Official Leon Bott

[Yahoo News]

Young winger Leon Bott will play out the remainder of the NRL season with Cronulla after being released by Brisbane. -

Source: http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/Winger-Bott-makes-NRL-switch-to-Sharks/2006/06/30/1151174376970.html

Winger Bott makes NRL switch to Sharks
June 30, 2006 - 1:34PM

Young winger Leon Bott will play out the remainder of the NRL season with Cronulla after being released by Brisbane.

The pacy 19-year-old said his decision was based on family reasons.

"I am looking forward to a new start and to making the most of the opportunity the Sharks have given me," Bott said.

"I was keen to come back to Sydney to be with my family and I must say that Brisbane have been very professional in allowing that to happen."

Bott, a former Junior Kangaroo, played 24 games in the top grade for the Broncos in 2005, scoring 13 tries.

This year he has had limited opportunities with the Broncos, playing the majority of the season with Toowoomba in the Queensland Cup competition.

Bott is scheduled to meet with Sharks coach Stuart Raper on Friday afternoon.

Following that meeting Bott will train with the Sharks Premier League side with the view to playing against South Sydney on Saturday.

The Sharks will begin discussions with Bott's management in the coming weeks with the view to a possible long-term deal.

© 2006 AAP

 

[veryhappyshark]

will bott be worth it??

 

[peachey]

yep he is only 19...he will blossom n be a great player..move covell into the centre

 

[sharks_4_me]

bott played centre in the queensland cup

 

[Trav 182]

bott into the centres for me he has expressed interest playing anywhere in the backline.

 

[jonahshark]

yeah we need to keep covell on the wing, he's so reliable under the high ball and we don't want to lose any more height in that position - albert isn't the tallest guy. if bott can acutally play centre, i say whack him in there

 

[Yahoo News]

Cronulla is facing a $10,000 fine for failing to register Leon Bott prior to its 38-32 NRL loss to Sydney Roosters. -

Source: http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/Sharks-to-pay-price-for-Bott-stuffup/2006/07/18/1153166371690.html

Sharks to pay price for Bott stuff-up
July 18, 2006 - 4:49PM

Cronulla is facing a $10,000 fine for failing to register Leon Bott prior to its 38-32 NRL loss to Sydney Roosters.

Bott, who was released from Brisbane to join the Sharks, was called into the starting line-up against the Roosters after fullback Toshio Laiseni succumbed to a hamstring injury before the game.

The Sharks, who have five working days to respond to the breach notice, will have half the fine suspended if there are no further breaches of a similar nature within a 12-month period.

© 2006 AAP

 

[Hammerhead]

Bott to join Bulldogs

Leon Bott has agreed to terms with the Bulldogs for next season - after playing just one top grade game for the Sharks. I know he had a knee injury this year, but don't the Sharks want him? I suppose we have a lot of new talent in the backs, so maybe Bott saw the writing on the wall. Is this another player that will leave the Sharks for the Bulldogs and turn into a hero?

 

[FoRzA aZzUrRi]

Yes He Will I Saw That In The Paper Wtf R They Thinking

 

[j0rd0_ShArKs]

hes too little anyway may have speed but thats it
hes a nuffy

 

[sharkiesfreak]

hes too little anyway may have speed but thats it
hes a nuffy

wat the hell have you been watching!! when he was at the broncos he was scoring trys at will. i remember him scoring a hat trick against the roosters and the next week scoring a double and u calling him a "nuffy". scoring tries from inside his own half and running the length of the field tries thats wat we have been missing since mat rogers and the peach left so there is no way he is a nuffo good on the bloke for going 2 a club that want a prolific try scorer

 

[j0rd0_ShArKs]

I have been watching rugby league
He has good strngth and speed could turn into a Mat Utai type player
Bomb goes up and leon bott struggles very badly cause of his lack of height
looked like he was going to be a superstar after his first couple of games
could turn in to a solid first grader, but never a try scoring machin superstar

Lets put it this way I'd rather keep Taulapapa and youngsters like Brown, Raftery, Neilsen, Robinson

 

[vince]

not such a big deal losing bott we have recruited well in the backs and wehave abit if depth in that position so he probably would of struggled to play first grade anyway

 

[loki jukes]

oh well

we dont need him
have better plays than him

(or do we?)

whats the side for next season?

 

[jimmymac]

should have kept bott and not signed hookey and joven clarke.clarke couldnt even get a run in first grade at the wooden spooners.

 

[Great White]

We have not signed Hookey at all.

Bott did nothing since getting dropped from first grade in Brisbane, hence why Wayne Bennett let him go mid season. He did nothing with us either.

He has got speed to burn but size and consistency keeps him from reaching potential.

Joevn Clarke, well in comparison I would of rather of kept Bott, but too late now.

 

[loki jukes]

so what we havnt singed hookey yet?
thats great news
lets hope its true

Great White
you sure we havnt signed him?

 

[KELPIE]

Lets put it this way I'd rather keep Taulapapa and youngsters like Brown, Raftery, Neilsen, Robinson

Does anyone know how Raftery is developing?

 

[sharks195]

bott reminds me so much of merritt. but the difference between the two is that merritt has tried and tried and through all his hard work has become a great player and bott has the potential, but he doesn't want to use it to the max.

 

[Great White]

Bott, I think let his Brisbane success get the better of him I think. Good luck to him though.

Loli Jokes, we have not signed Hookey. I have a friend who is fairly high up at the Sharks and he assures me that they haven't signed him. thank god too.