So we are meant to believe that Steve Turner, Josh Morris, Matthew Wright, McDougal, Perret, Inu, Hodkinson, Keating, Stagg, Pritchard, Halatau, Tolman, Ennis, Graham, Eastwood, Mitch Brown, Bronx Goodwin. That's 17 players which make up a whole starting side plus Barbar, Kasiano and Reynolds (only juniors they have in the squad) and they are under the cap. So its'possible for a club to go out a purchase 17 players and be under the cap?
JMoz went for over 300k (Saints from memory offered 275k and the Dogs offerd him more). Ennis / Stagg and Hannant went for a reported 1 mil package from the Bronco's a few years ago, Hannat has since left but I am sure Ennis and Stagg were on similar coin to Hannant. Pritchard one of the highest paid in Penrith, Hodkinson just won a Grand Final with Manly, Keating was taken like JMoz, they offered him more dollars than Parra. Turner and Tolman from the Storm (Turner a NSW Winger at the time) Tolman a Grand Final player who was being chased by a huge amount of clubs, Halatau - NZ international. Graham - best Prop in England playing for Wigan on huge coind. All these guys we are meant to believe move to the dogs on small coin to live or train out of the beautiful suburb of BELMORE. And since purchasing them have got Tony Williams on a huge contract and are still linked with players. The Gold Coast don't have that many bought players and they are the newest club to join the NRL. The Storm don't even have any juniors and have less rep players in the squad. All players they bring to the club are either past their used by date or not wanted. I have never seen teh Storm linked with players coming off contract. They usually get a player who is off contract.
Saints lose Boyd and Gaz and struggle to sign 1 rep player but the Dogs can sign a heap of them? Something just aint right here. Living in a place like the Gong alone would surely have some appeal.
