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The kid has single handedly won several games for a team above us on the ladder, including a MoM performance in his debut at 5/8.
But yeah, all hail the club for letting him leave.
As I said on another thread or earlier on this thread about the Shonkies. They are imposters in the top 8. They played the Dragons which was basically the NSW Cup team + Widdop, just beat the Cowboys without Thurston and just snatched a win against the Warriors minus Johnson. Given their extremely poor for and against, those 3 games would have already had them where they truly belong, pretty much out of finals contention.
Maybe the club made a mistake by not offering Bird a contract he couldn't refuse but at this stage, I haven't seen anything to suggest that is the case. When the Dragons played the Shonkies first time Bird was badly exposed in defence. Does anyone really believe he could be playing in the forwards anytime soon? Strictly as a forward interchange, I'd prefer Marketo.
On the other hand, does anyone really believe he will become a really good centre? Given his speed or lack thereof, I think he will find it difficult to hold down a centre position even for the Shonkies.
You are welcome to your opinion but in mine, he isn't a big loss.