From that 13 kikau, Burton Capewell and Api make the starting side, the rest of those players are insignificant losses unless you are the potential of a guy like Laurie. If we stretch our cap now to keep 2 or 3 of the starters in a year or 2 we are struggling to keep guys like critta, Spencer, Nathan, Luai etc the salary cap is a balancing act, you can’t stretch it now without there being consequences in the future.
Like I said earlier I’d rather the club makes decisions to try and a top four team for 5,6 or more years rather than just pay whatever it takes to keep Api or kikau. I prefer discipline than desperation from management. With the age of our team and the quality of Nathan and Jerome and a couple other of the young guys I just don’t agree with this 2-3 year premiership window stuff, I don’t see it. Nathan’s prime will be at least another 6 years, keep a good side around him and we will be a chance but if we are rebuilding in 3 years cause we overspent on Api or kikau or capewell then that would be poor management IMO.