What matters ultimately is whether the player helps the club win games when he arrives. Will he be fit enough to take the field most of the time, and will his performances help win matches with tries and good defence.
If the answers to these is yes, whatever he is rumoured to be paid will be...
Your point really is that Packer, Reynolds and Bateman did not perform well for the club. They did not.
Their salaries, whatever they were, are far less important than their failures to lift the club’s performance.
I explained that none of us really know what he is actually paid, what the rest of the squad is paid and whether the signing of Averillo would mean Makasini couldn't be afforded in future.
So, not worth worrying about.
I never understand why NRL fans want to quibble and challenge what newly signed players may be worth.
When we sign a player with a record and a reputation like Averillo, we are generally bidding against other clubs.
It's similar to buying a house. The market dictates the price, regardless...
It was a lot more than 3 good seasons.
Woodsy played 146 games for the Tigers 2011-2017. For at least 5 years he was the best middle forward we had. The rest were mostly plodders.
That form led to Woods playing 14 games for NSW 2013-2017. 17 games for Australia.
You don't get that from only...
Latu was signed as a half back with a big reputation from his juniors career.
As a result of injuries and the form of other players like Doueihi, he has rarely started a game in the 7 jersey. He has mostly come off the bench and played limited minutes
Against the Bulldogs today Latu came...