Payne Haas requests immediate release from the Broncos.

[nick87]

He wants to win a comp with a Qld based team

That's why he's coming to the cowboys

The Broncos got Corey Jensen and we get Haas as compensation

We even threw in Ben Hampton to sweeten the pot

Watch out Panthers when we unleash Haas tomorrow night

sounds like another battle won in war lost long ago

 

[Billythekid]

Broncos are just outside the top 4 and must surely feel like they have a shot over the next 2-3 years. Surely they would need to be given an incredible offer to even consider this.

 

[butchmcdick]

sounds like another battle won in war lost long ago

Too many times a team wins the comp but loses the war

 

[soc123_au]

Dogs will offer him 1.5mil to play 7.

 

[6 more kfc buckets]

Poor fella just got some new manager trying to get some more percentage coin for doing sweet fa. Got ripped by his last one and now believes the new guy is legit in 'fighting for whats rightfully his.' My god there are some gullible chumps running around. Who does he think should take a pay cut to accommodate his demands?

 

[Mr Angry]

what the f**k?

 

[Floodwaters]

His currently on 750-800k.. WTF

I was thinking he must have been on some rookie deal, his already on big coin.. what a wanker..

 

[kit66]

Only one club can give this cat what he wants and a flat in Bondi.
If Broncs don't release him he can always do a Tallis and sit it out.

 

[blaza88z]

It's SBW v2.0

In my view, any club that pays a prop 1 million a year is setting themselves up for disaster

 

[Floodwaters]

Hopefully Broncos stand there ground and refuse the release.

 

[Floodwaters]

It's SBW v2.0

In my view, any club that pays a prop 1 million a year is setting themselves up for disaster

100%

AKA Cowboys with Taumalolo, done nothing his whole contract, only just started going well with a couple key recruits, namely Townsend and Deardon.

 

[AnonymousLurker]

He will go to the dogs . Gus is making all the plodders leave and will sign Him big bucks

 

[blaza88z]

Meh, it's happened to the tigers many times over recent seasons. Suck a fat one broncos!

Yeah, we're really going to do it tough

A prop who makes 200 metres a game quite often, #clubincrisis

 

[Chief_Chujo]

the players are the work force
The skilled labour who put their bodies through an immense level of physicality starting mostly from a very young age for what is ultimately a very short career, 10-12 years at the most if you’re one of the very best

Most don’t even get life changing money. They have to earn what money they can whilst they can

You’re right it’s not a like for like and nor should it be. The power should (and has and always has frankly) rested with the players
They know that now and there is no putting that toothpaste back in the tube

Re Haas, I think his contractual demands are crazy for a middle forward, and he’s not consistently dominant enough to sniff justifying that money. But if he gets his money good for him and his family.

As much as you want to say the players hold the power, in reality its about 20 of them that do. The rest have the protection of the union and contract law. Luckily for the rest the clubs don't have a binding union in the same way.

There has to be some sort of protection for clubs(and TBH fans) from greedy agents and the like. Whether its non-competes or something as simple as players being held to the financial terms for the length of their current contract wherever they land.

 

[Chief_Chujo]

His currently on 750-800k.. WTF

I was thinking he must have been on some rookie deal, his already on big coin.. what a wanker..

I swear the re-signed him on a 5yr/500k deal back in 2019.

 

[Floodwaters]

I swear the re-signed him on a 5yr/500k deal back in 2019.

It was previously upgraded Corey Parker just said on Fox.

 

[Mr Angry]

meh, Ezra Mam is heaps better anyway.

Haas does go well, but geez what a shyte attitude.

 

[blaza88z]

I swear the re-signed him on a 5yr/500k deal back in 2019.

We did, we upgraded him along the way based on his output, it's ridiculous what he is asking for right now, he's quickly gone from a fan favourite to looking like a real dickhead

It would be interesting if he did go to the market to see which clubs would come to the party for a million dollar offer, this isn't an impact player, he slogs out 200m a game in the middle and whilst that's great, it's not the stuff that will single handedly win you games of footy

 

[Chief_Chujo]

It was previously upgraded Corey Parker just said on Fox.

So he's already been bumped 70%. Fully understand the Broncos pulling up stumps. Hold him to his contract and get a good trade out of it.

 

[Floodwaters]

When his contract finishes his only going to be 24, it's actually a shame he can't just knuckle down for 2 more seasons on 800k then see what his management can get him, his career is only just starting.. Broncos are in a good spot if they can keep most these young guys which is made harder by a 22 year old prop wanting 1million+.