Latrell (officially signs with Souths 13/1/20)

[mozza91]

No outside back, no matter how good is worth a million a year.

 

[adamkungl]

No outside back, no matter how good is worth a million a year.

This view has become trendy, partially due to certain coaches and playing styles. But if your outside back is influencing more tries and wins than your halves (other examples would be Semi Radradra at Parra or even Inglis) then why not?

Imo Roosters will offer Latrell something around the 900k mark for the next 3-4 years. He'll receive marginally higher offers.
Will stay due to the superior environment at Easts.

 

[Vic Mackey]

No outside back, no matter how good is worth a million a year.

I would love it if he signed with my club for $1mil a year.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Imo Roosters will offer Latrell something around the 900k mark for the next 3-4 years. He'll receive marginally higher offers.
Will stay due to the superior environment at Easts.

 

[mozza91]

I would love it if he signed with my club for $1mil a year.

Latrell getting fed by Brooks and Mbye won’t be the same as the Latrell getting the ball off Keary and Tedesco.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Latrell getting fed by Brooks and Mbye won’t be the same as the Latrell getting the ball off Keary and Tedesco.

Mate I reckon I could feed him ball and he’d still carve up half the teams in this comp

 

[Card Shark]

Sounds a lot like a former drink driving qld and australian captain that played for souths

That’s exactly what I thought.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Mate I reckon I could feed him ball and he’d still carve up half the teams in this comp

Did you watch 'Magic Round'? They must have been using Neville Longbottom's wand.

Latrell could feed you ball and even you'd carve up half the teams in this comp

 

[Vic Mackey]

Latrell could feed you ball and even you'd carve up half the teams in this comp

Let’s not get ridiculous now

 

[Hutty1986]

Did you watch 'Magic Round'? They must have been using Neville Longbottom's wand.

Latrell could feed you ball and even you'd carve up half the teams in this comp

Bet you've fed some serious ball to big bad Boyd Cordner in your dreams Tommy old son

 

[Captain Apollo]

No outside back, no matter how good is worth a million a year.

There is no guarantee that Latrell will spend his whole career as an outside back in the three quarter line.

 

[mozza91]

There is no guarantee that Latrell will spend his whole career as an outside back in the three quarter line.

Is he a good enough fullback or pivot to be worth that money though? Unproven at this stage.

 

[Perth Red]

a lot of money for a centre, but then some clubs are paying bog avg props $600k so who knows in this crazy day and age.,

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Latrell = GOAT

 

[Pedge1971]

The idea of certain positions being inherently worth more is pretty silly. If LM is having a massive influence on games from centre, he'll get paid. Moving to 1 or 6 isn't necessary.

It will be difficult for anyone to outbid the Roosters on him. You would think the lion's share of Cronk's salary will go to Latrell. The cap also rises 200k next year and 100k each of the 2 years after.
Roosters will be able to pay him as high as anyone could want within reason. We will only get beat on massive overs.
Paying a single player 1.4M would make balancing the rest of the cap very difficult.

And they still have money left after high priced recruit Gavin Miller retired....

 

[mozza91]

And they still have money left after high priced recruit Gavin Miller retired....

Don’t forget that Peter Cusack f**k you money either.

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

I predict that the Sydney Roosters will re-sign Latrell Mitchell for 5 years at $5 million.

 

[adamkungl]

And they still have money left after high priced recruit Gavin Miller retired....

I thought this went without saying

 

[adamkungl]

There is no guarantee that Latrell will spend his whole career as an outside back in the three quarter line.

It's entirely possible that he could play five-eighth when Cronk retires. He has all the skills to play anywhere in the backs.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Is he a good enough fullback or pivot to be worth that money though? Unproven at this stage.

You are in error. Latrell has played a heck of a lot of football in the lower grades at fullback for the Roosters. He has played some games at five eight in the lower grades as well as first grade, and Trent Robinson has had him learning the pivot role during the off season in case of injuries.