Saturday, March 27, 2004
Tooks unwanted at Warriors
Former Parra cult hero Mark Tookey is unwanted at the Warriors and has been told he is free to find another club.
Warrors coach Daniel Anderson has told Tookey he will not play first grade again until he gets down to 114kg. Tookey returned from the pre-season at 123kg and already this year has been fined twice for "tipping the scales too far", a Daily Telegraph article said.
Tookey told the Tele that: "I'm very dissapointed but life goes on. I'm not the flavour of the month at the moment".
"I've never played under 116kg. When we made the grand final in 2002 I played the whole year between 116kg and 118kg."
When he made the decision to leave Parramatta, Tookey said he was going to the Warriors because he felt he would have more opportunities to lock down a regular first grade position. He said at the time that he hoped to return to Parramatta as an established first grader.
Warrors coach Daniel Anderson has told Tookey he will not play first grade again until he gets down to 114kg. Tookey returned from the pre-season at 123kg and already this year has been fined twice for "tipping the scales too far", a Daily Telegraph article said.
Tookey told the Tele that: "I'm very dissapointed but life goes on. I'm not the flavour of the month at the moment".
"I've never played under 116kg. When we made the grand final in 2002 I played the whole year between 116kg and 118kg."
When he made the decision to leave Parramatta, Tookey said he was going to the Warriors because he felt he would have more opportunities to lock down a regular first grade position. He said at the time that he hoped to return to Parramatta as an established first grader.
