I think everyone already knows that the Tigers let Austin go because they had a truck load of cash tired up in Moses on a long term contract and Austen has shown his class by not having a cheap shot at the Tigers. I just think a better option would have been to play Austen at no6 and bring Moses along a little slower, he still would have got plenty of game time, with injuries and players being unavailable.
The good thing it has worked out really well for Austen and Moses being thrown in at the deep end will probably fast forward his development a bit even if his form has not been that flash
I think even then Austin would have wanted to leave.
Knowing you're only going to be kept on for another 12 months isn't great and Austin is better than that.
The opportunity to have a long term halves position would have been much more appealing to him.
If Austin played for us like he's been playing for the Raiders, the supporters would have burnt down the grandstand if the club had of moved him after the season he's having.
That's the trouble with putting all your eggs( or in this case, Dollars) in an untried basket.
No one in authority would've wanted to be the one to admit that maybe they had misjudged
Either player.
So whatever anyone's personal opinion is , we have a small , weak, ( though Courageous ) defender, who hasn't shown much improvement in his time in first grade.
All we can do is hope that he starts to show that he is capable to be in the grade that he's
In. If he does that then that's good,
If he doesn't , I just hope that those in charge recognise that , and look elsewhere before it
Gets too far down the track
I guess that that's the risk that's run when clubs or coaches give gauranteed positions to young players .
