Absolutely gutted but it was bound to happen eventually.
Hopefully this means we re-sign everyone else and we further develop Cameron this year so he can play 80 minutes. He has fitness on his side and if Lichaa at the Bulldogs can play 80 he surely can.
Sad to see one of my favourite players of all time not become a South Sydney one team player, but he will always be a South Sydney legend. Love your work Bully and best of luck in NZ.
I'd rather Api tbh. Peats doesn't suit our style of play which is more direct which Api is great for. But i'd rather gamble on McInnes tbh.
I agree I'd rather us gamble on McInnes and try to keep AJ, Grevsmuhl, Gray, Auva'a and Turner.
Api would cost more than McInnes which wouldn't help us keep the above players I mentioned.
All the trash must go too including Millard, Lowe, Reddy, Goodwin and Sorensen (a waste of time imo).
Sths were prepared to let Luke go because they know that they have a real goodun in McInnes who is only 20 or so.
I think they feared McInnes would buzz off to the Dragons & they weren't prepared to let another star Jnr fly the coop.
When Issac asked for a release things became easy.Let Issac go & place our long term future with McInnes.
In the last 2 yrs he has been one of the best young "up & coming" jnrs in the land.
A smart,confident communicator;captain of the Jnr Kangaroos--a player we just couldn't afford to let go!!!
All McInnes needs is a fair chance to settle into 1st grade--he is special & the powers at Sths know it.
well McInnes is on the interchange, so maybe we will start to see him play more often in first grade now - more experience for next year. i wonder if madge would give luke a breather for the first 20 mins of the 2nd half to give McInnes a decent go at dummy half each game - to sort of ease him into it.
It will be interesting to see if that's what happens.
Gutted over Isaac leaving. His go forward and defence will be a massive loss. While McInnes is solid, he's still well behind the calibre of Luke.
Personally I'd love to see Api back.
it might mean that bully is even more effective than he already is, especially running from dummy half, and mcinnes can run amok for 20 mins
souths can still be as strong when bully leaves. they might not be as strong at dummy half, but if they spend all the cap then they will strengthen another position in the team
McInnes is well behind Luke!!?? In a whole 7 seasons of experience maybe.But in all round ability, & especially huge potential,there is not a whisker in their values to Sths.
In fact,it looks like Sths have gone for McInnes & gracefully opened up the door for Issac!
It's a wise choice,IMO.