The off contract thread 2025

[T.S Quint]

Gee I hope there's not a lot of clubs clamouring to get JAC's signature... Oh wait, there must be interest after all, because we had to offer him a PO to get him to sign at that price

I thought it was a club option.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Gee I hope there's not a lot of clubs clamouring to get JAC's signature... Oh wait, there must be interest after all, because we had to offer him a PO to get him to sign at that price.

He’s off contract in the sense that we’re not stuck with him if we don’t want him.

But if he agreed to a CO then we must be paying very well, as you’d expect from a club that just freed up a ton of cap space.

But now he's off-contract already without even having played a game for us - oh the humanity!

No different to any other player signing a one year deal

 

[the phantom menace]

I thought it was a club option.

That would make sense... however Pou's post (#650) claimed it was a PO.

Guess we just can't trust the accuracy of this thread...

 

[the phantom menace]

He’s off contract in the sense that we’re not stuck with him if we don’t want him.

But if he agreed to a CO then we must be paying very well, as you’d expect from a club that just freed up a ton of cap space.

No different to any other player signing a one year deal

Yeah yeah. But why do you bang on about the POs and COs so much whenever they're mentioned, if they're no different? You even got them mixed up in your post about JAC... time for your summer break perhaps?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That would make sense... however Pou's post (#650) claimed it was a PO.

Guess we just can't trust the accuracy of this thread...

That was a typo. Everyone but you would’ve understood from the context. I mentioned the possibility of the club not activating it. Obviously clubs don’t activate POs, they activate COs.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yeah yeah. But why do you bang on about the POs and COs so much whenever they're mentioned, if they're no different?

Who said they’re no different? They are complete opposites.

You even got them mixed up in your post about JAC... time for your summer break perhaps?

Looks like you’re the only one who got them mixed up.

 

[the phantom menace]

That was a typo.

OMG, Pou admits he made a mistake without being a troll about it? Mark the calendar, it's a first...

Everyone but you would’ve understood from the context. I mentioned the possibility of the club not activating it. Obviously clubs don’t activate POs, they activate COs.

Oh, scratch that "without being a troll about it" bit

 

[the phantom menace]

Who said they’re no different? They are complete opposites.

Read the post of yours I quoted. You said their no different from signing a player for the non-option year. I had thought you'd remember the words you yourself posted - forgive me for not spelling every single detail back to you...

Looks like you’re the only one who got them mixed up.

So you typo wasn't getting them mixed up, and me pointing it out to you is... rightio then.

#poutrolllogic

 

[lucablight]

I know it probably wasn’t a big deal to not move, nor is Northern Beaches to Parra/Kellyville in any way comparable to North to Gong, but f**k me the guy was here for almost a decade.
And people complain about not organising a bus on grand final day. f**ken thing would’ve kicked off at 5am to drive around Sydney to pick the f**kers up

Do you think Penrith had a bus pick up every player from their house starting at 5am on grand final day?

 

[the phantom menace]

I think Penrith would have all stayed at the Parkroyal at Parramatta (or similar) the night before, and a bus took them from there to Homebush on grand final day.

 

[lucablight]

I think Penrith would have all stayed at the Parkroyal at Parramatta (or similar) the night before, and a bus took them from there to Homebush on grand final day.

Parramatta treated the grand final like another game of football. It wasn’t

Penrith treated the decider like anything but a normal game of football, and in the process showed Parramatta how abnormal grand finals can be.

www.smh.com.au

 

[King-Gutho94]

Parramatta treated the grand final like another game of football. It wasn’t

Penrith treated the decider like anything but a normal game of football, and in the process showed Parramatta how abnormal grand finals can be.

www.smh.com.au

If there is a manual on how not to prepare for a GF.

You can get Brian Smith & Brad Arthur to co-write it together.

Brian can do the Foreword
Brad can do the Epilogue

 

[Poupou Escobar]

OMG, Pou admits he made a mistake without being a troll about it? Mark the calendar, it's a first...

Oh, scratch that "without being a troll about it" bit

You started it.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Read the post of yours I quoted. You said they’re no different from signing a player for the non-option year.

I said signing JAC for one year and him being off contract straight away (the thing you were whinging about) was no different to signing any other player for one year.

I had thought you'd remember the words you yourself posted - forgive me for not spelling every single detail back to you...

So you typo wasn't getting them mixed up, and me pointing it out to you is... rightio then.

#poutrolllogic

See above

 

[the phantom menace]

You started it.

By making the typo and mistake...? Uh huh, right.

 

[the phantom menace]

I said signing JAC for one year and him being off contract straight away (the thing you were whinging about) was no different to signing any other player for one year.

Well it's a lot different to signing Morgan f**king Harper for a year, isn't it.

And it's different to signing JAC for a year without the option, isn't it.

See above

But you know that.

#trolllikeitdoes

 

[84 Baby]

Do you think Penrith had a bus pick up every player from their house starting at 5am on grand final day?

Less difficult given they all live on River Rd. My point was there was clearly a limit to bleeding blue and gold. Not saying he should have moved 7 minutes from training, but hour plus each way would take its toll. Maguire first edict in Brisbane is essentially telling players to find somewhere closer because training starts and finishes at set times and no one gets to start late/leave early

 

[Poupou Escobar]

By making the typo and mistake...? Uh huh, right.

Trolling

 

[lucablight]

Less difficult given they all live on River Rd. My point was there was clearly a limit to bleeding blue and gold. Not saying he should have moved 7 minutes from training, but hour plus each way would take its toll. Maguire first edict in Brisbane is essentially telling players to find somewhere closer because training starts and finishes at set times and no one gets to start late/leave early

My point of contention wasn’t anything to do with the players’ residence. I’m saying the grand final preparation being poor is a valid criticism.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well it's a lot different to signing Morgan f**king Harper for a year, isn't it.

And it's different to signing JAC for a year without the option, isn't it.

Well you’re the one who complained he was off contract without playing a single game. I don’t think it matters.

But you know that.

#trolllikeitdoes

See above