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Terrell May

Tigerm

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Yeh that's how I read it.
I was just wondering if I've missed something.
Would you prefer Sione over Bateman?
Sione is cheaper and has more of a future, but still would cost if we're throwing in a gazillion to offload Bud and pay some of Bateman's contracts.....it's a nightmare to workout the dollars and cents.
Best to have depth if we have the space.
Blokes like Bateman and Klemmer may improve with a bit of a team upgrade.
Bateman was trying to do everything but he's too small to do any middle stuff when required. Because he has to go all in against bigger bodies his adrenalin causes errors and dumb sin bin stuff.
Weren’t Manly wanting Bateman, that story has gone a cold atm.
 

Nutz

First Grade
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Weren’t Manly wanting Bateman, that story has gone a cold atm.
That was the last reported thing. The fact May's deal went thru so quickly it seems like another announcement will come by Friday arvo.
Bateman goes then Sione Fainu gets a new contract.
 

Tiger05

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Yeh that's how I read it.
I was just wondering if I've missed something.
Would you prefer Sione over Bateman?
Sione is cheaper and has more of a future, but still would cost if we're throwing in a gazillion to offload Bud and pay some of Bateman's contracts.....it's a nightmare to workout the dollars and cents.
Best to have depth if we have the space.
Blokes like Bateman and Klemmer may improve with a bit of a team upgrade.
Bateman was trying to do everything but he's too small to do any middle stuff when required. Because he has to go all in against bigger bodies his adrenalin causes errors and dumb sin bin stuff.

I want us to sign Sione but I hear your point on Bateman. I also think we lack edge forwards.

It's a tough one.
 

Tigerm

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I want us to sign Sione but I hear your point on Bateman. I also think we lack edge forwards.

It's a tough one.
I'm not up all the types of contracts available, but I wonder if he can be put on a development contract or some other one, there seems to a few options?
You would think they would want to keep him, he's not a bad player and would help keep his brothers pacified?
 

Tiger05

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I'm not up all the types of contracts available, but I wonder if he can be put on a development contract or some other one, there seems to a few options?
You would think they would want to keep him, he's not a bad player and would help keep his brothers pacified?

I think we already have 5 on dev contracts and I don't think we can sign anymore.

Tim Johannssen
Reuben Porter
Heath Mason
Solomona Faataape
Makasini

That is an unreal list of dev players though. I'd be surprised if there are a better bunch of players in the league on those contracts.

In stating that we have a bunch of guys we could let go:-

Doueihi
Tumeth
Bateman
Sullivan
Solomone Saukuru
Feledy
Naden
Staines
Maybe even To'a.

I think Staines and To'a are first graders without many flaws. Bateman and Sullivan may offer another club a good option but they are on top dollar. Doueihi is great 5% of the time he is on the field.
 

Nutz

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I'm not up all the types of contracts available, but I wonder if he can be put on a development contract or some other one, there seems to a few options?
You would think they would want to keep him, he's not a bad player and would help keep his brothers pacified?
A club can have up to 6 development players and it was a system to allow a pathways player to transition into NRL. Whilst they can't play in the NRL till Rd 10 or 11 (forgot now but they are eligible for magic rd) they can still train with the big boys.
I don't know if dropping Bateman back to a development contract is either ethical (denying pathway players opportunities) or allowable. I probably am wrong as usual.
Then there's the nrl contract he's on so he would be sitting out nearly half the season whilst we're paying him big bucks. He can't have two contracts.
The club could pay out his NRL contract, or if it expires, he could come back in as a train and trial player....Grub did that a couple of years ago when he wanted to play for the dogs but there were no spots left. This kind of contract pays peanuts.
Whatever happens, we would either want him to mutually agree to go our separate ways to free up a spot or if he stays play like a marquee player that he's being paid for.
In the last scenario, both Benji and Bateman need to swallow their pride and get down business. Make it work!
 
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Nutz

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How do they know that May's contract is that amount ?

I'd add that my understanding was that we were offering Stef 800k. Melbourne paid less because they rort the cap.
Mate a lot of crap is generated by managers yapping, then a few red nose journalists get a hold of it and throw it around whilst drinking a few schooners at their local after which social media cut and paste....then zazam the magical figure is set.
I don't see what the fuss is about declaring contracts.
Jobs outside of footy, you know, the real world, often advertise a vacant position and list the salary.
These glorified sports people think they are above us common folk maybe?
 

Ron's_Mate

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‘I thought it was a prank call from Robbo’: Terrell May breaks silence on Roosters exit
By Adrian Proszenko
December 5, 2024 — 11.40am

At first, Terrell May thought it might have been a prank call.

The one from Roosters coach Trent Robinson in late October, informing the prop forward, despite producing a breakout season, that he was surplus to requirements.

