Our final offer for Roger was 525k and we were being conservative, which is probably why we lost him.
Still got plenty to sign, SKD signed after RTS signed with the Warriors, and he was rumoured to be not wanted and linked with the Tigers and Sharks. Roosters still have Ferguson, Maloney and Tupou to try and keep yet, plus Napa, JWH, Guerra etc have signed very recent upgraded contracts either this year or last. Then they have Jennings, Moa, Cordner, Liu, Hasting, Aubusson and MacDonald all coming off contract next year along with a few others. Going to, or should be very very tight right now for the Roosters. I have nothing against them keeping a vast majority of their squad together, they seem a very tight group and I imagine a fair few could probably have gotten more on the open market, especially Napa and GWH, what I do have a problem with is their side staying relatively untouched while making big plays for the likes of Taumalolo, Carney, Johnston etc. Before you say but we lost SBW and RTS, yes you guys did, but then there were a heap of players who's contracts were small for their current status like Cordner, Napa, Guerra, Ferguson, Moa, Maloney, Tupou... these guys needed upgrading, and I think losing Williams was more of a blessing than a loss, it meant the forward pack could be kept together for longer.
