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Well he did score a try in the GF. Surely his value sky-rocketed after that.
Which other kids? Matt Arthur made the NSW side for his age group, and captained the team as well. He also played NRL at 19, which is very rare. He has genuine NRL potential. That makes him a f**king unicorn compared to the hundreds of other kids in his age group who could still be playing SG Ball. Where are all these nuffies? If they were any good they would’ve been discovered by rival clubs. They’re all fishing in our pond. Yes that’s a euphemism, but not for any deviant sex acts.
I don’t wish him well, he can get f**ked. I hope Newcastle have overpaid for a long term below average fringe first grader.
Souths knew he was off contract, and Bennett already had relationships with their management and players.
Do you seriously believe Jake will get picked over Jamie Humphreys if either Brooks or DCE are out and Manly are in contention? That’s despite he has already signed elsewhere for next year. I think there’s zero
His career isn’t destroyed. He is not even 22 and played plenty of reserve grade and first grade. His development is going fine.
You takeaway the first grade games he was gifted from his old man and it doesn’t look so crash hot.
He’s shithouse. Please stop.
I said they take up an import slot, of which I think ESL clubs have about six. Failing that they need UK citizenship. Prior to Brexit they could’ve had any EU passport, as well as countries designated in the Cotonou Agreement, which includes Pacific states like Fiji, Samoa and Tonga (but not Australia or NZ).
They would’ve been reserve grade games instead. It’s still impressive for a halfback who is only 21.
No it hasn’t. The club is aware there’s a PO. They agreed to it during contract negotiations ffs. Now it’s suddenly a big surprise?!? f**k off rugby league journo.
Well he has 6 times previously so there is that.
Exactly. Just shit stirring rugby league journos helping fans get enraged over shit they don’t understand.
No, a few someones suggested there was no upside. The downside is obvious (which is why media and fans fixate on it); the player can activate the PO if he gets no better offers. The upside isn’t obvious, in that the PO was exchanged for something else. That something else is contract money up front.
True but it doesn’t count under the salary cap. This is why it’s easier to sack coaches than players.
It does. What it shows is that paying players to leave isn’t good for your salary cap. But the real problem is having players you don’t want contracted under your salary cap. This is why it’s better to lose a player than pay too much to sign/retain him.
Last time Arthur was available he was picked over Humphreys. The latter is one of those unskilled, lightweight little merkins who are dangerous running the ball when their team is dominant. Like Jai Field. Humphreys could turn into a decent utility, but so far he has been behind Arthur in the pecking order, despite being eight months older than him.
