David Klemmer #264

@stevetiger said:
@magpiecol said:
$700K a year. No thanks.

You have to be careful with signing players on these dollars don't you.
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Yeah - I dont think it has anything to do with being careful you either pay that much or you dont get them - and someone else will.
 
There needs to be an element of value for money. There is no way Klem is anywhere near as good as Woods.

Woods is a consistant warrior, a true legend in the making. Klem is at present at best an impact forward.

I would have liked him here at the club for the right contract not 700K
 
Lets wait and see what happens. This is a bulldogs team with Tolman (2017), Graham(2018) and Kasiano (2018) all signed up so Klemmer is in effect the number 4 prop plus they have Llyod Perrett (2018) on the books for decent coin so if we can't offer him a fortune then the dogs would offer less.

I can't see Klemmer staying at the dogs to be honest even if just on the basis that he will want to be a starting prop and he just isn't at the dogs given how Dessie has them play. I'm not saying he will be at the Tigers just can't see him staying at the Dogs.

As for 700K. What you have to remember is the salary cap is expected to be $10 million from 2018 I believe plus with 3rd parties of up to $2 million for some clubs then the average NRL player will be on $480k a year so all of a sudden $700k is a reasonable price for an Origin player esp given the bottom few in each squad aren't on much money and given Klemmer is a marketable figure and had a great Origin series
 
@Spartan117 said:
There needs to be an element of value for money. There is no way Klem is anywhere near as good as Woods.

Woods is a consistant warrior, a true legend in the making. Klem is at present at best an impact forward.

I would have liked him here at the club for the right contract not 700K
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IMHO, only Woods, Bromwich and Scott can claim $600-700k. I agree also that Klammer is different type of prop, more like 20-30 minutes per game, impact player. Because of that, he cannot be paid the top 'prop' money', like props that can play 60' + per game.
 
Contracts seem to be for players convenience nowadays. Possibly ensuring he ups the ante by already being on considerable coin when the time comes.
 
@Telltails said:
@stevetiger said:
@magpiecol said:
$700K a year. No thanks.

You have to be careful with signing players on these dollars don't you.

Yeah - I dont think it has anything to do with being careful you either pay that much or you dont get them - and someone else will.
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I agree but I think that is okay. Getting the right squad means not overpaying for certain players.
 
If the Bulldogs are prepared to pay Klemmer $700 to secure him then I trust that they knew if they didnt another club would. You either have to meet the market, or you continue to recruit like we did this year. Time will tell who comes off better.
 
@stevetiger said:
@Telltails said:
@stevetiger said:
@magpiecol said:
$700K a year. No thanks.

You have to be careful with signing players on these dollars don't you.

Yeah - I dont think it has anything to do with being careful you either pay that much or you dont get them - and someone else will.

I agree but I think that is okay. Getting the right squad means not overpaying for certain players.
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I think it's been mentioned about the cap changes and how TPA's factor into a deal like this. I don't think $700k is overpaying TBH. You take a TPA out of that and you're probably talking $400k on a much higher cap in 2017.

We lack a quality player with any real consistent aggression to drive us now after Taupau has left. Sure, the QLD boys or Edwards could fill that mold, but it sounds like they aren't near firsts.

A player like that is so important when the chips are down and the boys are lacking in morale. I still remember Keithy's rampage in the Canberra semi final.

He would be a good signing in my opinion. For me, our backline is fine. We've got points in us. We need someone who the opposition is going to fear and is going to bruise them up a bit.
 
I thought I saw something on Facebook the other day with a photo and a caption Dogs for Life. Anyway if the NRL gets serious about the salary cap and the TPA'S there will be plenty of quality players on the market for the 2017 season. Anyway a lot can happen in six months,you never know what position might need fixing. Also a contract means nothing these days
 
Much as I would love to have him - he is not worth that type of money IMHO.

TPA's would cover the extra from about what he is worth (450k in my opinion) but we don't have someone prepared to pay the extra 250-300k. Harry wouldn't want to know about that and there is no one else.

If he wants to stay at the "Dogs" or he wants 700-750k good luck to him.
Would be good in Tiger's colours but we could get 2 pretty good "Mongrels" for that instead of just one.
 
He'd be a great signing, lol what are u talking about….
He's on track to being one of the best front rowers in the comp.
 
Id have him for 700k for sure. As mentioned salary cup is increasing by 4 million and he will become one of the best props in the NRL in the next few years

Manly paid 700k for Taupau
 
He would certainly add starch to our forward pack and I think he would work well with Woods. It's still a hard concept to see him in Tigers colours though given the Bulldogs are a strong club and we're on struggle street.
 
I've always been of the opinion that you need to spend most of your money in the backs and backrow. I wouldn't be a fan of having two international props if we were weak in the halves or centres.

I always think you can get good mileage out of modestly priced props.
 
@jirskyr said:
I've always been of the opinion that you need to spend most of your money in the backs and backrow. I wouldn't be a fan of having two international props if we were weak in the halves or centres.

I always think you can get good mileage out of modestly priced props.
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I agree. I think we've got a good value prop rotation this year. We're overpaying for what we have at hooker, second row and in the halves (on last season's form). I'd rather invest in Taumalolo or Papalii or someone in that mould than Klemmer (although I don't think we're a realistic shot at any of those players).
 
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