Anasta Let go from Roosters

@Marshall_magic said:
The general perception I get from other RL fans is that Braith is not one of the more popular players in the NRL, and when he has a bad game people will queue up to lay the boot into him, although it's not as bad now as it was 2-3 seasons ago.

Yeah I know. I just don't understand why. He doesn't get into any trouble does he?
 
@alien said:
@Marshall_magic said:
The general perception I get from other RL fans is that Braith is not one of the more popular players in the NRL, and when he has a bad game people will queue up to lay the boot into him, although it's not as bad now as it was 2-3 seasons ago.

Yeah I know. I just don't understand why. He doesn't get into any trouble does he?

You're guess is as good as mine, I always thought he seemed like a pretty decent guy, plus he told Ben Cummins he's off his head, what's not to like?
 
@alien said:
@Marshall_magic said:
The general perception I get from other RL fans is that Braith is not one of the more popular players in the NRL, and when he has a bad game people will queue up to lay the boot into him, although it's not as bad now as it was 2-3 seasons ago.

Yeah I know. I just don't understand why. He doesn't get into any trouble does he?

Anasta has always been one of the better behaved players off the field.
 
He was easily the player of the finals series last year - has experience with end of year footy, SOO, and Internationals

If there's any chance we can nab him it's worth it to our continued succes. He would fit into our playing style and culture as well.

Imagine a side containing Farah, Marshal, Moltzen and Anasta all causing havoc and feeding the likes of Ellis, Lawrence and Tuqiri…man we'd have some points in us.
 
It's not like he's going to be available straightaway, he's contracted to the Rorters this year but available for 2012.
Fair dinkum he should ask for a release because I wouldn't be keen going around for the Bondi mob this year.
Oh I forgot, he wanted to join the Cowboys but the Roosters canned that idea and only weeks later they are telling him he's gorn!.
Steve Noyce you should be ashamed, in a normal world Work Cover would have your arse for being a @#$%^&.
 
its just more roosters loyalty anasta will go (even though he was bulldog b4 hand ) and i bet minichello will go as well
and somehow they will have freed up enough $$$$ to spend big in the next offseason
i say more paper bags under the table will be going on
 
Sydney Roosters put Braith Anasta up for sale
Steve Gee From: The Daily Telegraph January 24, 2011 12:00AM

BRAITH Anasta yesterday hoisted up the For Sale sign on his career at Bondi.

The Roosters captain, who is off contract at the end of the year, has been left "confused and disappointed" after the club's CEO Steve Noyce told him that any offer of an extension would not be forthcoming for several months.

He is not alone. Easts greats Russell Fairfax and Artie Beetson yesterday led a chorus of condemnation over the treatment of Anasta after a season in which he led the Roosters to a grand final.

Anasta, 29, is willing to take a pay cut to play out his career with the club but the former Test player believes he will have to look elsewhere.

Asked whether that means he is on the market, Anasta told The Daily Telegraph: "You could say that. That's the natural process for any player. If you're unsure about you're future you have to consider other options and [my manager] Greg [Willett] will take care of that."

Although hurt by the saga, the Souths junior doesn't want sympathy, insisting it is a reality that all players face.

"I didn't want it to play out like this," Anasta said. "I didn't want to be looking elsewhere, but it looks like I may have to. I'm a bit confused about it all. I don't know what to do or say."

The North Queensland Cowboys tried to sign Anasta last year for 2011 but the Roosters moved heaven and earth to kill off rumours the skipper was unwanted. While there is no suggestion Anasta won't see out his contract, the latest development has fans and former players fuming.

Fairfax is adamant Anasta is in career-best form and deserving of a new deal.

"I'm in shock considering the back half of the season he had last year," Fairfax said.

"I never saw Braith perform better on and off the field. He led from the very front and was an inspiration to the side."

Beetson, who helped to lure Anasta to the Roosters from Canterbury in 2006, was scathing in his assessment.

"Nothing that they do there surprises me these days, particularly after what they did to Fitzy [Craig Fitzgibbon]," the Immortal said. "They've disappointed me with a lot of aspects over the last five years, even what they did to [former coach] Ricky [Stuart]."

Former Roosters coach Brad Fittler said Anasta can force the club's hand by delivering on the field.

"I just just think he's got to start the year well," Fittler said. "It's great motivation for him, so if he turns the focus on to his footy he'll do great."

Anasta earns more than $450,000 a season but is willing to take a pay cut to finish his career with the club.

And despite the snubbing, the veteran forward insists there is no ill-feeling.

"It's just the way the rugby league cycle and the salary cap works. I'm no different to anyone else. There's no bad blood," Anasta said.

None of the NRL clubs that the The Daily Telegraph contacted showed immediate interest in signing the former NSW Origin five-eighth.
 
**Anasta earns more than $450,000 a season but is willing to take a pay cut to finish his career with the club.**

Thats the issue here - Rorters want him but not at that price. Understandable (=)
 
And thats a fault of the salary cap. Anasta is worth more than he would be getting paid if he took a cut to stay at easts.
Same story with Gasnier at St George, no way he's worth $50,000 a year. Doesnt make it fair when clubs can keep players at a budget price of that callibre.
 
This happens everyday. James Aubusson was a talented player not even in his prime yet and got shafted by the Cocks. It only made the paper because it's Anasta. We don't need him either, got plenty of talented playmakers everywhere in our side. If Anasta really wants to play on top dollar when no one can afford to have him on the books, he can always take off to the ESL.
 
<big>Fan fury over Braith Anasta snub</big>
Steve Gee From: The Daily Telegraph January 24, 2011 12:00AM

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Snubbed … Braith Anasta during a Sydney Roosters training session at Kippax Lake. Source: Getty Images

ROOSTERS fans are up in arms over the club's decision to shop captain Braith Anasta around to rival clubs.
Members and supporters yesterday flooded supporters' forums in support of their captain, branding the club "disloyal".

Independent Roosters fans website thechookpen.com.au was a hotbed of protest.

Veteran Easts Leagues Club member Col McDonald, from Bondi Junction, wrote: "He'll be a tremendous loss. A great captain, a great rep player. I can only hope it's all rumours."

Others expressed sympathy after Anasta was told he was free to hit the open market.

"I feel awful for him. He really loves the club and to be basically told as the captain of the club that you're not welcome must be devastating," Cindy14 wrote.

Another fan was more blunt, posting: "Spewing. Who shops away their f ... ... captain?"

More than 100 fans signed an online petition calling on CEO Steve Noyce to retain Anasta beyond next season.

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Snubbed ... Braith Anasta. Source: The Daily Telegraph

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