TheCrowe
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A lot better then it used to be.
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A lot better then it used to be.
For outside backs I would say about $750k
I just don't think it's plausible. It was probably the absolute bottom limit of what he was worth at the time we signed him. Why would he sign so cheaply? Excited by the coach? Enthused about our start to the 2025 season? Or just so desperate not to play on the wing that he was happy to sell himself short?
Well I don't think he's on as much as Lomax, but I reckon Lomax is on very big money. JAC might be on over $600k, which is the upper end of what he is worth.
You did and I disagree, but I'd say the risk to clubs is overstated at least as much.
This is the case for any off contract player you're trying to keep. If Drown didn't have his PO he would still be off contract and we would still presumably be trying to re-sign him. In that case we would give him an offer with a deadline. Until then we wouldn't be able to sign alternatives.
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Agreed, and I doubt it would be more than that for Drown. It might even be less. That's the benefit (to the club). The risk to the club is in how much the PO is for. If it's overs, and the player takes it, then it's a bad outcome. If the player doesn't take the PO and either re-signs on a new deal or leaves, then the PO had zero negative impact.
As I said, this would be the case even if Drown had no PO. He is off contract, and unless we preferred Talagi to Drown, then the youngster risked Drown re-signing and him having his path blocked. Meanwhile Penrith just lost their 6, so Talagi has much less competition over there.
Agreed, but we could replace him with a cheaper option and use the change to improve other positions (e.g. hooker or edge forward).
That's just how it goes. It was a big ask to tell Talagi to hang around in case Drown decided to leave. Drowns PO meant it was harder to lie to Talagi about his future chances ("Mate we are f**king Dylan off at the end of 2025!") but lying to your players about your plans isn't good business.
Future recruitment/retention plans do rely on merkins re-signing when you want them to. The club doesn't have a lot of control over it.
And then when someone provides an assessment based on the few facts we do know it's all nOw YoU'rE jUsT StAtInG yOuR oPiNiOn As FaCt! But private financial information pushed by rugby league journos is gospel.
We also don't know how good he will be. Nobody does. But if he was in demand the Broncos weren't going to be able to keep him for less than market value.
Tatts and a mullet. What could go wrong?
That’s because you’re only considering the cap & financial aspects. Work and mental capacity for the decision makers would definitely be a risk. On top of that (yes contracts and paper and all that) but if we had signed for 4 years proper rather than with options, we probably save money over the 4 years. The problem with essentially frontloading contracts is if you don’t win when they are frontloaded, you’re f**ked winning once the bill is due. That or you need to double down and have balancing front loads
Less hair though.
No FFS. If there was no PO in place until Round 10 this year and he was just "off contract" since last November, we could have given him a deadline or Whatever as you say - BUT, in that time, we could also have gone out and tried to sign someone else on the market for 2026 who may be a better fit longer term at reduced salary.... As it stands, if we did the latter of what I have described above in tandem with the PO that is in place, and then he decided to activate the PO for 2026 and 2027, we potentially screw our cap by having 3 high priced halves on the books.... Like, it doesn't get any simpler than that.... It's a shit situation...
@Poupou Escobar, for someone who typically prioritises value over hype and avoids overpaying, it’s clear you’re debating the Dylan Brown saga just for the sake of it. It’s so obvious.
