Adam Doueihi #227

[Chunk]

Great news, I'd start him at halfback, he's experienced, plenty of skill and still has room for improvement.

It would be awesome for the team if Latu, could become a good 14 (not sure about the hooker role though) and then take maybe over from AD.

 

[jadtiger]

Value is an interesting proposition.

So, lets take a player like Stefano when he first came here (not now, but at the start). The guy was clearly a massive prop and initially paid unders.
But we needed a solid forward. Someone who could deliver.

In the halves we need someone who can deliver and Consistently deliver.
It's why Adam Reynolds, DCE, etc are worth their money. You get someone in a key spot that has to be a key spot.


Maybe AD is being signed for unders. based on current form 600k would be unders. Based on his 5+ year history with us 400k would be overs. But all that's not the point.

The Cowboys brought Chad Townsend for 1M. This was huge overs. It got them a finals appearance. Almost every club would pay overs for DCE.

We need 900k+ value in the halves so we start making the finals.

We paid overs for Stefano to come to the club and that is how/why we got him, he never got unders playing for us.

 

[The Chad]

Doueihi is #7 until Latu claims the spot- which he will.

It won't hurt Latu to get some experience filling in at centre & #13 on occasion if required, adding the to the halves as well.

The more he plays, the better he will get. Some will suggest he play 7 in KOE, and on occasion I will agree. But we lack at genuine ball player at lock, don't have a proper utility forward to cover more than #9 on the bench. So Latu fits that need.

 

[Buttface]

I was always of the belief that at one stage, I think around the time of his 2nd ACL, that Doueihi was on around $650k, the next 2 one year extensions on considerably less.

No idea what this new 2 year deal is but around $400k give or take a bit seems to be what is being tossed around by most.

Some it would appear are just tossing off. 🤣

He returned to us as a young gun FB, off the back of his rabbits debut filling in very well at FB and into their finals run. (From memory).
He obviously hated those few extra weeks and decided to come here. 😜
He played us and Fruit Pascals against ckickens or dogs and yeah I think we paid 650ish for 3, and we were all aboard the Doobie Express.
A hundred faked injuries, a few real ones, a thousand missed tackles, a few tries, some revised contracts and here we are jumping aboard again.
Seriously though, =\<$400 is a fair deal for both parties and where they are at.
I said a week back I’d be happy with 400ish on 1, so to hear it’s just under at 2 is a great result. We gave a little (extra year), and he gave a little (<$400 and <opposition’s offer).
A long time ago I was told by a very smart negotiator and poker player “If both parties come away from a negotiation fairly happy, but not giggling, then the correct and fair result was probably achieved”.
I bet Richo has heard that before, whereas Fruit Pascals just learnt something new. 😎
I think this is what’s happened here with Doobs, and although I have been critical, he is my fav player until our next game out of respect for the way he has handled these negotiations. I was a bit concerned when he engaged with Isuk Measles. I thought the circus was about to hit concord again.

Choo Choo, all aboard the Doobie Express!!!

 

[marzie]

Why has everybody convinced themselves he’s on 400k?

Original offer was 1 yr 350k. Upped to 2 yrs 400k which he accepted

 

[clontarfkid]

We paid overs for Stefano to come to the club and that is how/why we got him, he never got unders playing for us.

He was always paid on what he mite be one day based on his physical presence....but never his effort
That day never arrived at WTs...still isnt arriving at Storm.though must concede he is improving with bellyaches size 10 up his backside

 

[clontarfkid]

Original offer was 1 yr 350k. Upped to 2 yrs 400k which he accepted

Its a bargain cf our other halves...AD is actually winning us games!!

 

[watersider]

I was thinking about it and he's made a lot of sacrifices by staying here. At st George he'd have a much clearer path to either a halves role or at 13. They're pretty weak across all those positions. With us he's accepting, it seems, a utility role with no guarantee of position anywhere. Shows he does truly feel loyal to the club if he has in fact accepted less money. This impacts not only his next contract but the one after it as at the dragons he'd be a much better chance of showing his halves skills where with us he is no guarantee.

Doueihi has his faults but the biggest issue with him had been his tackling. Having improved there he's a quality player to have re-signed and I appreciate he's one of few players recently who have genuine affection for the club.