General Discussion Thread

[Panther Pete]

So if Dylan Brown can get $1.3 - $1.4 million for 10 years, what do you guys think Nathan could realistically get if he wanted out of Penrith? (I know he isn’t going anywhere but just curious what you think someone would be prepared to pay him).

 

[Chins]

So if Dylan Brown can get $1.3 - $1.4 million for 10 years, what do you guys think Nathan could realistically get if he wanted out of Penrith? (I know he isn’t going anywhere but just curious what you think someone would be prepared to pay him).

2.5mil a year

Lucky we just slip Ivan extra cash

 

[Sime_11]

Rugby Union would have to offer 3million plus as a starting point

Nathan would and should get 2 mil now if he wanted to leave Penrith

im very interested to see what the NRL will rig for PNG to get him there

 

[snickers007]

Rugby Union would have to offer 3million plus as a starting point

Nathan would and should get 2 mil now if he wanted to leave Penrith

im very interested to see what the NRL will rig for PNG to get him there

They won't need to rig anything - the Aust government has already said that players going to PNG will get tax exemptions. That doubles their take home salary instantly.

Not to mention that they'll get their accomodation handled too - so they save on rent/mortgage payments.

I suspect PNG will get their pick of young, unattached talent, but they'll have a really high turnover too. 1-2 year contracts all round. Whether they can attract anyone with young kids is the question.

 

[WestyLife]

So if Dylan Brown can get $1.3 - $1.4 million for 10 years, what do you guys think Nathan could realistically get if he wanted out of Penrith? (I know he isn’t going anywhere but just curious what you think someone would be prepared to pay him).

The defence budget of America.

 

[John Hamblin]

Had coffee today with Ryley Smith's grandfather. It didn't surprise me when he told me that both Nathan and Ivan sent text messages to Ryley when he got the news that he was to make his FG debut.

 

[Kilkenny]

Michael Jennings signed for St Mary’s Ron Massey Cup named on bench for Round 1.

 

[Kilkenny]

The Knights long term deal to Dylan Brown in my opinion will likely become one of the worst recruitment deals in the history of the NRL.

Many, if not most thought the Jason Taumalolo 10 year deal with Cowboys was good business but as we have seen no player is worthy of a 10 year deal.

Five year deals carry significant risks never mind 10 years.

 

[WestyLife]

The Knights long term deal to Dylan Brown in my opinion will likely become one of the worst recruitment deals in the history of the NRL.

Many, if not most thought the Jason Taumalolo 10 year deal with Cowboys was good business but as we have seen no player is worthy of a 10 year deal.

Five year deals carry significant risks never mind 10 years.

They've blown their load on a running 5/8 and f**ked their cap for the next 10 years. Now they'll either have to pay an organising 7 a lot as well and be short elsewhere or expect him to do it and he's not that kind of player.

 

[Kilkenny]

They've blown their load on a running 5/8 and f**ked their cap for the next 10 years. Now they'll either have to pay an organising 7 a lot as well and be short elsewhere or expect him to do it and he's not that kind of player.

Surprising decision given there recruitment manager Peter O’Sullivan is so highly regarded.

 

[WestyLife]

Surprising decision given there recruitment manager Peter O’Sullivan is so highly regarded.

They're all in on ponga to carry them it's the only thing that makes sense.

 

[Fangs]

It might be a bad deal in length but I'm sure a new franchise will take Brown on board. We will have the answer in a few years.

 

[age.s]

Lol @ Knights.

That is all.

 

[Kilkenny]

Lol @ Knights.

That is all.

It just doesn’t make any sense.

Even if he performs well, beyond expectations it doesn’t alter the fact the club has basically two players taking up a quarter of there cap.

 

[ColdWetPanther]

It just doesn’t make any sense.

Even if he performs well, beyond expectations it doesn’t alter the fact the club has basically two players taking up a quarter of there cap.

They are gambling on the cap rising massively in the short term. As I understand it the ratchet in Brown’s contract is capped (if you believe 360).

I see this as a ploy to keep Ponga. So they show Ponga they can make a splash on the player market, get someone who is going to create some space for him (not necessarily due to passing game but by presence), and then hope that the salary cap goes up and that they can unearth a reasonably priced player (Chad Townsend level when the Sharks won) to move them around the park and kick.

If true, is it a risky strategy? Of course. But scratching around the fringe of the 8 isn’t really going to cut it.

 

[Kilkenny]

The Knights have had salary cap difficulties and it resulted in them not being able to retain there most explosive front rower in Leo Thompson as well as allowing one of the Safiti brothers to leave. They brought in Jackson Hastings on a reported $800k a season and he is now out of favour and no longer considered for selection. Obviously Hastings is gone at season end but the solution is to bring an even more expensive half in Dylan Brown. From the outside looking in, it is very messy.