Keeping Tricky

[Poss]

Secret’s out: $300k breakout star to spark feeding frenzy​

Let’s not kid ourselves, the pressure on Nicho Hynes won’t suddenly disappear on the back of the Sharks’ 26-18 win over the Cowboys.

If anything, it just takes it up a notch.

Not only does Hynes now have to go head-to-head with the NRL’s Ice Man, Nathan Cleary.

But Hynes would now be feeling the heat from within more than ever before given Braydon Trindall’s breakout performance against the Cowboys.

The reality is Trindall now has the potential to cause an absolute feeding frenzy when November 1 arrives, and players off contract at the end of next season hit the open market.

And that is only going to put the blowtorch further on Hynes no matter how anyone, including everyone at the Sharks, wants to deny it.

I wrote last week and I’ll say it again, it’s astonishing to think Trindall is now the Sharks’ chief playmaker but is on considerably less than half of the $1 million-a-season salary Cronulla is paying Hynes.

Some reports suggest Trindall is currently on about $300,000.


If that is even close to the truth, Trindall’s management would have to view this as a serious pay discrepancy.

And while the under-fire Hynes was solid if not spectacular in the win over the Cowboys, Trindall’s performance was as close to a 10 out of 10 that you will ever witness from even the game’s elite playmakers.

If it was Cleary, Sam Walker, Daly Cherry-Evans, Jahrome Hughes, Mitchell Moses or Adam Reynolds, we’d be waxing lyrical about it all week.

So heading into Saturday’s blockbuster preliminary final showdown against the Panthers, it means Trindall has positioned himself perfectly in the NRL shop front window ahead of November 1.

Factor in even though he’s out injured young Walker is pushing for between $1.2m and $1.4m a season at the Roosters moving forward.
It certainly puts in context why Trindall’s price tag could go through the roof if the 25-year-old can reproduce his form going up against the dynamic duo of Cleary and Jarome Luai.

Whatever the result you can expect the Sharks are going to have to dig deep to retain Trindall beyond 2025.

Don’t forget Hynes is contracted until the end of 2029.

Can the Sharks afford to keep both players if Trindall is to be paid what he is worth, and if one has to go, who should it be?

Andrew Johns even said over the weekend Trindall “would be up around the $900,000 (a-season) for sure” given the lack of elite halves up for grabs.

With 70 NRL games now under his belt, Trindall is approaching that point in his career where traditionally the great playmakers go to the next level.
It would make him exactly the player you’d imagine a club like the Dragons would go hard for if it turns out Ben Hunt makes an early exit.

He’d also be a great fit for Joey’s Newcastle Knights who are desperate to find a playmaker to relieve some of the pressure off superstar fullback Kalyn Ponga.

Throw in any number of other clubs including the Broncos, Bulldogs and Titans.

In fairness to Craig Fitzgibbon, he’s been predicting for some time that Trindall was a player of immense talent.

But it’s safe to say the NRL’s best kept secret is now well and truly out.

Secret’s out: $300k breakout star to spark feeding frenzy; Mal’s No.1 headache — Crawls

Secret’s out: $300k breakout star to spark feeding frenzy; Mal’s No.1 headache — Crawls

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[Cheese sandwich]

Paul Crawley - seat sniffer. Bore off, he aint going nowhere

 

[Peach & Apricot]

Dragons, Knights, Newcastle, Dogs would all love to sign Trindall no doubt.

 

[Dragon Slayer]

I don’t get the feeling Tricky is a greedy little f**k type like a DCE, Moses etc.

He will get a pay upgrade next contract and as long as he is playing First Grade for us and not NSW Cup I think he will be playing for the Sharks long term where importantly he has a great network of footy mates, a coach who has believed in him for a long time and a Club which is going to be a Premiership contender for a long while yet.

Crawley back under your rock you puss filled maggot.

 

[Special K]

Let's not waste time on this agenda. It is becoming ridiculous.

 

[Dragon Slayer]

Let's not waste time on this agenda. It is becoming ridiculous.

Yep Crawley had a negative article ready to go to print if we got bounced out by the Cowboys. Gee he must’ve been disappointed that we got the job done.

He just modified the article and added the Trindall needs to get paid now angle and Hynes is taking up too much of the salary cap.

Crawley is a maggot.

 

[DJDL]

Crawley back under your rock you puss filled maggot.

pus @Frenzy.

 

[shadowboxer]

Took him a few days to write something other than the certain Sharks loss.
Had to go the negative. Standard

 

[tom of poland]

Dragons, Knights, Newcastle, Dogs would all love to sign Trindall no doubt.

Yes, but would he want to sign with them ? Hardly an exciting career move, unless you're towards the end of your career and are concealing a semi serious injury.

 

[PJ]

Said it a few times over the years, tricky appears to me to be one of those players that needs to feel the love to play his best.

I also think he knows this.

Has it here and I think will stay if we are reasonable with him, which I fully expect.

 

[Special K]

Tricky has been with us since 2018 and this is his home. He signed on when Moylan still had two years left to be the back up option because he and Fitz get on so well. Who was the last player we lost that we wanted to keep? A week ago these same articles were about DA being on minimum wage. Even if you think Nicho is shit well then what has made these 3 guys have good runs? The coaching and structures.

