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Nutley answers Sharks SOS call

CUT by the Sydney Roosters a week ago, veteran front rower Danny Nutley answered an SOS to rejoin a forward-depleted Cronulla NRL outfit.

Nutley trained with his new teammates and is in line to play in Saturday night's clash with Penrith at Toyota Stadium.

Sharks coach Ricky Stuart said the loss of Reece Williams for the season with a knee injury and Lance Thompson's decision to retire following the Panthers game meant he was left with little option but to look outside the club for help.

The Sharks have also been without suspended duo Paul Gallen and Ben Ross for the past fortnight, though Gallen is due back next weekend.

"We've got four players out at the moment so he'll definitely strengthen our pack until we get Gallen and Ben Ross back to give us a little bit more depth," Stuart said.

"We've got two backrowers now that won't play again this season after this weekend and I've got three outside backs playing backrow where we're teaching them how to play backrow.

"He's an experienced player who's been here before ... I like Danny Nutley as a player, we're in trouble as regards our roster with regards what's happened with Reece and Lance."

Asked if he would play against the Panthers, Stuart said: "He's in the squad of 19, we'll see how we go."

Nutley was deemed surplus to requirements at the Roosters following their off-season acquisition of Bulldogs pair Willie Mason and Mark O'Meley.

He returns to Cronulla after playing for the Sharks from 2002 to 2005.

who are the "three outside backs" mentioned do you reckon? must be ando, stepehenson and misi?
sounds like hes in with a reasonable chance of playing, you know how ricky rarely plays the 17 as named

 

[LeaguePlayer]

yay nutleys back

 

[FoRzA aZzUrRi]

1.kearney
2.goodwin
3.pomeroy
4.simmons
5.covell
6.seymour
7.kimmorley
8.selmes
9.kingston
10.douglas
11.anderson
12.thompson
13.bird

interchange:
14.norrie
15.de gois
16.stephenson
17.nutley

 

[FoRzA aZzUrRi]

Nuts has been granted a release by Castleford and is coming back to Oz. I dont think the Sharks could afford him - somehow I dont think he'd want to return to Toyota Park anyway - so where will he go? Are the roosters his most likely option. Anyone heard anything?

spot on

 

[Great White]

Mail is he is a big chance to play this weekend.

 

[Great White]

Gee I can pick em.

 

[Jenni]

i love nuts

I love Nuts too!!

 

[FoRzA aZzUrRi]

I love Nuts too!!

what has buz done to u:nodlaugh

 

[Jenni]

Hey you didn't ask Gavin07 that question... and as for BUZ, I think I'm older than him, so you may ask "what have I done to BUZ!!??"

 

[FoRzA aZzUrRi]

Hey you didn't ask Gavin07 that question... and as for BUZ, I think I'm older than him, so you may ask "what have I done to BUZ!!??"

your older than BUZ! ..we can start calling you grandma jenni, you still get out there and party or what grandma

 

[Jenni]

Hey watch the Grandmas...:rant not THAT bloody old!! And you're never to old to hit the p!ss!

 

[FoRzA aZzUrRi]

thats it, so ill see you at northies friday nite yeahhh?:drunk

 

[Jenni]

There's a Northies in WA?

 

[FoRzA aZzUrRi]

not that i know of but theres planes:nodlaugh

 

[Google News]

Roosters reject Nutley joins Sharks

Cut by the Sydney Roosters a week ago, veteran front rower Danny Nutley today answered an SOS to rejoin a forward-depleted Cronulla NRL outfit. ...

Source: http://rugbyleaguelive.com.au/Articles/842/2008/04/17/Roosters_reject_Nutley_joins_Sharks.aspx

 

[blacky]

Nutley a shark again

Whoooooo this is great news i am a huge nutley fan and was quite upset at the end of 05 but now he's home and i couldn't be happier.

 

[sharkstragic]

He should never have left in the first place. Welcome back to the fold Nuts...
"AT LEAST WE"VE GOT NUTS!!!"

 

[blacky]

i would have nuts start and have selms off the bench my reason younger more explosive and nuts has real grit.

 

[Great White]

Nuts is going to do the basics, go forward with minimal mistakes, at the moment we slilghtly miss the simple go forward and quick play the ball, Norrie and Selmes for mine are just too slow at doing that and consistently.

 

[scott17]

i like norrie, just selmes is too big and slow in attack and defence