Api, Bateman, Stef, Joe & Papa came because we offered the most at the time. Heck even AD got a massive offer from us. Guess you won’t like them either……
Not exactly:
Api, came because he objected to Covid-19 for various reasons.
Stef got squeezed out of Parra, yes more coin but squeezed.
Papa/Ice got squeezed out/more coin.
Joe O wanted to escape the nightmare that was Brisbane Broncos under Siebold.
AD, well he was squeezed out as Souths had signed Mitchell.
Ofcourse people come for the Money. Josh Reynolds left the Bulldogs because we offered him 700k and I believe that was 400k above what he was on. I get it, you get it, we all get it. (give me 400k extra and hey I will back whatever team you want*.)
Let me throw a few names at you.
Farah stayed when he was offered big money by the Titans.
Benji stayed till we punted him, yes he could have gotten more then what he was on.
Both men loaned the club 100 and 200k.
Tim Molzden stayed, even though he was offered more money at St George (yes wish he took it).
Half of Penrith took paycuts for ages, Easts (who knows why other then brown paper bags).
Players have to pay the rent, they have their expenses. Money is going to come into it. Yet we want to get to the stage of where people will take unders to stay with us. At the moment were offering Moses 400k Extra for 5 years and he hasn't said yes. If it was money alone he would have signed on the line by now. (parra is not bettering our offer).
*Excluding Easts, Storm, Broncos, Sharks, Dragons, Parramatta, etc. Oh yea cash first.