I'm not arguing that we should be picking him on potential, I'm just saying that Croft shouldn't be given a pass just because he hasn't been here long. Croft has had plenty of opportunities in first grade to show he is up to it at halfback and has never shown that he is.
I would personally drop Croft before Milford. Milford still has the best kicking game at the club.
See even that, I reckon if Isaako was given more kicking responsibility, he could be better (obviously totally no contest at present, Milf hands down).
But what does Milf do that makes him worth even half a million dollars?
Goal kick? No.
Lead? No.
Do the 1%ers? No.
Run it? Not anymore.
Kick deadly bombs? No, rarely at best.
Gun kicking game? No, it is good though, not great.
Make something from nothing? VERY rarely.
Defense? Average.
Goor trainer? No.
Good communicator? No.
Flawed? Absolutely yes!
Go missing in games? Yes, a lot.
Errors? Drops it still pretty frequently.
The go to man? No, he rarely puts his hand up.
Drop goals? No pressure, great. Under pressure? Not so good.
Calm under pressure? No way.
Can win a premiership? Not anymore, five years ago, yes.
So what is the value in keeping him if he doesn't want to take a 50% pay cut? (And who would want to take a 50% pay cut?) Someone will still throw $800k sadly on the hope he comes good.