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Yeah just ask all the grads that are running around unemployed with no experience and about $30k debt.
RUMOUR Jayden Nikorima to the Broncos
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you arent comparing 2 like for like careers though, so your comment cant cover what your proposing.
you have 40 years of your chosen profession, nrl players have far less than that.
hell - if someone said to me here is 375 instead of 125 i would be on the 3.45pm express with no stops out of my current job.
standard work and professions dont see salary increases and opportunities like sports people so again you cannot compare the 2.
10 year careers for sports and 40 plus for other.
if you choose to do a arts degree with no end substance and arent prepared to do the hard yards then thats what you get.
there is plenty of work around if you want to get in and have a crack and work your way up - im in the corporate world and there are a mountain of jobs and opportunties we cant fill.
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There are plenty of really good jobs in my work field as well, the problem is, most graduates in my field want to start at the top, that is a seriously big problem, so they take the lower jobs.
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This was the exact point I was making. The blanket call that EVERYONE would take more cash if offered is an unrealistic comparison between the "real world" and NRL. The example I presented was a personal one of which I turned down double the cash. Hence the assumption everyone would take double the cash is bullshit when circumstances are taken into account
Taylor1921
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Man ya'll some judgmental fellas on here, if all of you were in JNiks position you all would've taken the money. He was never getting a start position here Kodi and Taylor were ahead of him, and Hunt and milford were pinned as our halves for the next 5 years. But yeah nah please go on and show your ignorance as if ya'll some angels from heaven.
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Yet how do you know with any certainty that the road Not taken would not have been an even better choice ? It's great being a 20/20 hindsight expert but players leave their junior clubs seeking opportunity every single year. Many greats of the game never played a single senior game for their junior clubs. In my opinion either choice JNik made was the correct one at the time, life is not guaranteed for anyone..as you've heard before Carpe Diem, quam minimum credula postero. This kid may blossom with maturity and being closer to family could be the key. If I were the Gold Coast decision maker and this kid came knocking and he displayed a realistic assessment of his position, life choices and opportunities then I would be taking a chance. Encouragement for the remorseful and realistic sounds good to me.
Wolfie
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Never had a problem with anyone chasing money. Not even an issue in my book. At the same time, if it doesnt work out like it hasn't for Nikorima, you can end up looking like you made a bad choice. He now has to prove himself all over again. It wont be with the Broncos. He thought he would be better elsewhere, we moved on and dont need him back.
heartly87
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The real issue is the kid decided to move away from a club with a history of building from their development ranks. A club that has shown loyalty to countless players over the years.The Roosters buy priemerships always have. Be it coaches or players and have shown a consistent inclination to chuck you on the heap whenever they have used you up. They have no loyalty and i find them detestable.
dont start quoting loyalty and development in nrl these days because its dead and has been for a long time.
yep i agree the roosters are ruthless but ther business model clearly works and has done for a long time.
we have had plenty of players through our system who dont feel like they were shown loyalty or development over time.
p.s - we also have bought plenty in as well from outside the club and if you look at our roster now it shows.
Taylor1921
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Taylor1921
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I think a few blokes on this forum are being very unrealistic when it comes to nurturing young talent or staying loyal. The NRL is a money driven corporation as is the broncos. Broncos will bring in and get rid of anyone if they think there a better chance of winning. It's called the real world, it's life.
Danoz Direct
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Bennett said they don't.
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What we don't know is what he was thinking when he left.
We all sit back and assume that success is his number one goal, and so moving away from a club with a history of nurturing talent is an obviously bad choice, especially now with how it has worked out.
But what if he was thinking along the lines of not having any guarantee of long term high paid contracts and success no matter where he plays, and taking the big money once is enough to make a huge difference to his life?
He may have been thinking that no matter how this turns out career wise, it's a risk I'm prepared to take, because at worst, I can get a normal job but unlike most people I'll already own my house at 21yo.
He could have stayed at the Broncos, on a third of the money, and still got cut.
Maybe he isn't thinking it was a mistake.
Failing 2 drug tests was though!
We all sit back and assume that success is his number one goal, and so moving away from a club with a history of nurturing talent is an obviously bad choice, especially now with how it has worked out.
But what if he was thinking along the lines of not having any guarantee of long term high paid contracts and success no matter where he plays, and taking the big money once is enough to make a huge difference to his life?
He may have been thinking that no matter how this turns out career wise, it's a risk I'm prepared to take, because at worst, I can get a normal job but unlike most people I'll already own my house at 21yo.
He could have stayed at the Broncos, on a third of the money, and still got cut.
Maybe he isn't thinking it was a mistake.
Failing 2 drug tests was though!
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I actually find it pretty low/tasteless that some of you are giving the guy full stick.
He made first grade, is in a position to be a regular first grader and play football for a living. That is better than most of us could dream of. Hes pulled on the broncos jersey once in his career - so maybe tall poppy around here?
He made first grade, is in a position to be a regular first grader and play football for a living. That is better than most of us could dream of. Hes pulled on the broncos jersey once in his career - so maybe tall poppy around here?
