I don't really object to Prince going to the Gold Coast - it's supposedly for family reasons so fair enough...
I do want him to put in a 100% this year, which he doesn't seem to be doing so far .....
The Gold Coast might have spent overs for him anyway, because he certainly doesn't appear to be the same player when Marshall is not in the side as well....
Tigers are on fire, believe it or not though, the panthers will proboably be the biggest hurdle thus far as a wounded panther is almost, I say almost, as dangerous as a tiger. I believe it is a godsend that Benji is out, hopefully when he returns he flies under the radar as the rest of the team is on fire. Tim Sheens is an absolute legend coach and understands the game better than anyone. The tigers have lost the newcastle tag of not being able to perform without our major playmaker and will suprise everyone except tigers fans this year. With the likes of Farrah not in the SOO, my prediction is, if they beat the panthers this weekend, their on their way to premiership number two!!!
I once read a story on players like Benji and SBW, there entire career they have managed to avoid alot of contact from the oppositon because they are so skillfull and once they come to 1st grade they often get injured, they say that it is because there body isn't used to the contact that they repeatedly get because the talent is alot closer matched, i wouldn't say he is made out of glass though.
Each Human body has it's own flaws, his just happens to be a shoulder, which is the hardest joint to get back to partially normal, let alone strong enough to play league again.
SBW has been playing in Sydney since he was 15 I think so I'm not sure thats true...
Maybe for Benji.. he mainly played touch footy until he was 17 or so and then went basically straight to First grade so perhaps his body never hardened up as much...
Players can have bad runs with injuries though.. maybe its just bad luck...
I was a bit pissed off last year when I did the "made of glass" remark.. it was obvious at that time that the Tiges were gone for 2006...
Things are going OK though this year without him... :D