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If the salary cap was functioning properly, then a much heralded young half would be moving from the top team under cap pressure after only being offered $750K to the wooden spooners with cap space and a need for a key signature for a $1.2M offer…..not the other way around.

Will also wait to see who (if any) our new signings are before forming judgement on the overall situation. Got my fingers crossed we actually come out ahead if Richo can pull a rabbit out of the hat with recruitment.

As a fan, I’m really not interested in a money transfer if Galvin leaves. Given the money that passes through the club’s books what is $150-200K get us as it doesn’t affect the cap? If we aren’t going to hold strong and keep Galvin to his contract to stop this happening again in the future...

💯 we have 2 byes the week before origins. That doesn’t suit us if we aren’t getting players named. We want to be playing against the teams who are missing their SOO stars.

💯 Have to get a trade out of Galvin leaving early. We are in a good place to make it work for us given financially we are not in a bad place to hold him until it suits us to swap him for a position we need to upgrade.

Agree. Will judge them more on if we have taken any real steps forward by how we respond against Souths.

He’s actually making more tackles than any other 2RF. Maybe sums up where Newcastle are at. Imagine his attacking stats go up another level or 2 if he is playing with a team not doing so much defence.

Where’s KPP on that list?

Benji does like to reward a winning team by picking an unchanged 1-17

Realistically Api’s game time will reduce over next few years as he ages, ideally with TDS taking on more playing time.

Looks like Makasini in that photo as well.

Interesting section in the article from Alex McKinnon today: “Trent Robinson told me one day, and I will never forget it, your whole attacking structure is dependent on your back rowers.” Given it’s one of our weaker areas wondering how some upgrades in these positions would see us kick up our...

No way we should let him go early without a very good player as part of a swap. He stays and we use him as required if no swap. Will be interesting what the Parra deal is worth if rumours true? Essentially they are bidding against themselves with other clubs formally pulling out.

Turuva’s was on his private chat group. Luia is on record saying his post was in solidarity and support of the coach. As are the senior players who also waded in to show support of Benji when his coaching ability was questioned by Moses’ camp.

Agree. There is a big part of me that just wants us to hold firm against Moses’s rubbish. Just take the professional approach. Players swap teams all the time. As it stands Galvin is great value for us and we can play him as required. His salary is less than NRL average so no great exposure to...

Agree, it makes no sense if it is a lowly team. We are the ones who can also upgrade his salary this year and next (likely around $1M upgrade over those 2 years). If we stick firm and hold him he can’t get that upgrade until 2027. Obviously the play though is to agitate to get him out early...

So Penrith wouldn’t play a proven performer, culturally important squad member and long term partner to Cleary more than $800K, but will pay Galvin, who hasn’t really proven anything yet more than his potential and has no history / partnership with Cleary around $1M?? Maybe an acknowledgment...

A different way to think about it is WT offered Galvin an extension that included a big upgrade this year and next so his value would’ve jumped to maybe even higher than $700K. Also if we get a player that is worth $700K and can improve us, and performs to that contract value, that’s a good...

Under the new professional front office and Benji who is strong with the media I hope they just take a professional approach. Play him as needed with a results focus. We are in a strong spot with his current deal not a financial millstone on us. It is in our favour in terms of value. We have a...

And assuming Raiders let in at least 3 points tomorrow we will have the lowest points against. Still yet to play any of the top teams though but hopefully the improvement there will stick for the year.