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We are really suffering cap wise from over paying younger guys and not have the likes of Haas taking a bit less to help out.
Thankfully your boy did.
We are really suffering cap wise from over paying younger guys and not have the likes of Haas taking a bit less to help out.
Not without asking for an upgrade mid-contract.Thankfully your boy did.
Not without asking for an upgrade mid-contract.
Sure, there's more selfish players in the team, but Carrigan knows his value and he isn't being underpaid.
Corey Parker is a player who took unders his entire career and look at how well that worked out for him. He's a club legend and he can have any opinion he wants about the club, but fans don't care about any of the sacrifices he made for the betterment of the club.
Brisbane desperately need to make a signing. However Horsburgh comes with a lot of red flags and shouldn't be a priority.
What they really need to do is focus on life after Reynolds and their backrow stocks. They have Bryce, Armstrong and Horne coming through but I'd be looking at free agency/reserve grade to try and get that blue chip prospect.
Hopefully it works out better than it did with O'Ofou and Johnson.
There was plenty of interest, but it wasn't like he was being offered David Fifita esque money either.I dont think he's being underpaid as such, but he could have certainly got a lot more elsewhere.
There was plenty of interest, but it wasn't like he was being offered David Fifita esque money either.
He's on at least $800K a season, if not more pending on how they structure a deal.
That would have been in 2021 when fans on here thought the Broncos over-paid to keep him. He signed till the end of 2024 but before he could really explore his options he went to the Broncos asking for an upgrade.Think he is actually on about $850k, but he certainly got offered more elsewhere than he got here, i know he got abigger offer from the Phins. He's consistently taken less to stay here since day one. He's the only big name player we have upgraded as well who has proved he is worth the big money.
Its not like we need all the players to take big paycuts. If we get 3 or 4 taking 100-150k a year less it all adds to the war chest for others.
That would have been in 2021 when fans on here thought the Broncos over-paid to keep him. He signed till the end of 2024 but before he could really explore his options he went to the Broncos asking for an upgrade.
It was all reasonable from Patty and good business from both sides. However, it's not like Melbourne who are really good at investing in players and paying 'overs' for young talent, only for them to be 'unders' by the time they're nearing the end of their contract.
That would have been in 2021 when fans on here thought the Broncos over-paid to keep him. He signed till the end of 2024 but before he could really explore his options he went to the Broncos asking for an upgrade.
It was all reasonable from Patty and good business from both sides. However, it's not like Melbourne who are really good at investing in players and paying 'overs' for young talent, only for them to be 'unders' by the time they're nearing the end of their contract.
The difference is Melbourne are generally smarter about which players they put 'overs' into and they don't get carried away.Didn't we try this model with Flegs, Piaks and even Herbie? I would assume we have done something similar with Willison, Te Kura and Mozer. Unfortunately, we don't seem to have players willing to stay for less other than Oatesy and that other teams seem to have no trouble with either. Of course, Tripp giving totally ok with NRL gambling incentives to players wouldn't have anything to do with that either.
I meant it would have been 2021 when the Dolphins would have made him a sizeable offer. He was off with his knee reco, Bennett was desperate and was chasing hard.2023 was his upgrade iirc. Probably fair enough as well considering the growth he had as a player.
I still think generally our contract dealings have been pretty poor in recent times.
Not without asking for an upgrade mid-contract.
Sure, there's more selfish players in the team, but Carrigan knows his value and he isn't being underpaid.
Corey Parker is a player who took unders his entire career and look at how well that worked out for him. He's a club legend and he can have any opinion he wants about the club, but fans don't care about any of the sacrifices he made for the betterment of the club.
Brisbane desperately need to make a signing. However Horsburgh comes with a lot of red flags and shouldn't be a priority.
What they really need to do is focus on life after Reynolds and their backrow stocks. They have Bryce, Armstrong and Horne coming through but I'd be looking at free agency/reserve grade to try and get that blue chip prospect.
Hopefully it works out better than it did with O'Ofou and Johnson.
Yep, probably the reason he's so bitter at us these days. He was always an asshole and a narcissist. It's way more apparent these days. I knew at the time we'd have no success with him as captain.IIRC Parker only took unders because he was too much of a tightarse to give a cut to an agent, and subsequently just accepted whatever figure the Broncos gave him.
That may have been a factor, but he received better offers and turned them down to stick with the club.IIRC Parker only took unders because he was too much of a tightarse to give a cut to an agent, and subsequently just accepted whatever figure the Broncos gave him.
Do I see old salty is raiding the Dolphins for some bunnies recruits?
Do I see old salty is raiding the Dolphins for some bunnies recruits?