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Noddy tells the Raiders: I'm out
Source: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=...is-set-to-retire/story-e6frg7mf-1225903658989
Brett Kimmorley is looking at coaching offers after telling Canberra he is set to retire
Stuart Honeysett
August 11, 2010 12:00AM
BRETT Kimmorley is expected to retire at the end of this season after telling Canberra he won't be playing again next year.
The Raiders were among several clubs trying to tempt Kimmorley to go around for one more season. Parramatta and Cronulla were also interested.
It is understood Canberra had made an offer to the Canterbury halfback, but it has been turned down. Kimmorley's manager has told Canberra officials that the player intends to retire.
However, that came as news to the Bulldogs, who yesterday said they needed to know for budgetary reasons by the end of this week whether Kimmorley wanted a role on their coaching staff for 2011.
"You've got to budget for a coaching staff and it's not critical now, but it's coming to that point where we'll need to know soon," Bulldogs chief executive Todd Greenberg said yesterday.
"We're not going to put a deadline on him because we have the absolute greatest respect for him for everything he's achieved both with us and the game.
"We're very conscious it's a massive decision and that's why we're not putting a lot of pressure on him, but at some stage a decision needs to be made and we hope it will be here this week."
Kimmorley has been agonising for months about his future.
He told The Australian only last month that he hoped to make a decision by the end of July, but that deadline passed without any resolution.
Having fallen out of favour at Cronulla at the end of 2008, Kimmorley signed a two-year deal with the Bulldogs and was a force in the club's charge towards a preliminary final last year.
He has been unable to reproduce the same type of form this season and the club showed its hand when it signed Manly halfback Trent Hodkinson and Parramatta's Kris Keating for 2011.
Although there was no offer to play for the Bulldogs, the club has always been keen to retain him in a coaching capacity, which he could juggle with his media commitments for Fox Sports.
However, the situation became cloudier when the Raiders, Sharks and Eels began circling looking for a player with Kimmorley's experience to guide their sides for one more season.
The Eels turned to Kimmorley after missing out on Cronulla five-eighth Trent Barrett, who announced his retirement last month.
Eels chief executive Paul Osborne hasn't given up hope of signing Kimmorley and is scheduled to meet his manager, George Mimis, later this week.
"We're talking to him," Osborne said yesterday.
"I'm going to catch up with his manager in the next day or two."
The Sharks had expressed an interest in luring Kimmorley back to the Sutherland Shire given he spent a large chunk of his career there from 2002 to 2008.
However, it is understood that coach Shane Flanagan has had only one conversation with Kimmorley and an official offer was never made by the Sharks.
It is also unlikely that the cash-strapped club would be able to come up with the type of money that would be enough to entice Kimmorley to go around for one more season.
If Kimmorley does call it quits this week, it will bring an end to a career that included a premiership with Melbourne (1999) and appearances for NSW and Australia.
Kimmorley started his career at Newcastle in 1995, before switching to cross-town Super League rival the Hunter Mariners in 1997.
When the Mariners dissolved as part of the ARL-Super League peace agreement, Kimmorley went to the newly formed Storm in 1998.
Source: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=...is-set-to-retire/story-e6frg7mf-1225903658989
Brett Kimmorley is looking at coaching offers after telling Canberra he is set to retire
Stuart Honeysett
August 11, 2010 12:00AM
BRETT Kimmorley is expected to retire at the end of this season after telling Canberra he won't be playing again next year.
The Raiders were among several clubs trying to tempt Kimmorley to go around for one more season. Parramatta and Cronulla were also interested.
It is understood Canberra had made an offer to the Canterbury halfback, but it has been turned down. Kimmorley's manager has told Canberra officials that the player intends to retire.
However, that came as news to the Bulldogs, who yesterday said they needed to know for budgetary reasons by the end of this week whether Kimmorley wanted a role on their coaching staff for 2011.
"You've got to budget for a coaching staff and it's not critical now, but it's coming to that point where we'll need to know soon," Bulldogs chief executive Todd Greenberg said yesterday.
"We're not going to put a deadline on him because we have the absolute greatest respect for him for everything he's achieved both with us and the game.
