Apparently, Dragons coach Steve Price could not wait to get rid of grand final-winning five-eighth Jamie Soward and he was released mid-season 2013.
The rest of that season after Soward left was even worse for the Dragons, including a record seven consecutive losses.
Pink Panther Soward had the pleasure of playing against the Dragons in the Nines and the Panthers won.
Soward also played well against the Knights in the opening round, with one 40-20 which inexplicitly did not get the quick tap that would have led to an immediate try.
So Jamie is happy at the Panthers and the Dragons had to spend big to get Gareth Widdop to the club to replace him.
Soward, prior to joining the Dragons, was not properly appreciated at the Roosters and half-way into the 2007 season he was given an immediate release to join the Dragons.
Peter Wallace, another Pink Panther, has a similar story.
Wallace was the subject of controversy when he was dropped to NSWRL Premier League in Round 15 of the NRL competition in 2007 by Penrith coach Matthew Elliott, he then moved to the Broncos and is now back home after being a Broncos outcast at the end of 2013.
In 2014, the Broncos are regarded by many as struggling to find a halves pairing and when asked how he felt about the playmaker-less predicament at the Broncos, Peter Wallace shot back: “Mate, it’s not my problem.”
Brent Kite does not quite fall into the castoff category but he is a Pink Panther who is more appreciated there in 2014 than at the Sea Eagles at the end of 2013.
So what do we see at the Sea Eagles, having lost Kite and George Rose? They are desperate for more forward strength and have at the last minute signed former New Zealand international forward Epalahame Lauaki.
The Kiwi and Tongan international began his career with the Warriors and played in the UK with both Hull and Wigan before being released this early this year.
George Rose of course had the pleasure of rolling over the Sea Eagles in the Storm’s narrow win, so what goes away may soon come back to haunt you.
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