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Avenger

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Apparently he doesn’t care about the money, it was just the security of a 10 year deal. Didn’t ever want to leave and is sad.

we should have offered him a 10 year deal at $400k a year and by his comments, he would have stayed…… all about the years….
I bet everything I own that he said the term ‘100%’ a few times. All the dumb merkin footballers talk the same.
 

Kilkenny

Coach
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Terrible? He isn't top shelf but I also don't think he is terrible.
I'd rather Burton to Dylan
He is a good player, maybe very good player, but not elite and certainly not highest earning player in the game player, particularly at the length of the deal.

I actually think his leaving could be for best, best outcome for your roster management going forward. It gives the new coach room to manoeuvre with cap space freed up, assuming he can move other high earners on, you should be in a better place. My opinion only.
 

T.S Quint

Coach
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Actually didn't the Dogs have the best defense or 2nd best in comp.
Mahoney,Kiaku,Burton are all average defenders but they still managed to have a strong D

Burton was probably the worst defender in their team.
He's probably better than he was a couple of years ago, but he still loves an arm grab.
 

T.S Quint

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I love the loyalty card. Footy is a business. Clubs get rid of players & players leave. All part of the business. Players have a very limited time window to earn ... and it can go away with the snap of an acl. They are generally going to go the highest bidder, as they should. Same as any accountant, lawyer, garbo, hairdresser etc etc would. I know I would happily leave my employer if another company offered me Knights money to do the same job - even if they didn't sack me after a handsy night out at the Royal Sheaf *allegedly

I moved to another company after being offered more money. I was with my previous job for 11 years and loved working there but could not turn down the offer.

After 6 months at the new place I realised I f**king hated working there and quit. Sometimes money isn't everything.

Although if they were paying me $1.3m a year I probably would have stayed. Maybe.
 

T.S Quint

Coach
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Yes, I agree with that.

But Dylan's latest deeds were fairly serious, and would have caused some pretty significant tarnishing of the club's brand.

Obviously, given what a good player he is, we stood by him - but he also did not get much in the way of punishment from the club, either.

You know what's b]good for a club's brand? Winning. You need good players to do that.
It's why Ezra Mam is still at the Broncos despite almost killing someone.

The NRL punished Brown, so the club didn't have to.
 

hindy111

Post Whore
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He is a good player, maybe very good player, but not elite and certainly not highest earning player in the game player, particularly at the length of the deal.

I actually think his leaving could be for best, best outcome for your roster management going forward. It gives the new coach room to manoeuvre with cap space freed up, assuming he can move other high earners on, you should be in a better place. My opinion only.

Gutherson and RCG have gone also and not been replaced.
Dare I say it. WE HAVE A f**kING WAR CHEST
 

T.S Quint

Coach
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He is a good player, maybe very good player, but not elite and certainly not highest earning player in the game player, particularly at the length of the deal.

I actually think his leaving could be for best, best outcome for your roster management going forward. It gives the new coach room to manoeuvre with cap space freed up, assuming he can move other high earners on, you should be in a better place. My opinion only.

Not just your opinion.
I'd say that's the opinion of most people in here as well.
 

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