It was received while May was touring England and driving to Leeds with a car full of his Samoan international teammates.

To say the news came as a surprise is an understatement.

“It was a massive shock to me,” May told this masthead. “He did his spiel and I was lost for words. I thought he was prank-calling me, to be honest.

“My jaw dropped. The boys were looking at me like ‘Are you going to say anything?’

“I was like ‘This is not real. What did I do wrong?’ He just said they were going in a different direction. I didn’t really digest it until a week later because I was in shock.”

May played all 27 games last season for the Roosters, including an 80-minute performance in the front row. His form resulted in him being crowned the Rugby League Players’ Association inaugural impact player of the year.

His reward, despite recently signing a contract extension, was being told to leave Bondi Junction.

“The call I thought I was getting was completely different to what I got,” he said.

“I couldn’t fathom it. I thought I did something wrong back home, I’m like ‘What did I do?’ I didn’t understand.

“Then I realised what the date was. It was November 1 the next day [when uncontracted players can field offers from other clubs]. Ben Hunt just came onto the market. I started putting two and two together.”

The Roosters were indeed in the market for Hunt, but the former Dragons captain ultimately knocked them back in favour of a return to Brisbane. May, meanwhile, accepted a three-year deal at Wests Tigers.

The Roosters decision sparked speculation over why it was made. Some of the commentary on social media was so inaccurate and defamatory that May’s manager threatened defamation proceedings if the offending posts weren’t deleted. Another theory was floated; that an interview the 25-year-old granted this masthead, articulating his complicated relationship with rugby league, suggested the Roosters were concerned about his commitment to the game.

“It got real annoying, that’s why I jumped off social media,” said May, whose brothers Tyrone and Taylan played at NRL level before parting with the Panthers after off-field dramas.

“I got sick of people assuming. I saw lots of people saying I’m a bad influence to the to the team.

“It’s the stupidest stuff. I wanted to clear the air. I come from Mt Druitt. I’m tatted up. I’ve got a ratty (rat’s tail). I dress and talk like a westie.

“People assume ‘This guy has done this, his family has been in the paper.’ [That it’s] bad stuff because of where I’m from and my last name, they assume this and that.

“My motivation this year is crazy. I’ve never been so motivated in my life to prove people wrong.

“I heard they let me go because they think I’ve reached my potential. Personally, I think I haven’t even scratched the surface. That was my first full year of playing first grade. I know what I can do with more experience, now that I’m learning the game more. I feel more confident week in, week out.

“Now that I know I’m moving to a club that really wants me and needs me, I know I will step up. I feel I’m ready to step up and lead a forward pack.”

Several clubs were keen on May’s services. Fellow Samoan international Jarome Luai was “in my ear every day” about joining the Tigers, and the joint-venture outfit was ultimately deemed the best fit.

“I want that role of being the alpha of the pack, I want teams to come after me, to be ‘this is the guy we need to target’,” he said.

“I’m ready for it and being at the Tigers, they have got a lot of good props there, but I feel like I can earn my spot as a leader.”

There are other misconceptions May wants to clear up, namely that he isn’t fully committed to his career.

“If I wasn’t motivated, I couldn’t have produced the year I had for the Roosters and wouldn’t have left my pregnant partner to play for my country,” he said.

“I’ve never missed a training session. I train hard every day. I do everything off the field to be better on the field.

“People say I left for more money - I stayed at the Roosters for half the pay of what I was getting offered at that time.

“Money hasn’t been a big motivation for me because I come from struggles, I come from housos, I come from not eating dinner every day.

“I even said to ‘Robbo’, my motivation in footy is not money.

“It was their decision to let me go. For people to say I left for money, I didn’t want to leave ... but I’m content with my time there and now I’m excited for the coming season with the Tigers under [coach] Benji Marshall.”

May will face the Roosters for the first time in round 18. He insists there is no bad blood - “There’s no grudges against them, I love the organisation and all of the boys” - but the drama has only made him more determined to fulfil his potential.

“I always wanted to be a one-club man at the Roosters,” he said.

“But this has just motivated me so much to be at a new club, to work hard and lead the pack and to prove to all of my doubters and haters that I can be that guy.

“I’m keen for it. Like I’ve said before, footy is not my whole life, but I feel this year I have a point to prove to everyone. I can’t wait.”

 

Tigerm

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‘I thought it was a prank call from Robbo’: Terrell May breaks silence on Roosters exit
By Adrian Proszenko
December 5, 2024 — 11.40am

At first, Terrell May thought it might have been a prank call.

The one from Roosters coach Trent Robinson in late October, informing the prop forward, despite producing a breakout season, that he was surplus to requirements.

It was received while May was touring England and driving to Leeds with a car full of his Samoan international teammates.

To say the news came as a surprise is an understatement.

