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@broncos4life has just said, there have been some questionable recruitment decisions in the last few years from WB.
Also, I don’t think those figures from Souths were ever confirmed. Mal and Tallis have both had Fifita’s numbers said to them on TV/radio and have never once stepped in and denied the figures.
Side to that there is no doubt that the forward pack you guys will have next year will be solid. But in the same regard I think we at the Broncos have probably shown that forwards aren’t going to win you a comp, and in some cases wont even get you in the 8.
Fifita at 1.25m, I’ve got no idea about Tino’s money but if I were to guess it’d be anywhere from 600-800k, Taylor is still sitting there on 1mil, Boyd is also on significant money from what I’ve read, as is Wallace. I won’t even mention Cartwright and Peachy. Sure they will try and offload those blokes, but the club will still be chipping in significant $ to get rid of them.
I think the issue will be the spine, much like Brisbane.
As for the big sell that Fifita and Tino will bring players to the club, they will have to come in for unders as the cap is looking out of whack, again much like Brisbane’s.
Hopefully Brisbane have finally learnt and have drawn a line in the sand with paying overs for blokes.
I genuinely cannot see how Fifita is worth any more then 800k. I love the bloke, but even footy minds like Johns and Gould have said similar.
It’s just crazy money, and I cannot at all blame him for taking it.