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500k for a winger

perverse

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He's not just arguably the best winger in the comp over the last 3 years, he IS the best winger in the comp over the last 3 years. There's barely an argument to be had. So he had a dud origin series... Shit, does anyone remember Hodges first origin series? It was f**king laughable.

People used to argue that Andrew Johns wasn't the best half in the competition ffs. There was always the odd flash in the pan in a purple patch or whatever that would reach Joeys height for a short while and spark the argument... But they were always compared to one man, Johns, for the entirety of his career.
 

bellyache

Bench
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Here's an interesting theory. What if Uate played during the Joey era?

Click, click BOOM is what.
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eozsmiles

Bench
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And the guy that coaches those premierships is now coaching us. So who are you to question what Wayne Bennett values a player.

Maybe you should be coaching in the NRL, you seem to know a lot about how to manage a salary cap.

I'd pay half a million for Uate because he can play and he brings them through the gates. But we know who signs the cheques and makes the calls on players in Newcastle. Ask Snowy. We might never know what Wayne values some of them at.
 

Poupou Escobar

Post Whore
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It's important to remember $500k is no longer elite money. It's still very big money, but guys like Thurston and Marshall will all shortly be on a million a year.

Uate is definitely the best winger in the game, and his Origin series wasn't even that bad. If he stays on his man then Inglis runs over the top of whichever nuffie was playing right centre (Morris I think it was). So as long as Uate keeps providing his level of finishing, kick returns and go-forward (to the tune of 20+ runs per game) there's no reason he isn't worth half a million dollars a season.
 

Spot On

Coach
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I'd pay half a million for Uate because he can play and he brings them through the gates. But we know who signs the cheques and makes the calls on players in Newcastle. Ask Snowy. We might never know what Wayne values some of them at.

I see ......... so who made the call on J. Smith, B. Scott, BJ, D, Gagai, D. Faalogo, W. Mason?
 

broncos2010

Juniors
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Yeah ok you guys keep going on wasting 500k+ on wingers and see how far you get to winning a premiership.

Soon you guys will have cap issues just like Panthers with over spending in backs positions which are not vital to the team that much.

Have you guys ever thought who is going to play hooker for you guys when your club legend retires most likely retires at seasons end and lets be honest your forward and bench need plenty of work to be a premiership force and the money should be spend there not on wingers.
 

Bring it home Knights

First Grade
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Yeah ok you guys keep going on wasting 500k+ on wingers and see how far you get to winning a premiership.

Soon you guys will have cap issues just like Panthers with over spending in backs positions which are not vital to the team that much.

Have you guys ever thought who is going to play hooker for you guys when your club legend retires most likely retires at seasons end and lets be honest your forward and bench need plenty of work to be a premiership force and the money should be spend there not on wingers.

We have a winger that plays the role of a forward.
 
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Baptiste is hardly scraps. Just goes to show how much you actually pay attention to your own club. He shits all over mcollough.

I also fail to see how spending 500k on 1 winger in 2015 onwards when the cap is over $6m and rising is wasting all of our cap??? Your post is implying that all our wingers are on 500k, you truly are deluded and clearly have no clue.

Our club has more potential winning the comp in the next few years then the broncos. The broncos forwards and backs are seriously reserve graders at best.
 

broncos2010

Juniors
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Baptiste is hardly scraps. Just goes to show how much you actually pay attention to your own club. He shits all over mcollough.

I also fail to see how spending 500k on 1 winger in 2015 onwards when the cap is over $6m and rising is wasting all of our cap??? Your post is implying that all our wingers are on 500k, you truly are deluded and clearly have no clue.

Our club has more potential winning the comp in the next few years then the broncos. The broncos forwards and backs are seriously reserve graders at best.


Yeah that is why mac was rated best player by the broncos last season :lol:

Also if Baptiste is so good as you say why can't he even get a bench spot over hunt who is not even a dummy half?:roll:

He has played 2-3 games he is nothing special you can have him all you want get all the broncos scrap like you have been recently,maybe we can throw in Dodds and Anderson as well for you.
 

Joker's Wild

Coach
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Yep, we'll let Wayne cherry pick your "scraps" and fill the little holes in our roster with such Broncos nuffies like Gagai and.....well thats it from the Broncos ranks in or first grade side really.

Why haven't the Broncos produced a half of their own since Lockyer converted from fullback? Bringing in Wallace and now Prince. Tsk tsk with all of SEQ to choose from you'd think at least one would have come up.

When do you have to go back to home ec class?
 
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