Luke Bowden
First Grade
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It’s resolved. He is leaving. I’ve just spent a minute reading another pointless post. CheersMate you can say what you like about players not listening to the media or the headlines and it not affecting them...
Its just not true. At the end of the day people are human. 99% of young players these days are all on social media and would get sent and or see the news.
Mitch pearce has spoken about it at length before..
Recently mitch marsh spoke about how it affected him...
In the back of nathans mind im sure he has a burning desire to "own" the origin area and prove his doubters wrong..
Players always come out and give the old line - i dont listen or read the news and media...
Yet down the track normally when they retire or they come out of a form slump etc they will acknowledge it had an affect on them.
Not saying the luai situation is crazily disabling for the club it isnt.
But im sure guys like may and turuva and geyer who are off contract are keen to see it sorted sooner rather than later. So they know the club has money to keep them, and they get to stsy at the club they love if they perform.
Im not blaming panthers for any of this... no doubt these leaks have been luais shit management.
But the sooner this is resolved the better...
If there is one thing or one knock on the club over what has been an all time elite period... its probably that theyve let these things drag on to long.
Api, kiks, critta, spencer, luai... dyl seemed to drag out... as did marto. I get these things take time and thst they are complex. But its probs one thing i think the club could handke better.
It wouldve been ideal to have the luai situation resolved well before preseason, so there was no distractions for him and the club. 110% focus on his rehab and the club preparing for the wcc and rd1.
Instead his not training or rehabing at least with the club atm.
Yes its not the biggest problem i know. But itd be nice to get it resolved asap for everyone involved.