his enjoyment overnight.
 
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Gumby said:
Milford apparently told he won’t be playing round 1 for the dolphins.

They’re going with O’Sullivan and Katoa (the young half).

Has there ever been such a a massive fall from grace from a player in the nrl?

Going from being a million dollar player to literally not even making a ****ing reserve grade backline? Seriously. This bloke has turned to absolute ****.

Trying to think of similar players who have gone through similar situations but can’t come up with any at the moment.
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Yeah heard that on the radio a few days ago, Milford is very unfit apparently, also Katoa’s trial form probably deserved to be rewarded.
 
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Attitude is everything. A lot of those players named in the last few posts, from what I’ve heard, just could not get on with other players and officials and thought their **** didn’t stink. That’s why they disappeared.
 
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Feleti Matao for me never reached anywhere near his full potential. Thought the bloke could have been one of the best players in the world at one point.

Kevin Locke would be another one. Thought he was the next Billy Slater at one point.
 
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