Paul Vaughan Extended to 2021!

[Belta]

Happy as a pig in sh$&t

 

[BringTheNoise]

Great news but why on earth did this take priority over re-signing Packer and Dugan?

Secure talent for 2018 onwards and then worry about extending contracts.

 

[Saintsified]

Wasnthe signed for 4 years anyway? so whats the extension? 1 extra year

 

[Saintsified]

Widdop, Hunt, Vaughan, Duges soon, then mcinnes...
The spine and fire power up front locked in... we will be looking good for many a year to come.
We have the forwards coming through to replace the LAMs and Thomos... youngsters that have many uears ahead of them.
Sign Mann also, Mann, Nene, Aitkens, all early 20s, Lafai still has 5 or so good years (age wise)...
Good job by recruitment if we can pull all these signings off

So is Doust now in our good books? its happening on his time lol

 

[Drakon]

Great news but why on earth did this take priority over re-signing Packer and Dugan?

Secure talent for 2018 onwards and then worry about extending contracts.

Might be as suggested on another thread to back end his contract to free some money to sign Packer, Dugan etc

 

[Ted bartolo]

All we need know is a good coach

 

[Walpole]

I can't see that locking up potentially the best prop in the game is anything but good news.

 

[Minh]

Great news and if we can re-sign Packer and Dugan we are looking really good for 2018.....

 

[Drakon]

I like and want Packer to stay but am more pleased to have Vaughan. Packer has done some dumb things in recent games unfortunately.

 

[Old Kogarah Boy 1]

So is Doust now in our good books? its happening on his time lol

NO, Never!

 

[dragonssamy61]

Why do you think Packer is leaving

BSB
Imo he will stay

 

[dragonssamy61]

Might be as suggested on another thread to back end his contract to free some money to sign Packer, Dugan etc

Spot on Drakon.
Exactly what they are doing.
Also bye then salary cap increases

 

[SEAT 1A]

Great news for Vaughan, and hopefully will assist in retention of Packer.

Letting his footy talk. What a few months for him, from not required by CBR, picked in the All Stars game to the form front rower and should be rewarded with a Blue jersey.

 

[st.phil]

Great news but why on earth did this take priority over re-signing Packer and Dugan?

Secure talent for 2018 onwards and then worry about extending contracts.

doesn't work like that

 

[FlameThrower]

Surely it is smarter to have a sliding time frame for contract end dates? Otherwise we have Tigers situation with three quarters of the squad all coming up for renewal..on the same year..then a resulting panic and churn of squad.. meaning a few seasons to rebuild again.
I recall us signing up fringe and depth players or 1 year deals - waste of effort as most never saw first grade anyways!

 

[possm]

Surely it is smarter to have a sliding time frame for contract end dates? Otherwise we have Tigers situation with three quarters of the squad all coming up for renewal..on the same year..then a resulting panic and churn of squad.. meaning a few seasons to rebuild again.
I recall us signing up fringe and depth players or 1 year deals - waste of effort as most never saw first grade anyways!

I don't know about that, I would have thought, if you have a few great players coming off contract together, it would be prudent to extend their contract in a staggered manner a year to a year and a half early.

If you don't want to retain them, let them run out on time or give them the option to go early.

 

[BringTheNoise]

doesn't work like that

How does it work then, st.phil, when clubs are on the record specifically stating retention priorities?

 

[st.phil]

Extension is much simpler as the player and club are on the same page, it happens quick. Marquee off contract has far higher complexity and competing offers and crafty player managers to deal with.

 

[BringTheNoise]

Extension is much simpler as the player and club are on the same page, it happens quick. Marquee off contract has far higher complexity and competing offers and crafty player managers to deal with.

How on earth did you come to this conclusion!?

 

[possm]

Extension is much simpler as the player and club are on the same page, it happens quick. Marquee off contract has far higher complexity and competing offers and crafty player managers to deal with.

So do the deal before the player is off contract. If you don't want the player or he does not want to sign at the time you table an extension, forget him and move on to sign anotherl

Dugan's reluctance to sign and Millward's late to the party move has put the Club in a position whereby we may have to rely on an untested rooky to occupy a spine position; for many clubs a position occupied by a marquee player.