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well maybe the offered him unlimited fuel for his boat ... with the current price of fuel, that could make up the difference
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well maybe the offered him unlimited fuel for his boat ... with the current price of fuel, that could make up the difference
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I agree ... IMO, you can count the number of front rowers in the comp worth 800k a season on one hand
- Apr 26, 2008
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Haas on 900k comfortably over Welch on 600k. They'd be perfect front row partners though.
theshed
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Yeah Payne Haas is one of them. Wouldn’t pay him anything higher than that. Just think how highly rated Klemmer, Tamau, Woods, Taumalolo all were at one stage than imagine being stuck with them now at $1m a season and years left on their deal.
Wolfie
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I think its more he is taking a bit less for a longer deal. At 27, When you think he has had a bad ACL injury and multiple concussions which could affect him in the future its a no brainer for him.
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Dolphins are set to miss out on all of the targets reported in the media.
It brings into question Wayne's pulling power. Where is it?
It brings into question Wayne's pulling power. Where is it?
Wolfie
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How do you know they were actually targets? Apart from Smith and Carrigan, i cant see who else they have actually had talks with.
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Yep got it the wrong way round sorry - cheers.
Wolfie
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I think the Dolphins are being more than realistic by not entering in bidding wars for some of these players even though a top line player would help them. The market is much better in 2024 ( which is when i've always maintained is when they will be more competitive )
Would there not be a similar problem then though? I get that this year managers can play them pretty hard for overs due to their full cap currently, but, if they have a really poor first year because they've got nobody, aren't they stuck in the same position as every other struggling club having to overpay to lure players?
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Yep and this is where your club's decision with Fifita actually made sense. It was WAY overs but they needed to land a big fish. As a result, they became a more attractive proposition to other players, especially youngsters. This was playing the long game even though it leads to short-term pain. The Dolphins NEED to land a big name and they will inevitable NEED to overpay to get whoever it is. They need to be aggressive, find a Ponga / Munster and make them an offer they can't refuse. This will get the ball rolling.
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