Iamback
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People saying that a smaller number of signings won't have an effect need to look a little closer.
A lot depends on what team you support.
No secret who my team is so.....
Union
Wendel Sailor
Lote Tiquiri
Brad Thorn (to a lesser extent because he wanted to leave the first time he had little choice the second time)
afl
Israel Folau
Karmichael Hunt
These are star players and very difficult to replace especially in the short term. I sure as shit noticed them missing. Supporters of other clubs not so much .
The afl signed Hunt and Folau to stop them playing league. Cost them a bit of money but imo that was the main reason for their signings.
The NRL is Mike Tyson. The aru is Trevor Berbick. What happened there?
Lote and Dell came back to RL.
Lets say a club wants to get some Rugby winger and throw like $700k at them. There is no way you are re-signing them on the books for anything like that.
Not to mention current players who would get the shits at a ring in getting more, So clubs I don't see doing it generally