Well, I wasn't convinced we would lose Haas ... but I am now. Badel "reporting" that the Tigers will launch a "big money" bid for Haas after Tigers bosses declared the have the funds to offer Payne $1 million a year.
Badel claims that Hagipantelis says if Marshall is keen, the Tigers have the salary-cap war chest to blow Brisbane out of the water ... but for some reason he hasn't included this quote from Hagipantelis
Badel did throw in some quotes from Lee Hagipantelis.
“We have cap space and we have the money for a player of Payne Haas’ calibre,” Hagipantelis said.
“His name would be floated at our list-management committee meetings, it would have to be.
“It would be naive to think that a player of the calibre of Payne Haas would not be the subject of consideration internally.
“I don’t partake in discussions at that level, so I can’t comment affirmatively, but I would be very surprised if Payne Haas’ name is not being raised internally, as you would expect it to be.
“Payne would be an incredible addition to any roster, but whether Benji wants another middle (forward), that’s for him and Tim Sheens (head coach) to ultimately determine moving forward.”
“In my experience, generally when big-name players test the market, they tend to stay where they are,” he said.
“Precedent tells us that the vast majority of these marquee players stay loyal.
“Look at Cameron Munster, Mitchell Moses, Shaun Johnson and Kalyn Ponga.
“It’s not often you see high-profile, marquee players move from club to club, but they are perfectly entitled to test their worth on the open market.
“Payne Haas is a wonderful player, but the final decision will rest with Tim and Benji.”
