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
Kade7 and a couple of other outlets said Badel's report we need to shed players to keep Fainus was BS. That's not to say that those three haven't been told we won't stop them leaving if they find something else
You realise that the cap is going up a heap again in the next 12-18 months? If the deal is back ended in line with cap rises then it's not a terrible deal for a definite starting player
Luciano and Suli will never bring a team within cooee of challenging for titles. They're blokes who drive poor culture and bad habits which results in underperformance