Instead of Willie, what about Eastwood?

[yy_cheng]

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...let-unsettled-eastwood-head-home-2038929.html

Leeds insist on £100,000 fee to let unsettled Eastwood head home
By Dave Hadfield, Rugby League Correspondent
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Greg Eastwood (top) is homesick in Leeds and wants to move back home to Australia

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Leeds are demanding a £100,000 transfer fee before they release the homesick Greg Eastwood from the remaining two years of his deal. The Kiwi World Cup-winning forward wants to be closer to his family in Australia.

Eastwood made his name with Brisbane and played last season with the Canterbury Bulldogs while he waited for his paperwork to come to England. He has been plagued with injury during his time here, including the leg problem which will keep him out of tonight's match against Wigan, but has been highly effective when he has played and still hopes to figure in the play-offs at the end of this season.

"Unfortunately, Greg has failed to settle on the other side of the world, away from his family," said Rhinos' chief executive, Gary Hetherington.

"He has two years left on his contract, so we will not be releasing him from his obligation and value him at £100,000."

Wigan's assistant coach, Shaun Wane, remains in charge for tonight's game, in the continuing absence of Michael Maguire, who is in Australia following the death of his father. Wane makes one change, with the 19-year-old prop, Ben Davies, replacing Paul Prescott, who has a facial injury.

I thought when we played the dogs last year, he was the most dangerous.

He passes well to ala Parra forwards.

Next year we lose 2 passers in Mateo and Caylo.

This year we have :-

Passers - Mateo, Hindy, Caylo, Horo
Non-Passers or Hardly passes - Mannah, Fui, Poore, Benny

Next year:

Passers - Hindy
Non-Passers or Hardly passes - Mannah, Fui, Poore, Benny, Shack

Horo is unsigned.

 

[Eels Dude]

That's a hell of a lot of cash just for a transfer fee... hence why Todd Greenberg from the Dogs has ruled it out himself.

 

[woddy]

NO he's to quick between the ears

 

[hindy111]

always a fan of eastwood.Is deal-He is young and will have him at his prime.
Id be happy to offer him around 220k

 

[parra-matters]

Eastwood is just what the Dogs are missing this year, let's snap him up.

 

[eels_fan]

$170k just for the transfer! That's before we even pay salary! Crazy!!!

 

[parra-matters]

maybe he could take a bit less than asking price for the first year to go towards it.

 

[fish eel]

surely any 'transfer' fee though would have to count towards the cap, as it is money spent to have him play for us?

 

[Craig Johnston]

surely any 'transfer' fee though would have to count towards the cap, as it is money spent to have him play for us?

that's what i said about burgess. i don't think it's fair that rusty can afford to throw 500 large and a dozen other clubs can't. that's defeating the purpose of a salary cap.

 

[parra-matters]

surely any 'transfer' fee though would have to count towards the cap, as it is money spent to have him play for us?

no thats not true, Souths Sam Burgess had a huge transfer fee on him and it was paid by Russell Crowe and is not counted in the cap as none of the money goes to the player it only goes to the club.

 

[Fathead]

What is with these players ? couldnt wait to go to England and now homesick....

 

[ROGUE]

From memory thats roughly a third of what burgesses transfer fee was, so if we could afford it and it won't count towards the cap.......it's good business

 

[yy_cheng]

Maybe we can entice caylo to go 1 more year and do a player swap

 

[Gronk]

surely any 'transfer' fee though would have to count towards the cap, as it is money spent to have him play for us?

Rusty would pay it in cash.

 

[Gronk]

Maybe we can entice caylo to go 1 more year and do a player swap

Nah, Caylo will be working full time for Colliers International next year. He's been working towards his post NRL career for years and is a licensed Real Estate Agent now.