Rumoured Signings

[Apey]

What are Doggies paying him? Anything above 750k is paying for potential and hoping for the best. Sometimes you have to take a chance on players though. No doubt Knights fans were wary of ending up with another Dan Saifiti on our books, who at his peak looked better than Thompson ever has but turned into a lazy plodder. Thompson probably has a lower ceiling with a higher floor, and doesn't strike me as lazy at least.

The problem for the Knights is who fills that hole in 2026. Even though I think it's the right move for us (not overpaying him), it's not a good look that players often want out claiming they can't reach their potential at the Knights. I wonder if that will ever come back on the coach.

 

[Woody90]

What are Doggies paying him? Anything above 750k is paying for potential and hoping for the best. Sometimes you have to take a chance on players though. No doubt Knights fans were wary of ending up with another Dan Saifiti on our books, who at his peak looked better than Thompson ever has but turned into a lazy plodder. Thompson probably has a lower ceiling with a higher floor, and doesn't strike me as lazy at least.

The problem for the Knights is who fills that hole in 2026. Even though I think it's the right move for us (not overpaying him), it's not a good look that players often want out claiming they can't reach their potential at the Knights. I wonder if that will ever come back on the coach.

825k apparently which is obviously overs.

Tbh as much as I dislike AOB, I take comments from players when they move on that they think they can develop better at a different club with a grain of salt. None of them actually come out and say it was because there were offered more money.

I mean that very well could be his reasoning because it was well reported he wasn’t happy with the Knights decision to tap a lot of experienced forwards like DSaf on the shoulder, but tbh the Knights turned him from a reserve grader to an international that’s been offered top tier prop money, so I don’t think his development has been too held back at the Knights lol.