Think of the amazing talents that would still be in the comp if cutie, SBW, Izzy, Gower, Wing, etc didn't leave.... this is an absolute rubbish argument and I don't believe it gets used so often.
The comp goes on but it is certainly poorer for their absence.
lol Gower and Wing were over 30 when they left. Hardly bright young stars leaving the game.
Whats your alternative kungl? Give in to these primadonnas demands for massive payments? How about 2-3 of his team mates moving on the the ESL? These guys have great talents but they certainly not worth the price they are asking. There is always someone willing to take their place, always.
I would argue that we do indeed miss them. Tell me which winger, FB or 2nd row (Burgess aside) has come through with the same media and public profile of these 3 players last year? Everytime we lose a high profile star we lose a little more media interest and public awareness.
To name a couple off the top of my head:
Wingers - Akulia Uate, Daniel Vidot
FB - Josh Dugan
2nd Row - Simon Dwyer, Zeb Taia
These guys will only grow in stature over the years, pushing the code jumpers off into obscurity. It takes time to build profiles like Izzy and cutie had but make no mistake fellas, our junior systems are full of potential superstars.
No player, none, zip, bugger all, is bigger than the game.
