Whatever happens with Latrell - we definitely need more matches played especially given the $$$ he is on. With suspensions, injuries and origin - it's just not enough. Whilst Gray has shown great effort, I don't think he is big enough as a stand-in fullback. We need a 2nd option.
Below is a table showing Latrell's matches compared to other key fullbacks. He is on a lot of money per match.....
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Very interesting well done.
Even so, that ponga figure- he’s the games highest paid player, so maybe offers the worst dollar value.
$1.4m a year, so far he’s played 11 matches. $127,000 a match. $26 a second.
Then you turn to how many games he’s won them personally. You could take a stab at it, but my bet he’s pretty expensive. You’d factor in kicks, tries, try assists, maybe add something for metres, throw in some clutch tackles.
The average player is about $400k or so in the roster.
So the knights are arguing he’s worth 3-4 times that with that grand settlement.
Now, compared to Latrell, we might be tempted to consider how many of his non appearances are down to suspensions. Go further and say these are usually if not always preventable. And like everyone else, I don’t expect him to play a full and proper season.
in fact, i think he was much better at the roosters, but then he went off and the sourness it leaked into his game, probably bad influences.
Whereas Ponga, I could be wrong but I think he’s injured a lot. He doesn’t strike me as a great person either tbh.
Both lack a certain consistency.
I’m a big Gutho fan and I want the Tigers to sign him. I’ve been set upon for that but I love his overall game.
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