Isaiah Papali’i #265

That’s what I took out of that last interview, the reporter was baiting him for a reply and now he is just having fun with them. He hasn’t said anything different the whole time apart from not wanting to get involved in the discussion and doing what every player does and deflecting to the old manager line… please ppl. Settle down. There is no news. He is coming. Relax.
for some reason rare good news are pushed under carpet (e.g. Benji conformation) but every smallest bit of potentially bad runes/dream/coffee mug reading is pushed to the n-th degree and recycled endlessly!
 
for some reason rare good news are pushed under carpet (e.g. Benji conformation) but every smallest bit of potentially bad runes/dream/coffee mug reading is pushed to the n-th degree and recycled endlessly!

It was "nice" comment

That's like asking the hottest girl at school out and she replies with that's nice.
 
What exactly has Papali'i said that sounds like an excuse or has caused you not to trust or believe him?
He is not being open about going to Wests tigers. Yet he signed a contract but unwilling to confirm that he is going to Wests tigers. why is it so hard for him to confirm that.
 
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I personally don't think he is asking for a release to get more money, he simply just doesn't wanna play for a shit team. Can't blame a man for that.

However, as a club I'd be ok with granting him a release on our terms. Either we get compensation in terms of massive $$$ or we wait until we get a better player/s swap. I think all parties i.e. him, his manager, the new club etc would find that reasonable.

In the media though, I fully expect Lee and Pascoe to kick up a massive stink about it all. Make a press release that he has asked for a release, then hold another presser saying Moses, Matterson, Aloiai, Cleary etc did the same thing. Everyone hates hs, we are always dudded etc.
 
He's probably focused on the game ahead and nothing more
"I will be at the Tigers next year , no doubts about it" ... Not that hard to say. He's dodged the question multiple times. It could all have been over with those words. It's either that he is in the process of asking for a release or that he needs a lot of media training.
 
I read somewhere that Madge was still trying to get Benji to the UK as part of his Kiwi coaching team.
Maybe Benji could leverage that by saying ok as long as you get Paps to come to WT fully motivated.
(Remember how Paps said things had changed with Madge no longer there).
Just a thought …
Tell him if he doesn’t come fully committed, we’ll see you in court.
 
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