OFFICIAL Adam Doueihi #227

[TYGA]

Dragons upped their offer today. $500k a year for 2 years.
To put that figure in context we offered a reserve grade Dragons halfback that got the flick $150k more a season than they are offering AD.

If true he’s gone. Not a chance we offer 500k a season.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

Why can’t we offer him 500 x 2 that’s still a very good price for a starting halve who is a proven match winner ?

No we wont offer that, i dont think i'd want to offer that either its a big risk around the $400 ish is ok i think.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

If dragons have offered 500, go to 450 at two years and you’d have to think he’d stay….

 

[Odessa]

I’ve been hard on AD over the years but I think this season he has had a genuine crack at improving his deficiencies. Defensively he has improved heaps this season.

I have no issues if we keep him, we need 20+ NRL players in the squad anyway.

If we want to win games we need to score points and AD at his peak provides that.

His versatility is a big plus like having 4 extra roster spots

He plays

Fullback
Centre
5/8
Half
Lock

And if he is 14 alot of problems solved

 

[Milky]

Sorry but what makes us more attractive than the dragons that he would take a 100k paycut?

Not being a smart arse, genuinely don’t understand 🤣

 

[Mighty Mouse]

Sorry but what makes us more attractive than the dragons that he would take a 100k paycut?

Not being a smart arse, genuinely don’t understand 🤣

Far point!

 

[Mighty Mouse]

according to zero tackle - the offer from us is around 400k for 2 seasons

 

[Stevec]

AD is clearly our best player .ATM better than Luai imo
We have an incredible history in losing our best players
Just stop it. Let's not overthink it .Resign him now 2 years not 50k less than Dragons but 50k more than Dragons
All that matters is winning our last 4 games and making the finals next year
Lowballing him ? What kind of message does that send !

 

[Vicious]

according to zero tackle - the offer from us is around 400k for 2 seasons

If we don’t increase it we will lose him and take the risk that we will again struggle for cohesion in our halves.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

If we don’t increase it we will lose him and take the risk that we will again struggle for cohesion in our halves.

It's an actual no brainer - worst case scenario he gets injured and we at least have a good bloke around the club - more than you can say for bud sullivan or a whole host of other tigers recruits. Get on with it tigers

 

[Jolls]

Yeh for sure I can see the direction that they want to go in but I think they’re wrong. We know what jock madden has and we have seen enough of latu thus far this season to know that while he has some skills he’s not ready. I’d much rather be going into next season with an experienced campaigner in dooey on board rather than latu “running the show” or relying upon the miracle return of jock madden.

Benji has made it very clear who our long term 7 is going to be. As a short term 13/14 AD has a job; he can step in as required as Latu develops.

Latu will have had a full off season to develop and will be fighting for a spot with a genuine half in Madden.

 

[weststigerman]

It’s good that we’re trying not to pay overs, but to think we paid nearly twice as much for Bateman boggles the mind.

The fact that AD covers so many positions makes him easily worth $450k IMO.

Can we just give St George Jack Bird back and call it square?

 

[Speed2burn]

His injuries and longevity must still be deep in the back of the coaching staff’s minds

Because he’s worth a heck of a lot more than 400k PA if he stays on the field

 

[Glenji95]

If the reported figure of 350-400K depending on who said it is accurate I don’t think that’s a lowball offer given his history. This is no doubt AD’s best season in his entire time with the club and I’ll give him credit he’s improved in some areas he lacked. But he has struggled long before this year and has suffered 2 ACL injuries during his time with us I know he’s had 3 in total he had his first one back when he was at Souths, but is he performing due to being a contract year? Or has he turned a corner? Hard to say but given his history I’m fine with this offer if it’s accurate you can’t break the bank on a player who’s never been solid up until this year. If he stays I don’t have a problem with it but won’t be upset either if he chooses to leave.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

If true he’s gone. Not a chance we offer 500k a season.

I smell an Isaac Moses / Shane Flanagan ploy here to get us to offer more for AD. Don’t be surprised.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

Think about this - without AD the past few weeks, Benjis job is looking a lot less secure

 

[TYGA]

I smell an Isaac Moses / Shane Flanagan ploy here to get us to offer more for AD. Don’t be surprised.

Richo won’t fall for it. He has a valuation at the Tigers they won’t move much. They have been disciplined even frugal with contracts. Turuva, KPP, May, Skelton were all on lower end deals.

 

[Glenji95]

Think about this - without AD the past few weeks, Benjis job is looking a lot less secure

Yes that’s a fair point. But does that also exclude AD being pretty poor for the last 5 seasons with bad performances and season ending injuries?

 

[Mighty Mouse]

Yes that’s a fair point. But does that also exclude AD being pretty poor for the last 5 seasons with bad performances and season ending injuries?

True - I’d say performance wise, probably no worse than any of our mob but yeh some tough injuries. I just tend to think if a guy is on the up and there’s a good feel right now why not go with it? Our attack has looked horrific and now that tiny bit of hope and excitement is returning…. Anyway I’d say he’ll go caus richo was pretty firm with the offer he made which seemed very low compared to others over the past few seasons.

 

[Glenji95]

True - I’d say performance wise, probably no worse than any of our mob but yeh some tough injuries. I just tend to think if a guy is on the up and there’s a good feel right now why not go with it? Our attack has looked horrific and now that tiny bit of hope and excitement is returning…. Anyway I’d say he’ll go caus richo was pretty firm with the offer he made which seemed very low compared to others over the past few seasons.

I think Richo has been firm given his history. Not many clubs have stuck by a player that’s had 2 ACL injuries with that same club. Not to mention prior to this season AD has been pretty poor. But like I said I’ll give AD credit he has improved this year. I think in a way it’s to see if AD will stick with the club that stuck by him during those 2 ACL injuries, he doesn’t have to and don’t expect him to stay for that reason if he does. But I think that’s why they went that amount.