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The Broncos have apparently "hit back" at suggestions Hynes was low balled.
DD and Walters gave Hynes a tour of facilities last year, and offered him 1 million over 3 years to play 5/8 or fullback. The Sharks offered him 1.5m (which is down from the 1.8m of other articles).
Hynes denies this however no quotes so probably gibberish.
DD: “On a personal level I’m really happy for Nicho, he has worked really hard on his game and life and is getting what he deserves,”
“He is a great young man and player and is bucking the trend of players who have left Melbourne (and struggled). He has taken his game to an even greater height. I’m really proud of how he has gone about it. “We understood family is really important to him and where he wanted to base himself. We couldn’t compete with that.
“We put forward to his agent an offer that was very close to what he was asking for. We didn’t low-ball him from that point of view. “We didn’t get to the negotiating table because he wanted to be closer to his family on the Central Coast.”
Walters: “We had a chat with Nicho, he was available and a few clubs were chasing him. I think there were five or six clubs who were chasing his signature,”
“I was looking at him as a fullback or a six to potentially play with ‘Reyno’ if they both came, but once it didn’t happen, we moved on and we were fortunate enough to secure ‘Reyno’.
“We have no hard feelings towards his decision and we respect that. I wish him all the best, but hopefully he doesn’t do too well this week. “We’re wary of Hynes. He is a quality player, but we’re very happy with where Adam is as well, so it should be a cracking contest between the halves. “I’m confident Adam can win the battle of the halves.”
Hynes' manager, Andrew Purcell takes a subtle dig that we low balled
Andrew Purcell: “Brisbane were part of the negotiations and Nicho gave serious thought to joining the Broncos,” he said.
“They are a huge club and would be attractive to any player. Ultimately, Cronulla ended up getting their man through Nicho’s conversations with Fitzgibbon and offering a package that was more in line with the role he was going to play at the Sharks.
“Fitzgibbon was confident in his ability to play the type of role after holding several meetings with him throughout the negotiation process.”
The Broncos have apparently "hit back" at suggestions Hynes was low balled.
DD and Walters gave Hynes a tour of facilities last year, and offered him 1 million over 3 years to play 5/8 or fullback. The Sharks offered him 1.5m (which is down from the 1.8m of other articles).
Hynes denies this however no quotes so probably gibberish.
DD: “On a personal level I’m really happy for Nicho, he has worked really hard on his game and life and is getting what he deserves,”
“He is a great young man and player and is bucking the trend of players who have left Melbourne (and struggled). He has taken his game to an even greater height. I’m really proud of how he has gone about it. “We understood family is really important to him and where he wanted to base himself. We couldn’t compete with that.
“We put forward to his agent an offer that was very close to what he was asking for. We didn’t low-ball him from that point of view. “We didn’t get to the negotiating table because he wanted to be closer to his family on the Central Coast.”
Walters: “We had a chat with Nicho, he was available and a few clubs were chasing him. I think there were five or six clubs who were chasing his signature,”
“I was looking at him as a fullback or a six to potentially play with ‘Reyno’ if they both came, but once it didn’t happen, we moved on and we were fortunate enough to secure ‘Reyno’.
“We have no hard feelings towards his decision and we respect that. I wish him all the best, but hopefully he doesn’t do too well this week. “We’re wary of Hynes. He is a quality player, but we’re very happy with where Adam is as well, so it should be a cracking contest between the halves. “I’m confident Adam can win the battle of the halves.”
Hynes' manager, Andrew Purcell takes a subtle dig that we low balled
Andrew Purcell: “Brisbane were part of the negotiations and Nicho gave serious thought to joining the Broncos,” he said.
“They are a huge club and would be attractive to any player. Ultimately, Cronulla ended up getting their man through Nicho’s conversations with Fitzgibbon and offering a package that was more in line with the role he was going to play at the Sharks.
“Fitzgibbon was confident in his ability to play the type of role after holding several meetings with him throughout the negotiation process.”
