Broncos withdraw offer for Hunt

[Foordy]

In the Rugby League Week.

The Mole (A quick rundown of what it says)

Hunt's managaer wants $600,000 a year for him. [icon_lol1.

He has no chance of getting anywhere near that figure at an NRL club. Any manager that is telling Hunt he couyld get that is either an IDIOT or wants him to go to union to get more money for themselves. :roll:

 

[Emma]

I would be very surprised if he ended up at the dragqueens. Boyd was bought specifically as fullback, that's where he wants to play. I can't see them paying that much for Hunt when they've already bought someone to do the job.

 

[mrslong]

In the Rugby League Week.

The Mole (A quick rundown of what it says)

Hunt's managaer wants $600,000 a year for him. [icon_lol1.

The mole is smoking something, not even Hunt would realise he's worth that much, surely! [eusa_doh

 

[mick]

$600k. Haha, that's farking gold.

$400k tops. No one in this comp is worth $600k of a salary cap.

 

[Coxy]

Exactly. Let's see, $4 million cap.
25 players in your squad.

That means an average of $160000 per player.

If one was to get $600000, the average for the rest drops to $140000.

Imagine wanting to stay at the Broncos on $600000, when they have the likes of Thaiday, Lockyer (maybe), Folau and Hodges to retain...

Dreamin.

 

[mrslong]

It's obviously a beat up to sell papers.

 

[mick]

Exactly. Let's see, $4 million cap.
25 players in your squad.

That means an average of $160000 per player.

If one was to get $600000, the average for the rest drops to $140000.

Imagine wanting to stay at the Broncos on $600000, when they have the likes of Thaiday, Lockyer (maybe), Folau and Hodges to retain...

Dreamin.

Could happen.

Hunt - 600k.
Locky - 450k
Folau - 400k
Hodges - 350k
Thaiday - 300k

Only $2.1 million there. $1.9 million for the rest of the team @ $95,000 as an average. We'll try and keep Michaels, Yow Yeh, Wallace, Gorell and McCullough too... maybe even Parker. After that, I'm sure there's 15 blokes in the Qld Cup who wouldn't mind a run at $200 per game? [icon_lol1.

 

[sydney_bronco09]

In the Rugby League Week.

The Mole (A quick rundown of what it says)

Hunt's managaer wants $600,000 a year for him. [icon_lol1.

The mole is smoking something, not even Hunt would realise he's worth that much, surely! [eusa_doh

not in the NRL anyway:P Japan or rugby perhaps.....

 

[Raw Boned Youngster]

It is another disappointing aspect of the modern game.
Loyal fans continually lose their favourite players. We are told it is the people's game and we want fans to be loyal and have the tribal commitment etc, but the admin destroys the product that the fans support.
I don't expect players to be loyal, because one injury could end a career - the 'get it while you can' mentality is justifiable to a pro footballer. My issue is the inability of clubs to hang on to what they create and nurture.
it has been mentioned many times before, but some dispensation must be given to long term players and locally produced products.
This will help players to stay loyal.
Surely, this is what the fans want and the game needs.

 

[m1c]

Hodges is on surprisingly less than you think

 

[Kimlo]

It is another disappointing aspect of the modern game.
Loyal fans continually lose their favourite players. We are told it is the people's game and we want fans to be loyal and have the tribal commitment etc, but the admin destroys the product that the fans support.
I don't expect players to be loyal, because one injury could end a career - the 'get it while you can' mentality is justifiable to a pro footballer. My issue is the inability of clubs to hang on to what they create and nurture.
it has been mentioned many times before, but some dispensation must be given to long term players and locally produced products.
This will help players to stay loyal.
Surely, this is what the fans want and the game needs.

Players shouldn't be loyal tbh... fans are not loyal.... they are loyal to the club not players, if hunt was to start playing poorly people would want him dropped and would be happy to see the back of him, but because he's in top form and at the peak of his career, everyone wants him to stay. If for the rest of this year he started playing poorly no one here would care if he went.

Their are many players who went they want to leave, many fans will cry LOYALTY and that the players have none, fast forward towards the end of their careers where they may not be as good as the used to be and the same fans who cried loyalty couldn't be happier to see the back of said player and will argue it's a business and not a charity when it suits them.

I don't blame players tbh, as soon as they drop form a little, half the fans call for their head, I don't blame the fans either, but just showing that loyalty is a two way street and fans are loyal to the club itself but not to the players and players are not loyal either and realistically no one s hould expect them to be. If i was working for a company even if they brought me through the ranks, if another place offered me more I would leave straight away, OR if I wasn't performing, the company would drop me without hesitation.

