John Bateman

[Bazal]

He ‘has it on good authority’ surely that’s enough of a source?

Only if he said it in his absolute best big man voice

 

[Chief_Chujo]

Waant Moses going to have his accreditation cancelled? Dudes such a slimeball.

 

[Greenfields]

Hooper is now trying to spin that the Raiders have been forced to let him test the market. Biggest load of rubbish I’ve ever heard.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...s/news-story/d23714df8c6bc1a9b784544ef50e4453

 

[shear_joy9]

Hooper is the type of guy that would go through your rubbish to find something and if he doesn't he just makes something up

 

[Greenfields]

Bahahahaha

 

[some11]

lmao straight up dunked on him.

Hooper's a f**king lightweight.

 

[Pete Cash]

He keeps begging for a release but stick can't understand what he's saying so he just politely smiles

 

[Valheru]

Bahahahaha

John wouldn't have asked for it, his agent probably did.

 

[BadnMean]

Bahahahaha

He seems good with the team.

It's no secret that he wanted an upgrade halfway through last year when he was doing well & found out that Hodgo & Whitehead were on multiples more than he signed for. But Raiders have been scraping up an upgrade for him (lost Leilua & Rapana over it). We just shifted 3 more fringe forwards on so the club might be being squeezed for a but extra.

He'll get a good extension/upgrade when Soliola moves on & JB's next contract is up. He seems happy here.

 

[shear_joy9]

John wouldn't have asked for it, his agent probably did.

he sees all the rooster reserves driving brand new Porsche and Mercs it’s no wonder he thinks he’s missing out

 

[Greenfields]

He keeps begging for a release but stick can't understand what he's saying so he just politely smiles

 

[no name]

 

[GongPanther]

I'm going to reserve my judgement until I see a source which isn't James Hooper

And further more, he didn't "reveal" anything.

 

[The unknown]

Bahahahaha

Lmao

Into em Johnny

 

[Chief_Chujo]

Whole thing stinks of Moses trying to get the commission. He isn't getting a cent from Batemans current contract. He's shopping him and leaking to the media. Hoping the Raiders will give out a new contract so he can get his pieces of silver.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Of course the player agent spoke to him FMD

I smelt BS when this first came out.

 

[Timmah]

Isaac Moses 100%

f**king his client over to get media kudos

 

[Greenfields]

Whole thing stinks of Moses trying to get the commission.

If he's behind it, it's the second time he's dragged his client's name into the mud. Any agent worth his salt could get Bateman more money without resorting to this crap.

 

[The unknown]

But tbh I do remember Esan Marsters last year ridiculing a journo saying he’s “not going anywhere, I love it at the tigers” to signing a contract with the Cowboys a week later

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Bahahahaha

My vote for post/tweet of the year..

So did Mr Sheen actually think to pick up the phone to John Bateman and ask him if there was any truth to the story beforehand??