Kooly87
NRL Captain
- Jun 2, 2017
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This is not to diminish Gillett's massive courage to call it quits, but he does still get paid, so he won't be out of pocket, it just won't be on our cap. Fortunately we can easily afford the money and it's going to a bloke who thoroughly deserves it.If this is in fact what he is doing, it shows who our captain should have been for the past few years. A player who is willing to take an action which is not necessarily best for himself but is what is best for the team.
Gutted for him as i think some of the injuries he sustained were due to having to extend himself covering other players defensive deficiencies (i.e. niko) or putting a big hit on to fire up the team.
I also do think it is in his best interests as well as the team's though, so it's not entirely self sacrificing. His body just hasn't been the same and I think he would have only risked causing himself major complications later in life if he'd kept going and it's great to see he had the courage to accept that.