Small update from the SMH:
LAURIE SHEDS LOAD
SPEAKING of cult figures, former Tigers and Panthers bad boy Daine Laurie - who could be mistaken for Jamal Idris's twin - has been shedding the kilos too.
Sacked by Phil Gould after drinking on a plane to New Zealand to calm his fear of flying, Laurie's promising yet controversial career was considered over. But having been cast a lifeline by new Knights coach Wayne Bennett, who tried to lure the explosive prop to the Dragons in 2010, Laurie has dropped close to 10kg and refrained from returning home to the NSW far north coast, where bad influences have led him astray and jeopardised his career.
The towering 27-year-old has also fully recovered from knee surgery that plagued his final season at the Panthers. He is determined to stay out of trouble and turn his career around.
And fellow Knights recruit Danny Buderus appears the player of old. The 34-year-old has looked effortless at training and as fit as ever. The former Blues and Kangaroos star is injury free, and has participated fully in every training session since they resumed on January 2.
The news isn't so good for boom rookie Ryan Stig, however, with the explosive half forced to undergo knee surgery within months of having surgery on his groin. He's expected to miss at least the first month of the NRL season.
From: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/deals-on-hold-as-clubs-leave-room-for-cronk-20120121-1qb52.html
Bad luck for Stig!
LAURIE SHEDS LOAD
SPEAKING of cult figures, former Tigers and Panthers bad boy Daine Laurie - who could be mistaken for Jamal Idris's twin - has been shedding the kilos too.
Sacked by Phil Gould after drinking on a plane to New Zealand to calm his fear of flying, Laurie's promising yet controversial career was considered over. But having been cast a lifeline by new Knights coach Wayne Bennett, who tried to lure the explosive prop to the Dragons in 2010, Laurie has dropped close to 10kg and refrained from returning home to the NSW far north coast, where bad influences have led him astray and jeopardised his career.
The towering 27-year-old has also fully recovered from knee surgery that plagued his final season at the Panthers. He is determined to stay out of trouble and turn his career around.
And fellow Knights recruit Danny Buderus appears the player of old. The 34-year-old has looked effortless at training and as fit as ever. The former Blues and Kangaroos star is injury free, and has participated fully in every training session since they resumed on January 2.
The news isn't so good for boom rookie Ryan Stig, however, with the explosive half forced to undergo knee surgery within months of having surgery on his groin. He's expected to miss at least the first month of the NRL season.
From: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/deals-on-hold-as-clubs-leave-room-for-cronk-20120121-1qb52.html
Bad luck for Stig!