We have guys like Pollard in 20's who is under contract until the end of 2027. We stole him from the Panthers and he was in SG Ball this year but is now the 7 in our GF flegg side. Aus schoolboys etc. Not saying he is the answer if Trick goes but the club is well aware of everyones bloody contract and Nov 1st. The media are just trying to create stories and clickbait. Going after Nicho like when we put 40 on Manly. If we lose vs the Panthers it will be "Sharks are 1-7 in the finals". It is all agenda bullshit.

As Mooney said - "We manage our roster on a 5 year view". It is much harder to sign a player in this current player market than keeping one. The two new teams could flip everything on its head though.

 

[bad boy bubby]

My prediction is that Trickster will sign on for another two years. That's repaying the loyalty shown to him.
If he can get his game to an elite level the majority of the time over those two years, that's when he'll get the real payday.

 

[bad boy bubby]

Buzz: Trindall on drugs test, gambling room ban, Sharks debt

Monday Buzz: Braydon Trindall opens up on positive roadside drugs test, gambling room ban, Cronulla Sharks support​

Braydon Trindall’s career defining game against the Cowboys can be linked to a massive mid-season wake-up call. The Sharks halfback speaks to Phil Rothfield about the moment he turned his career, and life, around.


Braydon Trindall has always been a good footballer. Last Friday night he played like a great one.
You can put it down to a massive mid-season wake-up call, some life-changing decisions that needed to be made to save his rugby league career – and the debt he says he owes the Cronulla Sharks.
Last April on his way to training on a Monday morning, Trindall was stopped by police and recorded a mid-range alcohol reading of 0.125 as well as a positive test for an illicit substance.
“It actually played on the back of my mind that it could be the end of me,” he says.
“Now it’s about repaying the club for the trust and the help they gave me.”
Trindall had an absolute blinder opposite Maroons Origin superstar Tom Dearden on Friday night to help the Sharks break a seven-game finals hoodoo with a victory over the Cowboys.
He was so dominant that rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns said his performance was close to a perfect 10.

‘Tricky’ Trindall puts it down to lifestyle changes and better off-field choices.
Like banning himself from hotel gaming rooms and making a decision to stop hanging around with the wrong people.
Unlike others, Trindall took ownership of his indiscretion. No excuses, no denials.
“It was a bad mistake and I had to take it on the chin, work on improving myself and come back a better person and better player,” he said. “Then it was earning the trust back from every person at our club.
“What happened was a massive wake-up call.
“I gave up drinking for a little while. I had to avoid certain situations and be in the right environment.
“I’ve narrowed down my circle of people I mix with. I’m with people now who want the best for me.”

Trindall is reluctant to talk about the gaming-room ban.
“I just decided to knock it all on the head,” he said. “It’s all part of getting my life sorted as a professional athlete.
“I excluded myself from the Caringbah Hotel and that covers the rest of the state. Again, it’s about being a smarter and better person.”
Trindall could not be more grateful for the support from the Sharks.
From chairman Steve Mace and coach Craig Fitzgibbon to the entire playing group.
“When it happened, the club said they’d back me but I had to agree to make changes,” he said.
“They were the best support network, although at first there were some tough conversations with Steve Mace, Fitzy, Dino (Mezzatesta) and Moons (Darren Mooney head of football).”
Trindall’s performance against the Cowboys was as good as any you’ll see.
He scored two tries, set up one for Cameron McInnes, ran for 106m and kicked beautifully. It took enormous pressure off superstar Nicho Hynes.

Trindall has been resolute in his support for Hynes amid the media pile-on over his form.
It’s all about returning a favour.
“Nicho was there with me the whole way when I was in trouble,” Trindall said.
“So while he’s been copping stick I’ve been there for him. He’s a great guy and a great player.”
On Saturday night the pair will face the best in the business – three-time premiership winners Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai – in a crunch halves battle.
“I’m confident and excited for the contest and the challenge,” Trindall says. “Everyone knows they’re great players.
“That’s why we play footy, to play against the best in the biggest games of the year.”

We wind up the interview with questions around his future at the Sharks. No doubt, after Friday night, the interest has grown from rival clubs he can talk to from November 1.
He plays a straight bat.
“Any contract talk is on hold,” he says. “It’s all about playing good footy next weekend.
“I feel a sense of loyalty to the Sharks for how they stood by me.
“I definitely want to stay. I don’t see myself anywhere else but footy is a business at the end of the day so I’ll leave it to my manager and the club when the time is right.
“I just want to play footy.”

 

[Peach & Apricot]

Great to see Tricky showing such a humble and level-headed attitude

 

[txta2]

Him or DA, can't keep them all

 

[txta2]

"but footy is a business at the end of the day so I’ll leave it to my manager and the club when the time is right."
Have fun at the Dragons

 

[Mako-Ver]

I gave up drinking for a few days too. Worst days of my life.

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

In our favour is the fact the club as a whole stuck with him and supported him through his issues earlier this year. Also throw in the fact that he's playing footy with his best mates that he came through the grades with. Yeah we'll have to sweeten him up significantly but don't underestimate his loyalty to his mates and the club. Don't think he'd have any interest in playing for the Goons as he's stated he loves playing semis and the big games. If he's off the punt and the piss and the gear his $$ will go a lot further too.

 

[Frenzy.]

Dragons, Knights, Newcastle, Dogs would all love to sign Trindall no doubt.

Both of them?

 

[Frenzy.]

pus @Frenzy.

A fine effort DJ.