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I thought it was 800k, 900k is unbelievable imo.
I wonder if AD is wanting to be a manager full time.
If he pulls off the 900k over 3yrs then a lot of players might want his services 🤣
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I wonder if AD is wanting to be a manager full time.
If he pulls off the 900k over 3yrs then a lot of players might want his services 🤣
Could be the best direction for him, and maybe little alternative after 2023.
Odessa
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Andrew John's could have done it but rettired or the two years of Taylor ball with Teddy still there but I think the best year would have been under Potter with Robbie Gate if that did not happen or left behind closed doors the team was heading to the semis
Taylor had a talented team but did very little with them it's a shame we did not get Clearly 1 year earlier to work with the group
Odessa
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It's not based on talent the 900K but being desperate and needing to spend the cap the dolphins could pay him 1.6 the first year if they have alot of can space and 550K for the next two years could work out good for them
I just don't think we look like a professional organisation by moving on a player who most pundits from the outside looking in could see made a difference to the performance of the team - even with his limitations -by persisting with the local junior most likely, who for a myriad of reasons has not reached anything near the level that was anticipated, has been given an age to get there, and by all reports also was ready to move on.
The whole bringing back Sheens and Benji, Brooks being voted half back of the year and us playing finals would be the best rugby league story ever but if it goes to crap - more egg on our face and you would have to question their judgement.
Love what Sheens and Benji did at this club - best years of footy ever for me - but if it becomes all about them instead of the best decisions for the club moving forward can't support that. Ready for and need an NRL fairy tale story.
The whole bringing back Sheens and Benji, Brooks being voted half back of the year and us playing finals would be the best rugby league story ever but if it goes to crap - more egg on our face and you would have to question their judgement.
Love what Sheens and Benji did at this club - best years of footy ever for me - but if it becomes all about them instead of the best decisions for the club moving forward can't support that. Ready for and need an NRL fairy tale story.
tony soprano
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Honestly have no idea how you came up with that.
Benji, has gave up real dollars to be back in the footy scene and at a club he loves. What benji and Tim have done to club Honestly do not understand why people think the way you do.
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I love Benji but won't blindly back everything he says or does if I don't agree with it. He has great self belief which I admire, but the decisions he makes now don't just impact him they impact the future of the club and if they come off all accolades to him but he can't escape scrutiny for his new role based on the achievements of his past.
innsaneink
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They've done nothing yet....
supercoach
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Hastings has a very good football brain and is u.tra competitive. When He first came to us other teams would rush up on him and that would allow his ball playing skills to create opportunities for other players.
Teams quickly worked him out and would hang off him as there was zero chance he could burn them off with speed.
Dont get me wrong, he is probably a better no7 than any other player we have on our books, but I don’t see him as the player to take us to the next level
Teams quickly worked him out and would hang off him as there was zero chance he could burn them off with speed.
Dont get me wrong, he is probably a better no7 than any other player we have on our books, but I don’t see him as the player to take us to the next level
tony soprano
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That's fine don't get how you say he makes it all about him.
It's no secret he is up against it.
This Thread is what fuels the Garbage in the online news papers.
Hastings got our players running on the ball with passion, for a change. He was like a traffic cop and seemed to have all the time under the sun to do it. I would be very sorry to see him go early as we are yet to see all that he has to offer, due to his injury. We definitely played much better when he was in the side.
Tigerwould
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Seems like it. I’d prefer George Williams or Moses at 7. Brooks 6. If Sheens/Benji has Brooks staying in the halves.
earl
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I think Hastings is possibly our best player. Maybe a better way to phrase it is that I think he has the most influence on the team performing well. I think AD is potentially our best player.
The problem is the money these guys are after. Are these guys in the top halves in the comp ? To me they are nowhere near it. Are these guys going to give us or any team 3 good seasons if you sign them for that long ?
The problem is atm they appear to want top dollar contracts without proving they are worth that money.
Our spine is a mess and these guys playing the game for every additional cent they can get doesn't help.
earl
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Nailed it.
Mighty_Tiger
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It all depends on what actually happens next roster wise & how we perform on the ladder.
If Hastings was to leave and we grabbed Klemmer, Bateman and Moses then the experts will say we have improved on paper & no doubts so will our results.
I'm not buying the swap talk though, we don't have to release anyone next year we have plenty of cash and roster spots to fill. Sheens is old school and will only do things for the roster that benefit us not another club. He wants to change the DNA and put attack at the front foot.
Sheens has never said he doesn't want Hastings here, Sheens has said multiple times he is looking forward to having Hastings, Brooks and AD running out together. It spreads the field and sets us up really well attacking structure wise. The width of the park use is huge potential wise.
I think the reality is Hastings wants to play halfback as such he will look at that option 1st over staying here as a lock. Most pundits including Andrew Johns actually think Brooks is a NRL level pivot player. Heck Johns has been after Brooks for 12mths and is now moving onto his 2nd option Hastings based on "reports".
We assume the club doesn't want Hastings atm but I don't buy it. I think Sheens/Benji are doing the right thing and wanting to get these key players into pre-season to see how they respond to the formations/coaching structures they will implement & then look to extend those in the new year that respond favourably.
earl
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I think it all comes down to money. I think we have players again trying to get the maximum deal they can possibly get to stay with us. Other clubs have players that sign for a little less than market.
It's interesting this is happening right when we've come dead last as well.
Sometimes in life people go for the money/glory and they end up in a worse position.
More games than any player in history without ever playing in a finals game
tony soprano
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I know right who says we release him next year
hobbo1
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Couldn’t even make NSW city side 😂
