Barba and Hoffman are in completely opposite situations.
Barba lucked out in that his partner wanted to go to Queensland and he had a soft option available to get a high paying job. We have to remember that Benny was moving north no matter what - footy is a sideline for him. He's got a good contract at a club that isn't too strong so it's pretty much just a seachange of sorts in a professional sense - easier job for the same money. He won't play reserve grade and he won't get sacked, broncos only sack the small fry. If the bronco's had a gun spine then Benny would be working a shovel somewhere. Who knows if the Storm would have dealt with his crap if his partner went to melbourne. He got kicked up the arse by a rainbow, good luck to him.
Hoffman wants to change clubs to play footy in a hard position and has a chance to go to a club where things are tough. His only excuse for leaving brisbane is wanting to play footy, which ironically doesn't really wash as a reason for changing clubs in the NRL. He'd be better off saying he misses his pet dog.
