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No one has said Evans is a top line player on big coin. I think plenty see us forking out $400k for him though. The way he is playing at the moment, he’s probably worth it. But last year he certainly wasn’t worth anywhere near that amount. Pou is adamant that because of that one comment Evans was signed purely as a depth player and so must have been paid accordingly.
It wouldn't be insulting to say that about a player signed for 350-400K though. No one has called him a gun signing or said he's on 700K or whatever Paulo is getting. And there are several articles reporting that he's on good money. At least two of those have quotes from Evans. You think he wouldn't once take the opportunity to refute the claims about him being on big money? A much as we like to knock journos, they have contacts that you and I don't. And Evans was targeted because we wanted more height. Does it make any sense to go and sign a player, a regular first grader from one of the top clubs who is coming into his prime years, if you aren't convinced he's a top 17 player?
Yeah it's fun. Even though I'm sure not even Pou believes what he's saying.
Lol. I reckon Pou is on the take and whenever Forum traffic is down Twiz gives him the nod and he raises Kane Evans and depth.
Slow Pou day.
So what is a better indicator of how much they're being paid?
You’d want to see if this form continues early next year but if it does I think an offer similar to what I think he’s on $400k would be fair.
I'm sure we paid him more than he was worth, bit what was he worth in his final year at the Roosters? He was only playing 20 minutes a game and as soon as he signed elsewhere they dropped him for another depth player.
No I think it's possible he's on $400k, but I also think it's possible he's only on $250k. Other merkins are the ones who are adamant. The smart money in most cases isn't adamant about anything.
His tax return?
All the things I mentioned in my reply to Gary above. It's the weight of evidence. It points to top 17 money.
When we signed him merkins were saying he's a reserve grader. Then last year when he was unfit they were saying it twice as loud. When I pointed out he was unfit they turned it into a joke. Then he comes out after a full pre-season and plays like a first grader. Imagine that.
I just looked at both their stats. Evans' are decent although maybe not as good as some think. But they're definitely better than RCG's.
RCG is a better all-round forward than Evans, but the latter gets more offloads and tackle breaks so he's more visible.
RCG works much harder in defence.
Not many were saying he was a reserve grader when we signed him. You have a good point about the fitness though. It seems to have taken him longer to get fit than I thought it would.
Most teams have depth players in their top 17. The salary difference between player 15 and player 20 could be negligible.
