If it lasts that long - living in Capetown or Madrid for 6 months every year and travelling to Europe and South Africa every other week may not be appealing to those who find travelling to the Gold Coast or Perth draining.
Leading player agent Clinton Schifcofske, who manages Ryan Papenhuyzen and Zac Lomax, has officially walked away from negotiations with rebel rugby competition R360, distancing himself from speculation that he was steering NRL stars toward the breakaway code.
Didn't make much of a difference last year - beat Parramatta ( in fact quite well) who'd played in the first round, won R3 also quite well against the Dolphins that had played 2 matches in a row. That sort of disproves that argument.
The $ associated with Staines were already factored in when he wasn't offered a contract. This guy is only trialling for NSW Cup - his situation will have no bearing on the top 30 salary cap.
The guy is TRIALLING for a NSW Cup contract - nowhere has there been a mention of a top 30 spot being considered. There's always plenty of triallists at clubs - most of them don't go anywhere.
His stats ( they're not subjective judgements like Slater etc) prove he is not value for money and at a reported $900K for any period of time for the same output would make it less value for money. Let's not mention his defensive frailities either.
Priority ?? Based on 2025 stats that would be around $100k per try ? $100K per line break ?? $115K per try assist ??? Priority would be to find a fullback with better value than those stats and someone who can kick goals as well and maybe even an alternate kicker for general play.