I disagree we poorly managed that situation. It was a case that we'd been poorly managed for so long that kids and their parents and agents thought they could have crazy clauses inserted into contracts as teenagers. That was a line in the sand moment
May have been the case with Nassar, but the Tigers wanted to keep Conti though. He and Onotoni Large wanted out the minute Galvin made 1st Grade because they saw their future pathway blocked.
Addo Carr was also told by Jason Taylor at the time that he'd never be anything but a fringe first grader/reserve grader. That's why he took the Melbourne offer, he was being played in reserve grade here behind Jordan effing Rankin