“It was a massive shock to me,” May told this masthead. “He did his spiel and I was lost for words. I thought he was prank-calling me, to be honest.

“My jaw dropped. The boys were looking at me like ‘Are you going to say anything?’

“I was like ‘This is not real. What did I do wrong?’ He just said they were going in a different direction. I didn’t really digest it until a week later because I was in shock.”

May played all 27 games last season for the Roosters, including an 80-minute performance in the front row. His form resulted in him being crowned the Rugby League Players’ Association inaugural impact player of the year.

His reward, despite recently signing a contract extension, was being told to leave Bondi Junction.

“The call I thought I was getting was completely different to what I got,” he said.

“I couldn’t fathom it. I thought I did something wrong back home, I’m like ‘What did I do?’ I didn’t understand.

“Then I realised what the date was. It was November 1 the next day [when uncontracted players can field offers from other clubs]. Ben Hunt just came onto the market. I started putting two and two together.”

The Roosters were indeed in the market for Hunt, but the former Dragons captain ultimately knocked them back in favour of a return to Brisbane. May, meanwhile, accepted a three-year deal at Wests Tigers.

The Roosters decision sparked speculation over why it was made. Some of the commentary on social media was so inaccurate and defamatory that May’s manager threatened defamation proceedings if the offending posts weren’t deleted. Another theory was floated; that an interview the 25-year-old granted this masthead, articulating his complicated relationship with rugby league, suggested the Roosters were concerned about his commitment to the game.

“It got real annoying, that’s why I jumped off social media,” said May, whose brothers Tyrone and Taylan played at NRL level before parting with the Panthers after off-field dramas.

“I got sick of people assuming. I saw lots of people saying I’m a bad influence to the to the team.

“It’s the stupidest stuff. I wanted to clear the air. I come from Mt Druitt. I’m tatted up. I’ve got a ratty (rat’s tail). I dress and talk like a westie.

“People assume ‘This guy has done this, his family has been in the paper.’ [That it’s] bad stuff because of where I’m from and my last name, they assume this and that.

“My motivation this year is crazy. I’ve never been so motivated in my life to prove people wrong.

“I heard they let me go because they think I’ve reached my potential. Personally, I think I haven’t even scratched the surface. That was my first full year of playing first grade. I know what I can do with more experience, now that I’m learning the game more. I feel more confident week in, week out.

“Now that I know I’m moving to a club that really wants me and needs me, I know I will step up. I feel I’m ready to step up and lead a forward pack.”

Several clubs were keen on May’s services. Fellow Samoan international Jarome Luai was “in my ear every day” about joining the Tigers, and the joint-venture outfit was ultimately deemed the best fit.

“I want that role of being the alpha of the pack, I want teams to come after me, to be ‘this is the guy we need to target’,” he said.

“I’m ready for it and being at the Tigers, they have got a lot of good props there, but I feel like I can earn my spot as a leader.”

There are other misconceptions May wants to clear up, namely that he isn’t fully committed to his career.

“If I wasn’t motivated, I couldn’t have produced the year I had for the Roosters and wouldn’t have left my pregnant partner to play for my country,” he said.

“I’ve never missed a training session. I train hard every day. I do everything off the field to be better on the field.

“People say I left for more money - I stayed at the Roosters for half the pay of what I was getting offered at that time.

“Money hasn’t been a big motivation for me because I come from struggles, I come from housos, I come from not eating dinner every day.

“I even said to ‘Robbo’, my motivation in footy is not money.

“It was their decision to let me go. For people to say I left for money, I didn’t want to leave ... but I’m content with my time there and now I’m excited for the coming season with the Tigers under [coach] Benji Marshall.”

May will face the Roosters for the first time in round 18. He insists there is no bad blood - “There’s no grudges against them, I love the organisation and all of the boys” - but the drama has only made him more determined to fulfil his potential.

“I always wanted to be a one-club man at the Roosters,” he said.

“But this has just motivated me so much to be at a new club, to work hard and lead the pack and to prove to all of my doubters and haters that I can be that guy.

“I’m keen for it. Like I’ve said before, footy is not my whole life, but I feel this year I have a point to prove to everyone. I can’t wait.”

Cheers again RM.
“I want that role of being the alpha of the pack”
Will do me, I can’t wait until R18.
 

Tigerm

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I understand it, but this is professional sport.
If they don't want to play, fine, don't play.
Go work for a council.
 

Nutz

First Grade
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I understand it, but this is professional sport.
If they don't want to play, fine, don't play.
Go work for a council.

That ok Tm, he's doing alright.
Funny thing though (and I'm the slow one) is I clicked on the play button in your post and not open up the app and it didn't have a slide progress bar, so I'm listening to it over and over and by the third time around I'm saying to myself, "geez Terrell, you've made your point about the family comes first so move on son"
Then I realized it was on a loop :)
 
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