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[Craigshark]

Reports he is holding a press conference about an early retirement

 

[Craigshark]

12:00pm press conference with fitzy as reported by Riccio about an early retirement

 

[Special K]

Saw it coming but sad. Hopefully we can send him out a winner.

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

solves the does he have to come back issue

thankx dake

 

[bluefox68]

Thanks, Dale - you are a legend!

He comes across so well in interviews - top bloke, great player…
Champion!

 

[chewsta]

Anyone know if it is effective immediately or end of the season?
Sad to see and I do wish him all the best. I hope he sticks around a little while at the club as he is a great role model and does have plenty of knowledge and experience to offer our young blokes.

 

[jc155776]

Dude gets paid out the money he deserves.

We save a year and a half of cap space.

This is the kind of move that the big clubs do, we are growing up.

 

[Craigshark]

I wonder if it is a medical retirement?

hope he is content with it. He did cop a few bad knocks and his best days are behind him. I’m sure he has added a lot of professionalism to our squad and club even if he didn’t do too much on the field. Thanks Dale.

 

[txta2]

Too many head knocks. I saw him last year get belted in the head 2 games in a row and he just played on like nothing happened. No one picked it up.

 

[Ozzi_78]

4 year extension

 

[PJ]

Anyone know if it is effective immediately or end of the season?
Sad to see and I do wish him all the best. I hope he sticks around a little while at the club as he is a great role model and does have plenty of knowledge and experience to offer our young blokes.

I'd think immediate, if end of year you'd wait wouldn't you?

So that means end of year for sure

 

[moffla]

Shame to see such a champion not end on his own terms, but some things are more important.
Hopefully he ventures down to AAMI Park when you boys come down in a few weeks where he can receive a joint send off.

 

[Captain Apollo]

’There was no decision’: Medical advice behind Sharks star’s immediate retirement

’There was no decision’: Medical advice behind Sharks star’s immediate retirement

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[glenmoresharkie]

Damn out of nowhere

 

[R-15-3]

How’s that work out cap wise this year??

 

[Captain Apollo]

How’s that work out cap wise this year??

I think the Sharks have to make a submission to the NRL in relation to it, providing evidence its a genuine medical retirement. It is only then the NRL will make a determination how it effects the cap.

I'm basing this on what happened in relation to the retirements of Sam Burgess, Greg Inglis, Brett Stewart and Steve Matai which were on medical grounds. (this is the story from Fox Sports on the Stewart and Matai ones - https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...i/news-story/c083651efe6210221657c6ca6fd076ab)

 

[chewsta]

Smart operating by the Sharks here also. Desperate to keep Williams but bugger all salary cap left. If Dale retires immediately as suggested do we then suddenly have the cap space to keep our current best forward?

 

[Stake Removed]

How’s that work out cap wise this year??

I believe for this year he stays in the cap, but next year it is removed.

If though it is from today we would basically get 50% of his contract for this year.

Also what has to be done we will need to upgrade someone as well over next few weeks

 

[Stake Removed]

Also depends why he is retiring the injury would have to be new not existing.

 

[R-15-3]

Claiming head injury as the reason may help, can’t imagine the NRL would discourage it and forcing player to play on? It’s different from an early leg injury.