Rumoured Targets 3

[ryan.a87]

My understanding is he is asking way too much now he is a international rep player

one of the best things I’ve heard Peter O’Sullivan say is you don’t regret the players you miss out on or let you, you regret the players you sign that you shouldn’t have

 

[Burwood]

Happy not to pay overs for him, but it’s sad that we can’t keep players that are already at the club and that we very much want to resign. Watson and Young didn’t leave because they weren’t shown the love or we weren’t willing to pay their worth. Same thing is going to happen with Thompson.

 

[Yosh]

Meh. If he wants to go, let him go. Should have signed him up ages ago.

 

[TooheysNew]

You think we didn't try, Yosh?

Anyway, see ya mate.

 

[Rod]

We did try and this is well documented. If you're in Leo's position and your star is on the rise there isn't much motivation to sign before the Nov 1 date, which is super early anyway.

 

[Yosh]

You think we didn't try, Yosh?

Anyway, see ya mate.

We didn't obviously.

 

[Woody90]

We didn't obviously.

It was very well documented that we did but he wanted more money so wanted to wait and test the market Nov 1st. No issue with either party’s actions here.

 

[mozza91]

Not sure why paying overs for Young or Thompson is an indictment on the club. If anything it’s a sign that we’re doing the right thing by not paying too much for players that are chasing cash.

He’s a good player but we can’t afford to get in bidding wars over a good player. Because that’s all he is a good player. He might be a NZ Rep but he didn’t look like one at all in 2024. Giving him 800K a year to play well sometimes would be D Saf all over again.

 

[TooheysNew]

We didn't obviously.

Is this another Yosh fantasy land comment, or do you genuinely think we didn't?

 

[Yosh]

It was very well documented that we did but he wanted more money so wanted to wait and test the market Nov 1st. No issue with either party’s actions here.

We should have had him signed up pronto even before it became an issue. Don't think this sorta thing is gonna happen with POS here which is good.

 

[Rod]

We should have had him signed up pronto even before it became an issue. Don't think this sorta thing is gonna happen with POS here which is good.

Why stop there. We should have signed Moses pronto too I'm guessing?

 

[Woody90]

We should have had him signed up pronto even before it became an issue. Don't think this sorta thing is gonna happen with POS here which is good.

So you would have just given him whatever he wanted? Cool, that’s how we end up with contracts like DSaf.

 

[Woody90]

Not sure why paying overs for Young or Thompson is an indictment on the club. If anything it’s a sign that we’re doing the right thing by not paying too much for players that are chasing cash.

He’s a good player but we can’t afford to get in bidding wars over a good player. Because that’s all he is a good player. He might be a NZ Rep but he didn’t look like one at all in 2024. Giving him 800K a year to play well sometimes would be D Saf all over again.

We also need to put it into perspective that yes he’s a NZ rep but so is Crossland.

 

[Woody90]

I think it's less about who he is now and more about who he could develop into .

From all reports he is a massive student of the game and is very intelligent. Focuses on game management and not flashy plays and is also very mature for his age with a strong work ethic

My concern is that I’m not sure we’re the best club to help him reach that potential. We don’t have a good track record with halves other than the obvious. If he was an outside back or a second rower I’d be very confident we’d be able to support him to kick on but I’m not convinced we have the coaching structures to support a young half to reach their potential.