The issue is that the Broncos would have been happy to offer him a deal if he didn't meet with the Cowboys and try to make it into a bidding war. They were very public about driving up the best deal for him when he was still a developing player.
Hmmm, I'm not sure about that. All I know is it's impossible for anyone to choose between a contract and no contract. No offer at all means we are not interested. If we wanted to offer 300k we should have offered it and let him make a call.
Wouldn't you?, when your club can't be fucked making a counter. I'm mpre than happy the way things are shaping up, though.
Mate he took a tour in the preseason, that showed his intentions clearly. Now ask yourself if you would offer a new contract to a bloke who's form and allegiance was questionable at best. I have no sympathy for him at all, he made the moves.
The Broncos weren't interested because of the way his management tried to play the situation and how he performed afterwards. If he played like he deserved a competitive offer then the Broncos would have sat down with him. Instead they were quite open about how Brisbane had six weeks to make up their mind and that's how it basically transpired.
If there was a contract out there sure I'd be more than tempted to snatch it, but if Kevvie had come to me personally and said "look I'll give you a couple of games in first grade to give you a chance to convince me your're ready, otherwise you just keep plugging away in ISC as I think you have what it takes and in fact I think we can build a future team around you when you are ready' I'd be more inclined to stick it out and fulfill my dream of being a lifelong Bronco. if that useless dick Pies had not brought him in so early he'd probably still be with us perfecting his game. He could have learned first hand off of Reynolds if all things go according to plan. As well as being coached by one of our greatest ever 5/8s. Instead he has Chad Townsend and the occasional tip from JT.
Yep that's all good BP, I understand. None of the why negates the fact he wasn't offered a choice which was my point.
No way I would believe anything from a coaches mouth without the paperwork to back it up.
Agreed about Petro, but if i never had a contract in the first place I really had nothing to lose at that stage.
I understand your point, but understand mine.
Thing is he wanted a bidding war, but then signed a deal before a war had even started.
I have no sympathy for him whatsoever. Any player would be foolish to not listen to offers, that's a normal part of being an NRL player. We wouldn't have a lot of players if we sooked up every time a player listened to offers from other clubs.
This ^ I think he and the manager had planned to get his asking price up, had the media talk him up to get him on the field. Then he crapped the bed and didn't play well, the Broncs clearly knew what was happening and didn't even show up to the table. Dearden had one option take the Cowboys now or risk not having a contract to sign. I am not even really angry at the kid, but he didn't act in good faith at all and really if he wanted to be the "Bronco for life" he wouldn't have worried about tours at the Cowboys he just would have played good footy here and let that do the talking.
Wanting to be a Bronco for life doesn't mean you don't find out your worth, it doesn't mean you blindly negotiate for unders.
You would think trying to re-sign with the club would be your first priority instead of meeting with other clubs so you could start some kind of bidding war.
I'm not disputing any of that, although some of it is your POV . Once again simply saying, Tom , at the end of the day, no matter how he arrived at that point was not offered a contract.
