JAC

[bradex]

JAC has has received brilliant service from skilled / smart players in his time at the Storm which has helped him to become the player he is today. I am afraid that he will be impeded with us as he will not receive this same service from skilled and smart people inside of him (as there are none) therefore regress as a player. Is it really worth chasing him? I can’t see our progress coming from this one signing.
I would rather pay overs for a quality half back first and foremost and build from there.

 

[JC99]

JAC has has received brilliant service from skilled / smart players in his time at the Storm which has helped him to become the player he is today. I am afraid that he will be impeded with us as he will not receive this same service from skilled and smart people inside of him (as there are none) therefore regress as a player. Is it really worth chasing him? I can’t see our progress coming from this one signing.
I would rather pay overs for a quality half back first and foremost and build from there.

When he was a rookie playing in a rubbish team for us he scored amazing tries now he’s won two premierships and is probably 5 times the player. He will play well no matter where he is.

 

[05TIGZZ]

My opinion on on JAC. I would love to have him but we can't blow the bank on him.
Wingers are the cream on top for good sides. It is still all about the spine. Look at the top 4 sides.
JAC is not going to turn around a club in my opinion, not will any winger. He will make a difference, absolutely, but I would not count on his signing catapulting us to the top 4. Therefore ,we should make a reasonable offer, and be prepared to walk away if his demands are too high.
Imagine $800k, plus losing tatau? Also need to factor in missing games for origin etc and I really can't believe some people's "sign at all costs" thinking.

Until Madge settles on his spine, we will be stuck in the same position.

This also applies to the dogs, can't believe they would pay more than already reported.

I just don’t get the difference between jac and Latrell why offer Latrell 1 mill and not JAC


Similar players who haven’t played 1 in nrl before

Agreed. It was reckless to offer latrell that. I think we dodged a bullet (pun intended) there.
Maybe they saw more value because of goal kicking?

What bullet did we dodge? Once LM got fit he was killing it at the Rabbitohs. I’d even say they win the grand final if he stays on the field. If we had gotten LM then it would have been a no brainer for JAC.

We just need one big name signing . One player to show confidence to come here and like sheep other players will follow.

 

[tony soprano]

My opinion on on JAC. I would love to have him but we can't blow the bank on him.
Wingers are the cream on top for good sides. It is still all about the spine. Look at the top 4 sides.
JAC is not going to turn around a club in my opinion, not will any winger. He will make a difference, absolutely, but I would not count on his signing catapulting us to the top 4. Therefore ,we should make a reasonable offer, and be prepared to walk away if his demands are too high.
Imagine $800k, plus losing tatau? Also need to factor in missing games for origin etc and I really can't believe some people's "sign at all costs" thinking.

Until Madge settles on his spine, we will be stuck in the same position.

This also applies to the dogs, can't believe they would pay more than already reported.

I just don’t get the difference between jac and Latrell why offer Latrell 1 mill and not JAC


Similar players who haven’t played 1 in nrl before

Agreed. It was reckless to offer latrell that. I think we dodged a bullet (pun intended) there.
Maybe they saw more value because of goal kicking?

What bullet did we dodge? Once LM got fit he was killing it at the Rabbitohs. I’d even say they win the grand final if he stays on the field. If we had gotten LM then it would have been a no brainer for JAC.

We just need one big name signing . One player to show confidence to come here and like sheep other players will follow.

Think he’s talking about the $$ value not Latrell ability

 

[jadtiger]

My opinion on on JAC. I would love to have him but we can't blow the bank on him.
Wingers are the cream on top for good sides. It is still all about the spine. Look at the top 4 sides.
JAC is not going to turn around a club in my opinion, not will any winger. He will make a difference, absolutely, but I would not count on his signing catapulting us to the top 4. Therefore ,we should make a reasonable offer, and be prepared to walk away if his demands are too high.
Imagine $800k, plus losing tatau? Also need to factor in missing games for origin etc and I really can't believe some people's "sign at all costs" thinking.

Until Madge settles on his spine, we will be stuck in the same position.

This also applies to the dogs, can't believe they would pay more than already reported.

I just don’t get the difference between jac and Latrell why offer Latrell 1 mill and not JAC


Similar players who haven’t played 1 in nrl before

Agreed. It was reckless to offer latrell that. I think we dodged a bullet (pun intended) there.
Maybe they saw more value because of goal kicking?

What bullet did we dodge? Once LM got fit he was killing it at the Rabbitohs. I’d even say they win the grand final if he stays on the field. If we had gotten LM then it would have been a no brainer for JAC.

We just need one big name signing . One player to show confidence to come here and like sheep other players will follow.

Disagree on LM he was not "killing it" and souffs pack were never going to win them a premiership

 

[twentyforty]

My opinion on on JAC. I would love to have him but we can't blow the bank on him.
Wingers are the cream on top for good sides. It is still all about the spine. Look at the top 4 sides.
JAC is not going to turn around a club in my opinion, not will any winger. He will make a difference, absolutely, but I would not count on his signing catapulting us to the top 4. Therefore ,we should make a reasonable offer, and be prepared to walk away if his demands are too high.
Imagine $800k, plus losing tatau? Also need to factor in missing games for origin etc and I really can't believe some people's "sign at all costs" thinking.

