I still don't think Stef is worth anywhere near $900k.
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Me either. He's an above average front rower with potential to be better. A good club would pay him $600k, we shouldn't pay more than $700k to $750k.
mikey
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Same as he was here. Average player who could look good with good players around him. We have enough average - we need good.
twentyforty
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I think it depends on the particular club.
He's a much better player than Luciano.
BAGNF05
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He scored a double in a win. Big woop, he’s always been a one trick pony who can run a crash line 5m out. Panthers are shopping him because he’s horrendous at the little things that matter. David Fifita isn’t perfect but Panthers realise they need to fix a weak back row.
GNR4LIFE
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Lol I don’t think the Panthers chasing Fifita has ANYTHING to do with Luke Garner.
they're looking at Fifita as back up for when Garner is on rep duties...
I think he has above average potential, but currently plods along with an occasional spike in output.
tigerballs
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Take him back any time. He was also our best centre.
twentyforty
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I tend to think he is worth $800k plus to the Tigers on his tackle breaks and offloads alone. He’s a year younger than Haas and playing in a very weak team.
There is a shortage of quality props and therefore will have clubs lining up to sign him.
He will easily get 80m per season elsewhere, possibly a bit more, therefore we will need to pay him a minimum of 900k to keep him.
I know it’s a lot of money for someone who does t dominate like he should every week, but we are far worse off without him.
Second hand but I’ve heard we are offering 5 years 3.8m averaging 760k p.a for Uto. Big money but a fair deal for the player and the club. I have no issues with it tbh. I hope they lock it down we need to retain core younger players to build the squad over the long term. If we are any chance these younger players have to stay together.
twentyforty
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He is in our top 3 players and has leadership potential.
when Klem was shouting at Badger it was Stef telling him to back off.
twentyforty
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This is possibly one of those rare occasions when a player runs flat in order to get a fatter contract.
Body of work has been excellent until last few weeks. Contract talks never help with young guys.
clontarfkid
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$ probably about right in current market
Much more than his performances have deserved,but what we'd have to pay to keep the wolves..and panthers..at the door
Personally I think Stef just may be Brooks 2.0 in that he will flourish(to a point) in another environment where his shortfalls are compensated by others,but WTs may never extract value from a very plump contract in his favor
Needs an infusion of mongrel to enable his considerable size to make a difference
BAGNF05
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Well they haven’t gone after a big money signing in a long time so I suspect they are trying to address something they think they lack. Perhaps the Kikau sized hole in their roster? And who plays that position? Hmmmm.
GNR4LIFE
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In 2017, when the Roosters signed Cooper Cronk, was that because Mitchell Pearce wasn’t up to scratch? No. Sometimes when a marquee player like him presents themselves, you go after them. Especially given how much cap they have freed up over the last 2-3 years.
BAGNF05
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That was a crystal clear statement that they believed Mitchell Pearce was no longer up to scratch. Pearce has recently admitted he was not consistent in his professionalism throughout his career whereas Cronk is the model pro. Roosters won two comps and Pearce battled at Knights.
These top clubs aren’t just throwing darts at a board mate.
Garner is reserve grade quality (comes up usually through injury) and they know you need better to stay airborne.
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