Dear Ben, time to sign the contract

[Saints Forever]

1st of November is only 4 weeks away.

I understand that your career is nearing its end.

You need to maximise your income stream before you stop playing.

As you can appreciate your employer needs certainty.

If the media can be believed you have received an upgraded offer.

Take it and mentor the younger players.

The board of directors should politely advise you that the offer is open for 7 days failing which the offer is withdrawn.

You played very well this year in an ordinary/mediocre side.

Take the offer Ben and perform.

 

[possm]

1st of November is only 4 weeks away.

I understand that your career is nearing its end.

You need to maximise your income stream before you stop playing.

As you can appreciate your employer needs certainty.

If the media can be believed you have received an upgraded offer.

Take it and mentor the younger players.

The board of directors should politely advise you that the offer is open for 7 days failing which the offer is withdrawn.

You played very well this year in an ordinary/mediocre side.

Take the offer Ben and perform.

Unless the Dragons get rid of Hunt, it seems we won't have the money to buy the players we need. So in my opinion, we should move on and beef up our forwards with first-grade players; prop, hooker and edge forward.

 

[saintmar]

Unless the Dragons get rid of Hunt, it seems we won't have the money to buy the players we need. So in my opinion, we should move on and beef up our forwards with first-grade players; prop, hooker and edge forward.

Yep agree
Come on management send him packing for the good of our long term future.
Arrivaderchi Ben time to part ways.

 

[Blood Shot Eyes]

1st of November is only 4 weeks away.

I understand that your career is nearing its end.

You need to maximise your income stream before you stop playing.

As you can appreciate your employer needs certainty.

If the media can be believed you have received an upgraded offer.

Take it and mentor the younger players.

The board of directors should politely advise you that the offer is open for 7 days failing which the offer is withdrawn.

You played very well this year in an ordinary/mediocre side.

Take the offer Ben and perform.

And further ....you've been handsomely paid by the club during your time with us, at times more than the role warranted imo.... its now time to accept whatever the offer is, move into the hooking role (a position that we wont have to fork out money for) and lets concentrate on retaining and developing positions in the side ....no one has questioned your contribution and effort on most occassions but its time to settle the issue or move on

 

[Walpole]

I have a feeling he'll go somewhere else for less money, I doubt the reluctance to sign is all about money, we're not a team a lot of people want to play for.

 

[dragon thomo]

I don't want him to sign the contract.
After watching the grand final it shows we need to start over again.
That starts with letting Hunt go after next season.
We can't afford to spend top money on a player in his mid thirties.
Sullivan may not be the answer but we need to give him a red hot go with the support of Hunt for 12 mths to find out.

 

[Coffs dragon]

Forwards win games & the backs simply decide by how much!
We can’t compete with the current forwards we have, so overpaying Ben Hunt seems a waste.
Shane Flanagan needs to pull his finger out & start building with some tough hard arsed buggers up front.

 

[Qdf]

Forwards win games & the backs simply decide by how much!
We can’t compete with the current forwards we have, so overpaying Ben Hunt seems a waste.
Shane Flanagan needs to pull his finger out & start building with some tough hard arsed buggers up front.

Good idea. Let "Bud"ease into the halfback roll next year.
At the same time let Greedy little Hunt ease out.
No Hunt in 2024.

 

[Qdf]

Please let's acquire some hard arse forwards with "Hunts Money "..Starting with up & come Spence Leniu from the Panthers.

 

[Illusion]

Let him go he isn't going to be the future of the Dragons that time has gone ..... and if he wants to go now then goodbye ...... He lost me when he had in his contract that Hook stays on ..... All I'm seeing is this no mention of Flanno to take over from Hook , the board are setting up the return of G. YOUNG ......

 

[Lovemedragons]

If Hunt doesn't accept what is a very generous offer from St George then he has to be moved to the forwards to 9 for 2023 and move Sullivan into 7 under his guidance...surely thats the only way forward for the club in 2023 and beyond. If he pikes it at 9 then theres a spot in reggies waiting for him.

 

[denis preston]

If Hunt doesn't accept what is a very generous offer from St George then he has to be moved to the forwards to 9 for 2023 and move Sullivan into 7 under his guidance...surely thats the only way forward for the club in 2023 and beyond. If he pikes it at 9 then theres a spot in reggies waiting for him.

If he refuses to play 9 then you could dismiss him with no back payments. His contract surely wouldn't have a 7 only clause in it surely.

 

[Gareth67]

Agree that the man has leached enough money from the Dragons over his 5 year contract . Whether or not he has earned it is another matter . The last 2 seasons yes , however the previous 2 I would say no .

If he resigns then this will be tremendous news - at least according to our hierarchy , but in reality Ben can win the man of the match award every week , but he will not take us into the semifinals- the Dragons need some hard running forwards to do that .

He has our offer and there really isn’t anything to think about so I would give the bloke 24 hours - take it or leave it .
If he wishes to move elsewhere fine , our young halves will then move in to the top grade .

Then our recruitment will also have some money to use for quality , young forwards .

 

[baggygreen man]

Unless the Dragons get rid of Hunt, it seems we won't have the money to buy the players we need. So in my opinion, we should move on and beef up our forwards with first-grade players; prop, hooker and edge forward.

Agree. So dont sign Ben.

 

[denis preston]

Agree that the man has leached enough money from the Dragons over his 5 year contract . Whether or not he has earned it is another matter . The last 2 seasons yes , however the previous 2 I would say no .

If he resigns then this will be tremendous news - at least according to our hierarchy , but in reality the man can win the man of the match award every week , but he will not take us into the semifinals- the Dragons need some hard running forwards to do that .

He has our offer and there really isn’t anything to think about so I would give the bloke 24 hours - take it or leave.
If he wishes to move elsewhere fine , our young halves will then move in to the top grade .

Then our recruitment will also have some money to use for quality , young forwards .

Dont give him 24 hours, just withdraw the offer. Next years a write off anyhow so a bit sink or swim with Bud but he will eventually get used to NRL pressures. We DESPERATELY need a couple of front rowers and at least one backrower and we are years off any pathways forward coming through.

 

[Maddragon99]

1st of November is only 4 weeks away.

I understand that your career is nearing its end.

You need to maximise your income stream before you stop playing.

As you can appreciate your employer needs certainty.

If the media can be believed you have received an upgraded offer.

Take it and mentor the younger players.

The board of directors should politely advise you that the offer is open for 7 days failing which the offer is withdrawn.

You played very well this year in an ordinary/mediocre side.

Take the offer Ben and perform.

For mine, unless the master plan is to play Hunt at 9 from ‘24 onwards I’d prefer to spend his big money on an elite forward like Fifita or Haas.

If dummy half is good enough for State & Country surely it’s good enough for Club.

 

[JohnnoMcJohnno]

Who will be captain if Ben Hunt leaves? I vote for Tyrell Fuimaono.

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

Who will be captain if Ben Hunt leaves? I vote for Tyrell Fuimaono.

Lomax
not any real standout to choose from

 

[Number of the Beath]

Forwards win games & the backs simply decide by how much!

Absolutely f#cking beautiful summation of rugby league in a single sentence, eloquent in its simplicity.
Well played, sir.

 

[dungay dragon]

Absolutely f#cking beautiful summation of rugby league in a single sentence, eloquent in its simplicity.
Well played, sir.

Thinking tomorrow is D Day for Hunt .
The squad for the World Cup i believe fly out on Thursday , so any decision on his future would have to be made prior..
You dont want this dragging on . If there is no confirmation by mid night tomorrow i would be withdrawing the offer
Time to move on and pin our hopes on our youngsters who have been banging down the door for some time