Xzei
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Hard to remember when you are on the water in your new boat
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But it was a loaner from a “friend”
Wolfie
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I've had a look, and i cant see credible source that says Smith did that. Doesnt seem to be anywhere in the findings as far as i can see. Like i said, pretty much every NRL player i know signs 2 contracts.
Link to an article that sums it up with the Deloitte investigation findings concisely
Deloitte Investigation Finds Melbourne Storm Salary Cap Breaches Exceed $3.17 Million since 2006
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If you have any info i'm missing i'd appreciate a link.
For what its worth, a lot of the third part/under the table deals they did are nothing we havent done in the past. I posted it ages ago on here, but i know of a player who got a $20k plus trade in on a Mazda 3 that was over 10 years old. We have done plenty of shady stuff with player contracts as well. Our upper management just must have been smarter.
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Basically sums up my thoughts tbh. Which is why in the argument as to who is the GOAT, it's Smith but in the discussion of which I'd prefer in my team, it's Locky every time.
abashii
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One other thing Locky has over Smith is Locky did his full share right through to the end. Played for state and country right through to his last moment. Smith dogged Queensland by throwing in the towel before game one, at a time when we were already facing massive churn. I'd be more likely to say it's fair enough if it was his last year in the game and he'd given fair warning beforehand but he played on another three years at a very high level for the purple cheats. Locky went out with his boots on while Smith slunk away with a few weeks notice when his state needed him the most.
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We’ll just watch him become involved in quelling citizen revolts against governments corrupted by mining companies I guess
BroncosFever
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Cameron Smith's career will forever have the salary cap cheating lingering over it, nothing he can really do about it either.
You can't say that makes him a worse player, he will go down as one of the greats but as for his integrity and all of that, that's always going to follow him.
You can't say that makes him a worse player, he will go down as one of the greats but as for his integrity and all of that, that's always going to follow him.
Santa
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Not one Bronco...
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Stars still playing make the cut and plenty of fullbacks squeezed in: NRL Team of the Decade
Stars still playing make the cut and plenty of fullbacks squeezed in: NRL Team of the Decade
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Xzei
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wonder what qualifies you cause parker should have been in there imoNot one Bronco...
Stars still playing make the cut and plenty of fullbacks squeezed in: NRL Team of the Decade
Stars still playing make the cut and plenty of fullbacks squeezed in: NRL Team of the Decade
Santa
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Nothing I think. It's just some wankers opinion at fox... but maybe parker left the decade to early compared to the others.
theshed
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My first thoughts were Parker; Hodges, Gillo but I really can’t argue too much with that list. Maybe Hodgo over Mitchell for now but that would be hard to argue without admitting my bias.
Gillo is probably the most robbed but it’s hard to say he did more than Lewis, Gallen; or Cordner.
Parker just isn’t as good as Lolo. It’s just facts. Lolo was the original Haas who looked like a man against boys.
Brom probably doesn’t deserve to be there though.
I wonder if Hayne would’ve got a shout on the wing if he wasn’t such a gronk.
M.B.88
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What a crock of nonsense.
The guy wanted to commit to his club (his employers who actually pay him his wage to play the game) and secure another premiership.
If that was another player on our side, people would be lording their decision - ESPECIALLY if they were a bronco but NSW rep
M.B.88
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Which is also nonsense because paying someone more money doesn't improve how good of a player they are.
He single handedly influenced games with every touch.
The anti Melbourne bias is truly on show in this thread
theshed
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Yeah and he managed to go on to have the longest career in the games history and retired as the best player in the game. I guess he made the right call.
Wolfie
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You know who i think gets overlooked a fair bit, Sam Thiaday. Peak Sammy was a superb back rower and i think it gets forgotten how good he actually was in his prime.
Also, i'd have put Jharal Yow Yeah in there despite his short career. Cant believe really it will be 10 years since he got that injury in 2022.
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Nailed it mate, in the right order.....QLD's top 3 GOAT's