"We're very conscious it's a massive decision and that's why we're not putting a lot of pressure on him, but at some stage a decision needs to be made and we hope it will be here this week."
Kimmorley has been agonising for months about his future.
He told The Australian only last month that he hoped to make a decision by the end of July, but that deadline passed without any resolution.
Having fallen out of favour at Cronulla at the end of 2008, Kimmorley signed a two-year deal with the Bulldogs and was a force in the club's charge towards a preliminary final last year.
He has been unable to reproduce the same type of form this season and the club showed its hand when it signed Manly halfback Trent Hodkinson and Parramatta's Kris Keating for 2011.
Although there was no offer to play for the Bulldogs, the club has always been keen to retain him in a coaching capacity, which he could juggle with his media commitments for Fox Sports.
However, the situation became cloudier when the Raiders, Sharks and Eels began circling looking for a player with Kimmorley's experience to guide their sides for one more season.
The Eels turned to Kimmorley after missing out on Cronulla five-eighth Trent Barrett, who announced his retirement last month.
Eels chief executive Paul Osborne hasn't given up hope of signing Kimmorley and is scheduled to meet his manager, George Mimis, later this week.
"We're talking to him," Osborne said yesterday.
"I'm going to catch up with his manager in the next day or two."
The Sharks had expressed an interest in luring Kimmorley back to the Sutherland Shire given he spent a large chunk of his career there from 2002 to 2008.
However, it is understood that coach Shane Flanagan has had only one conversation with Kimmorley and an official offer was never made by the Sharks.
It is also unlikely that the cash-strapped club would be able to come up with the type of money that would be enough to entice Kimmorley to go around for one more season.
If Kimmorley does call it quits this week, it will bring an end to a career that included a premiership with Melbourne (1999) and appearances for NSW and Australia.
Kimmorley started his career at Newcastle in 1995, before switching to cross-town Super League rival the Hunter Mariners in 1997.
When the Mariners dissolved as part of the ARL-Super League peace agreement, Kimmorley went to the newly formed Storm in 1998.
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im breathing very easy today
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I just got an erection!
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your a sick man!
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It's the most crucial position in any team.
Depends on how good your 6 is
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Very true, let me expand on what I meant to say, it is by far the most important position that we need to fill for next year.
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a good half is most crucial for the team
the broncs, there strong suit is a 6, with a good 7.
the roosters are blessed.
we are cursed
the broncs, there strong suit is a 6, with a good 7.
the roosters are blessed.
we are cursed
Hmmm I am very surprised he will prob retire. I didnt think he would come to us but I am even more shocked he is retiring. He seemed like he wanted to go around again.
Also that article suggesting we can't afford Kimmorley seems a bit silly. We should have enough cap room for him and if they mean because we are in debt then they don't know what they are talking about.
Also that article suggesting we can't afford Kimmorley seems a bit silly. We should have enough cap room for him and if they mean because we are in debt then they don't know what they are talking about.
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One of our 5 possible halfbacks will come good.
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Is tomkins even any chance whatsoever, isnt all that happened, was flano saying he was going to have a look at him and that was it?
He probably has no interest at all of coming here (like 99% of league players).
Have I missed something here ???
Apparently some people high up in the club have openly said we're looking to get the Tomkins brothers (Joel and Sam) here for 2011. Make of that what you will, and recognise the difficulty of getting anyone here, let alone two internationals from the other side of the world.
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just on tomkins theres a little snippet on him in RLW
Really... saying what roughly?
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adrian Morley saying he has wat it takes to play in the nrl and has been playing fullback for a few weeks
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Yeah I dont see this happening.
I think we need the Ox here really.
He got Manly to the GF in 2007 with a make shift 6 (in Lyons) & won the grand final in 2008 with a makeshift 6 (in Lyons)
I think he is the player we need, yes he is 32 but he is going well and has at the very least 2 years left if not 3.
I think we need the Ox here really.
He got Manly to the GF in 2007 with a make shift 6 (in Lyons) & won the grand final in 2008 with a makeshift 6 (in Lyons)
I think he is the player we need, yes he is 32 but he is going well and has at the very least 2 years left if not 3.