Obviously this doesn't apply to all fans, but the way I see it the majority of fans are not exactly loyal, they just want whats best for the club, but expect the players to not want what's best for them, i.e, Take a better offer.

Feel free to flame away at my post, I don't expect go get a warm reception for it.

 

[Nashy]

It is another disappointing aspect of the modern game.
Loyal fans continually lose their favourite players. We are told it is the people's game and we want fans to be loyal and have the tribal commitment etc, but the admin destroys the product that the fans support.
I don't expect players to be loyal, because one injury could end a career - the 'get it while you can' mentality is justifiable to a pro footballer. My issue is the inability of clubs to hang on to what they create and nurture.
it has been mentioned many times before, but some dispensation must be given to long term players and locally produced products.
This will help players to stay loyal.
Surely, this is what the fans want and the game needs.

Players shouldn't be loyal tbh... fans are not loyal.... they are loyal to the club not players, if hunt was to start playing poorly people would want him dropped and would be happy to see the back of him, but because he's in top form and at the peak of his career, everyone wants him to stay. If for the rest of this year he started playing poorly no one here would care if he went.

Their are many players who went they want to leave, many fans will cry LOYALTY and that the players have none, fast forward towards the end of their careers where they may not be as good as the used to be and the same fans who cried loyalty couldn't be happier to see the back of said player and will argue it's a business and not a charity when it suits them.

I don't blame players tbh, as soon as they drop form a little, half the fans call for their head, I don't blame the fans either, but just showing that loyalty is a two way street and fans are loyal to the club itself but not to the players and players are not loyal either and realistically no one s hould expect them to be. If i was working for a company even if they brought me through the ranks, if another place offered me more I would leave straight away, OR if I wasn't performing, the company would drop me without hesitation.

Feel free to flame away at my post, I don't expect go get a warm reception for it.

Agreed.

 

[Flutterby]

I agree with you broncospwn. But I also can't help but wonder if it's a vicious circle. Some players started to get what fans see as greedy and disloyal, so the fans were like "well why should be be loyal to them, they'll just move on as soon as someone shows them more cash", so the players are like "well the fans/club don't really care about me - why shouldn't I leave for cash?" etc etc etc.

Personally I blame player managers for the most part - they get a % of what the player gets, so of course it is in their interests to talk the players into going wherever the money is.

 

[Kimlo]

Flutterby, I think everything is like that though.
For example at my work, My employer probably thinks if he gets a better offer he will go, Similairly I think if they get a cheaper worker (younger one) they will give me less hours / sack me.

I think it's human nature, and in specific football terms I think player managers are absolutely the main cause of disloyalty, If i had someone consistenly telling me you can get a lot more coming here, etc without telling me the bad points of leaving then yeah I would be tempted to leave too.

TBH I think players should not have managers, either way 10% of pay is a lot of money which I would rather have for my self anyway.

 

[guppy]

I know player managers are the devil blah blah blah, but don't underestimate an organisation's willingness to pay someone MUCH less than they're worth. Especially younger, more inexperienced employees who are less likely to negotiate.

I wish I'd had a player manager when I was young and naive.

 

[Flutterby]

Again I agree with you broncospwn and guppy. It's just the way of the world these days. People used to get their first job and stay there until they retired, but not now and I don't expect football to be any different either on the side of the players (employees) or clubs (employers). But guppy I have had to deal with a lot of sports managers, and in my experience, I would say only about 5-10% of them give their clients advice that is actually based on what is good for them apart from more money - they take just as much advantage of the young players' naivety. But I do also agree with you that clubs will also definitely take advantage of players who can't really negotiate or don't know their worth.

In fantasy land, all players have someone who knows about business, cares really for them as a person, is willing and able to give them all the advice they need and act on their behalf in contract negotiations - all without getting a cent for themselves but just because they want what's really best for the player (I will wake up now).

 

[Burg]

I wonder what effect the Webcke book will have on Hunts future at the Broncos and even in the NRL. Reopening old wounds may have a damaging effect on his relationship not just with the Broncos but the Brisbane public on a whole.

 

[Nashy]

STAR Broncos fullback Karmichael Hunt has priced himself out of the NRL, with even the cashed-up Sydney Roosters unable to get near his asking price of almost $500,000 a year.
Hunt has told the Broncos he will never play against them, and even if his overseas options fall through it is unlikely he would get the chance.

The Roosters were yesterday linked with a deal that would supposedly see them release Kiwi international Setaimata Sa and veteran fullback Anthony Minichiello in an effort to lure Hunt to Bondi.

But Roosters recruitment kingpin Peter O'Sullivan dismissed the suggestion as "absolute crap".

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