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Hughes hasn't 'stepped up', he has been playing fourth fiddle to Smith/Munster/Papenhuyzen. Now with Smith gone, Hughes is still the least important member of the Melbourne spine. Do you think he would do anything to solve Brisbane's problems? He's at the Storm because he's good enough and cheap enough to fit into the rest of the team.
Third year option in the club's favour is worse for him than a two year contract. It would make the first two years more expensive.
And because of that he could be clapped out within his next contract. The fact the sticking point is the 3rd year shows that Nrown also recognises that. I like Nrown but this contract will definitely carry a high risk to price.
Not necessarily. The first 2 years could be in line with our current offer and the 3rd in line with our expectation of his future value
He's certainly going better than our Hughes.
Then he'd be better off just taking the current offer. I wonder if you could have options both ways. For a lower price if triggered by the player and higher if triggered by the club.
He’d only be better off if he can command more than option in that 3rd year. You could theoretically have the mutual option but why bother? Just negotiate a new contract
I am hearing that Haze Mk II will probably be the next centre BA picks into FG. Wants Marata back on the bench asap and no timeline on Waqa being fit to return. Penisini needs another year to improve defence in reggies, whereas Haze Mk II is ready now.
What benefit does a player get from giving the club an option if the first two years are at the same price? But it wouldn't be the same price because as Pou said, a club option would mean raising the price of the first two years. The mutual option would provide security for both sides.
Probably why he's travelled to Darwin.
He should never have been on the Integrity Unit in the first place.
Nrown can clearly see that 3rd he is at risk of not performing at the level he is now and given his suitors are drying up even if we gave him the 3rd year as a club option, why would we raise the price on the first 2 years? So the only additional cost to us is in the 3rd year which we could decline anyway. Perhaps a clause could be added to the option so if Nrown receives a greater offer he could void our option. Then he can earn more if he plays well, if he plays as expected we will probably take up option and he extends his career another year to make a play at another contract, if he doesn’t play well then he’s in the same position he would’ve been with 2 year contract.
A club option has no value to a player but potential downsides. So why would he accept a contract with a club option for a third year if he can get the same contract for two years onlt at the same price? Of course you might set the third year option higher than the club would like, or have all sorts of clauses, but either way it provides nothing to the player.
What a strange article...
Why are we going that it’s the same price for 2 or 3? I’m saying that (numbers made up) our offers could be $500k a year for 2 years only or $500k for 2 years plus $250k for 3rd year pending club option.
Option one he's worse off. If he has a get out clause then the club option is basically pointless. Option two he's also worse off as he can't force the club to exercise that. And he might even like to change clubs or even get offered a further two years elsewhere. Option three is pretty much the same. But if you're offered a contract for 500k per year for two years, or a contract for 500k for two years per year and a club option for 250k for the third year you'd be mad to take the second one. The only sensible reason to have a club option is because you think you might be paying more for the first two years than a player is worth.
No the only sensible option for the club option option is because the player believes that’s what they’ll be worth or more than worth in option year.
