Lachlan Coote

[Mr Red]

Funny how this has changed....Cowboys told him he could look around for new Club, they have Salary Cap pressure and had a young gun in the wings ready? So now cash has been found, when 3 or 4 Clubs want him, throwing cash and he is playing best footy as a result!
Id be looking at this young gun? His name escapes me...

they have a few young guns coming though, but the one you are referring to is Kayln Ponga.

he is the heir apparent to the fullback role and i think initially the cowboys were thinking he would be ready for first grade 2016, now it looks like they suspect he will be ready 2017, so might be doing a double take on letting Coote leave..

 

[elyod138]

Funny how this has changed....Cowboys told him he could look around for new Club, they have Salary Cap pressure and had a young gun in the wings ready? So now cash has been found, when 3 or 4 Clubs want him, throwing cash and he is playing best footy as a result!
Id be looking at this young gun? His name escapes me...

Cowboys told him to look at offers to guage his market value and they would give him a final offer when he came back to them, they never wanted to lose him.

Ponga is the young gun, he himself has come out and said he wants Coote to stay at the club so he can learn more from him. He is signed until the end of next year and the Cowboys have an offer on the table to extend it further. Coote and Ponga are both halves options when JT retires.

 

[FlameThrower]

Well, Fox guys saying right now, no deal has been done with Coote and Cowboys...still on open market?

 

[BrissyRedV]

Well, Fox guys saying right now, no deal has been done with Coote and Cowboys...still on open market?

All the better for Coote. It seems the longer it is dragged out, the better the outcome will be for him. Just seems to be getting better and better.

 

[Blood Shot Eyes]

All the better for Coote. It seems the longer it is dragged out, the better the outcome will be for him. Just seems to be getting better and better.

Id like to be as sure as winning the lotto that Coote will remain a Cowboy

 

[BrissyRedV]

Id like to be as sure as winning the lotto that Coote will remain a Cowboy

No doubt he will remain a Cowboy. Pity.

 

[coast_dragons]

Those clowns on fox know sfa.

 

[dragonreddy]

http://http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/cowboys/cowboys-fullback-lachlan-coote-to-stay-in-townsville-on-1m-deal/news-sto

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LACHLAN Coote has today accepted a $1 million deal to stay at the Cowboys until the end of 2018.

News Corp can reveal Coote will ink a two-year extension worth $500,000 annually in a huge coup for North Queensland ahead of Saturday night’s clash against Manly at Brookvale Oval.

The Cowboys are expected to formally announce Coote’s retention this afternoon.
Coote was a man in demand with the Roosters, Souths and the Dragons all tabling lucrative multi-year deals, with the Bondi club’s package worth an estimated $2.4 million over four years.

But Coote has opted to stay loyal to the premiers, sacrificing more than $1 million in potential earnings as he trades pennies for the prospect of more premierships.

Cowboys superstar Johnathan Thurston was a pivotal figure in Coote’s decision. Thurston privately pushed hard for his retention, urging Cowboys hierarchy to make the classy fullback a signing priority.

Coote agonised over the decision in the past 48 hours and was close to accepting a deal with the Roosters. But the presence of Thurston and Coote’s importance to the Cowboys’ playmaking spine convinced him to remain in Townsville.

The 26-year-old has been one of the form players of the 2016 season, prompting Broncos legend Darren Lockyer to last week call for him to be considered for the NSW Origin side.

Originally published as Coote inks loyal Cowboys deal

 

[Lethal25]

How the hell do the Cowboys have 500k a season spare to pay Coote?

That kind of cash would make him about Saints fourth highest paid player behind Dugan, Widdop & Marshall. Just Thurston and Taumalolo would take up 2 mill, these TPA's are weighting the competition so badly it's embarrassing. Especially because we seem to struggle in securing them, they'd be great of course if we were flush