Yea that’s true but I’m glad we did the right thing even if we did lose out in a football sense. We were on the other side of a similar situation with Penrith so I’d consider it just a squaring of the ledger.
The Warriors have been going out of their way to be seen to be accommodating of players.
The reasons are obvious, we are a team in an NRL market place that is the least desirable to sign with for geographical reasons.
That is a huge hinderance tot he Warriors.
Clearly the only way to over come that is to build a reputation for being a club that will get you back to Australia ASAP should your long distance offshore job all of a sudden become far far away from family, loved ones, and emergencies like illness.
At the same time the Warriors are cognisant of not being seen as push overs, which is why they forced AFB to finish his contract even though he wanted an immediate release.
In other words the Warriors act on a case by case basis like any professional company.
Here is the thing about being accommodating and allowing quick returns to Aus., it makes paying overs less of an issue if we can argue we are merely a three hour flight Australasian city eh.
The only way we reinvent our brand as part of Aussie with a quick flight is if we demonstrate it by naming a guy Tuesday and releasing them Wednesday to play the weekend in Aus.
Think about it....the Warriors no longer being an over paying....less attractive outpost vs a new image of instant returns to Aus.....
