The hard thing is you are trying to work out his worth in 2023 and 2024. If you think he is that good you pay him then workout where to play him after
Latrell was offered $800k wanted more so lost the deal. What do you think Staggs will get when time comes to talk money?
Mitchell only joined Souths on $800k as a fullback. Not a centre. His extension at that price for Roosters would not have been until 2021 in his 6th season.
But even as an $800k centre.m. Mitchell had played 4 seasons of NRL winning 2 premierships. He had played for State of Origin for NSW and had earned the right to field big offers.
Crichton started 2020 off the bench. Ends it as a starting centre and is looking to milk every cent he can already. What happens if he's another 1 season wonder? If teams figure out how to shut him down and he's only bog average?
I don't believe he has shown anywhere near enough to be worth such a ridiculous gamble and to lose multiple players to fit him in.
If he's so confident in himself he should have accepted a 1 or 2 year deal at the price he agreed to and proven he deserves more.