A lot has been said about the potential disaster of losing Brett Morris. And I agree. It's a sickening feeling to think he may play for someone else - let alone the bulldogs.
BUT
As great as he is, the money he is asking at the end of the day is too much. Same with Merrin. These players have been a part of a team that has missed the finals for 3 straight years. I mean they are hardly holding all the cards are they?
Out recruitment when Steve price was in charge was a disaster. I was never a fan of farrel or Beale. Weak recruits in my opinion. The money Beale is on is ridiculous. But today hearing that Beale has been off loaded to the warriors actually made me think we are heading in the right direction. Farrel also gone.
This proves to me that Mary may finally be able to look beyond the person and is making the decisions in the best interest of the club. There are a lot of examples of this... Prior was held on to for far too long. Nathan green is the same. How he was selected over Peter M is beyond me. But Mary obviously (and finally) can see this. I hear dan hunt has been told to leave but has refused. He's now the key to our rebuild. If he refused to go he'll play cutters. If he leaves it's valuable money to recruit properly. Beale hunt and farrel make 1million dollars available. That alone is enough to get some quality forwards.
The stockwell one is interesting. I quote like him. But I do think he probably hasn't shown enough aggression at this stage of his career. Also needs to bulk up. But why should be wait for him?? Let's buy players ready to bring success. Sure some players are worth investing in... Like young dufty for example. But we just need some management that knows how to identify who those players are. We haven't done this well since Bennett. But maybe now with mullholland and Mary we finally have that vision??
I don't want Morris to go, but for 600k it's honestly just a joke.
I think Merrin should probably leave as well. Unless he starts to think realistically about his value. He's hardly established himself as the game breaker or dominant force that a salary of 700-800k suggests. So let's get real. Let's take off the rose coloured glasses. These players we love. But we have not had success with them in the team. How much longer do we wait? How much longer do we allow a handful of long serving players milk the clubs salary cap??
Well on reflection I think the time has come to bite the bullet. A la penrith.
BUT
As great as he is, the money he is asking at the end of the day is too much. Same with Merrin. These players have been a part of a team that has missed the finals for 3 straight years. I mean they are hardly holding all the cards are they?
Out recruitment when Steve price was in charge was a disaster. I was never a fan of farrel or Beale. Weak recruits in my opinion. The money Beale is on is ridiculous. But today hearing that Beale has been off loaded to the warriors actually made me think we are heading in the right direction. Farrel also gone.
This proves to me that Mary may finally be able to look beyond the person and is making the decisions in the best interest of the club. There are a lot of examples of this... Prior was held on to for far too long. Nathan green is the same. How he was selected over Peter M is beyond me. But Mary obviously (and finally) can see this. I hear dan hunt has been told to leave but has refused. He's now the key to our rebuild. If he refused to go he'll play cutters. If he leaves it's valuable money to recruit properly. Beale hunt and farrel make 1million dollars available. That alone is enough to get some quality forwards.
The stockwell one is interesting. I quote like him. But I do think he probably hasn't shown enough aggression at this stage of his career. Also needs to bulk up. But why should be wait for him?? Let's buy players ready to bring success. Sure some players are worth investing in... Like young dufty for example. But we just need some management that knows how to identify who those players are. We haven't done this well since Bennett. But maybe now with mullholland and Mary we finally have that vision??
I don't want Morris to go, but for 600k it's honestly just a joke.
I think Merrin should probably leave as well. Unless he starts to think realistically about his value. He's hardly established himself as the game breaker or dominant force that a salary of 700-800k suggests. So let's get real. Let's take off the rose coloured glasses. These players we love. But we have not had success with them in the team. How much longer do we wait? How much longer do we allow a handful of long serving players milk the clubs salary cap??
Well on reflection I think the time has come to bite the bullet. A la penrith.
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