Justin Olam #281

[AmericanHistoryX]

Good depth signing

 

[weststigers]

Are u happy with paying him $600,000 in his 3rd season with us??
I’m not

Can you tell me the difference between

1. $400k, $400k, $600k
2. $467k, $467, $467k

The money is right over the contract term. Don't get hung up over how it's structured.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Dont get hung up at all. No money out of your pocket. How's your balance looking.

 

[Vicious]

Dont get hung up at all. No money out of your pocket. How's your balance looking.

Hopefully the days of Wests Tigers being NRL players retirement fund are behind us:

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Baddabing Baddaboom

 

[Camel2281]

Can you tell me the difference between

1. $400k, $400k, $600k
2. $467k, $467, $467k

The money is right over the contract term. Don't get hung up over how it's structured.

Especially when you consider what the Cap increases to by year three. It's already going up 33% to this year

 

[weststigers]

He's a pro too Hank, the youngsters who aren't
quite ready yet will learn a lot from him as well

put some pressure on To'a and Naden to
perform too. No competition at centre ATM

He's a competitor...so are Luai, Api, Klemmer and Bateman.

The more competitors we have, the better our team will go. Talent is only one part of the puzzle.

Lots of talk about his contract size, but in all honesty, Nofoaluma is on more and he will be gone going into the final year of Olams contract when the Storm supposedly stop topping up his contract.

 

[weststigers]

Baddabing Baddaboom

Here he is...welcome back

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

 

[Strider]

Very pleased. Sure there is a bit of a risk but our centres and wingers right now are easily our epic weakness. Will help us actually score a few tries, even this year! Hope we get another centre or winger this week also.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

I thought we did. The Brisbane Easts player.

 

[Strider]

I thought we did. The Brisbane Easts player.

Oh yeh

 

[Demps]

Oh yeh

Olam up next

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Good understudy for Olam. Hopefully on the field as well. According to contracts not available till R11

 

[Demps]

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[FrodoTBaggin]

Can you tell me the difference between

1. $400k, $400k, $600k
2. $467k, $467, $467k

The money is right over the contract term. Don't get hung up over how it's structured.

I was about to make a similar comment.

Everyone knows we have a fair bit of cash left in this years cap, and we have to spend at least 95% of it due to league rules anyway. So why does everyone seem to think we wont be front ending the 600k year and be paying him 400k the last year instead of the first.

There are so many variations in how we might structure his deal and these are just some off the top of my head.

1) 600k, 400k, 400k
2) 500k, 450k, 450k
3) 467k, 467k, 467k

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

I won't be losing any sleep

 

[Telltails]

Always enjoyed the physicality of his game but a shadow of his former self last season. A bit of an each way bet for me on this one. Hard for backs to get back to their best once they hit 30 and just hope he has got some fuel left in the tank.

 

[balmain boy]

Simonsson can't catch or tackle. He's absolutely dreadful

He's still ten times better than any if our current backs though! pull your head in

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Always enjoyed the physicality of his game but a shadow of his former self last season. A bit of an each way bet for me on this one. Hard for backs to get back to their best once they hit 30 and just hope he has got some fuel left in the tank.

Then he should be paid according to the fuel he has in his tank.