Until Madge settles on his spine, we will be stuck in the same position.

This also applies to the dogs, can't believe they would pay more than already reported.

I just don’t get the difference between jac and Latrell why offer Latrell 1 mill and not JAC


Similar players who haven’t played 1 in nrl before

Agreed. It was reckless to offer latrell that. I think we dodged a bullet (pun intended) there.
Maybe they saw more value because of goal kicking?

What bullet did we dodge? Once LM got fit he was killing it at the Rabbitohs. I’d even say they win the grand final if he stays on the field. If we had gotten LM then it would have been a no brainer for JAC.

We just need one big name signing . One player to show confidence to come here and like sheep other players will follow.

Disagree on LM he was not "killing it" and souffs pack were never going to win them a premiership

LM still has a way to go before he is matching it with the top 10 number ones. imo

 

[JC99]

Latrell was playing very well at fullback by the end of the season and was a big loss for them. Certainly was playing better than anyone we had at fullback

 

[twentyforty]

Latrell was playing very well at fullback by the end of the season and was a big loss for them. Certainly was playing better than anyone we had at fullback

Yep, better than Doueihi, Mbye but not as good as Alex Johnston. But there’s a lot of upside in LM. I have my doubts that he will ever have a 6 pack like JAC though.

 

[JC99]

Latrell was playing very well at fullback by the end of the season and was a big loss for them. Certainly was playing better than anyone we had at fullback


Yep, better than Doueihi, Mbye but not as good as Alex Johnston. But there’s a lot of upside in LM. I have my doubts that he will ever have a 6 pack like JAC though.

They would play very different at the back. LM didn’t do many hard carries through the middle and did all his work running in the back line and playmaking

JAC would have more runs up the middle and would run off our other players and do more support play instead of playmaking like LM. I’m sure he has some decent passing as well though.

As we saw with LM it takes time adjusting but good players can do it. If we did get JAC we shouldn’t give up on him if he doesn’t kill it straight away

 

[Tigercrb]

My opinion on on JAC. I would love to have him but we can't blow the bank on him.
Wingers are the cream on top for good sides. It is still all about the spine. Look at the top 4 sides.
JAC is not going to turn around a club in my opinion, not will any winger. He will make a difference, absolutely, but I would not count on his signing catapulting us to the top 4. Therefore ,we should make a reasonable offer, and be prepared to walk away if his demands are too high.
Imagine $800k, plus losing tatau? Also need to factor in missing games for origin etc and I really can't believe some people's "sign at all costs" thinking.

Until Madge settles on his spine, we will be stuck in the same position.

This also applies to the dogs, can't believe they would pay more than already reported.

I just don’t get the difference between jac and Latrell why offer Latrell 1 mill and not JAC


Similar players who haven’t played 1 in nrl before

Agreed. It was reckless to offer latrell that. I think we dodged a bullet (pun intended) there.
Maybe they saw more value because of goal kicking?

What bullet did we dodge? Once LM got fit he was killing it at the Rabbitohs. I’d even say they win the grand final if he stays on the field. If we had gotten LM then it would have been a no brainer for JAC.

We just need one big name signing . One player to show confidence to come here and like sheep other players will follow.

I was pointing out we the contract we offered was reckless. No doubt every club would love LM in their side but not on the money we were allegedly offering.

LM on 600k at South's is a good signing
LM at tigers on $1.1 MIL for 4 years is not

I thought he was excelled the last month before he got injured. Prior to that he was bad. He was getting subbed mid game and replaced by Johnston.

We would not be signing JAC now either, as we would not have the salary cap to afford him.

 

[05TIGZZ]

My opinion on on JAC. I would love to have him but we can't blow the bank on him.
Wingers are the cream on top for good sides. It is still all about the spine. Look at the top 4 sides.
JAC is not going to turn around a club in my opinion, not will any winger. He will make a difference, absolutely, but I would not count on his signing catapulting us to the top 4. Therefore ,we should make a reasonable offer, and be prepared to walk away if his demands are too high.
Imagine $800k, plus losing tatau? Also need to factor in missing games for origin etc and I really can't believe some people's "sign at all costs" thinking.

Until Madge settles on his spine, we will be stuck in the same position.

This also applies to the dogs, can't believe they would pay more than already reported.

I just don’t get the difference between jac and Latrell why offer Latrell 1 mill and not JAC


Similar players who haven’t played 1 in nrl before

Agreed. It was reckless to offer latrell that. I think we dodged a bullet (pun intended) there.
Maybe they saw more value because of goal kicking?

What bullet did we dodge? Once LM got fit he was killing it at the Rabbitohs. I’d even say they win the grand final if he stays on the field. If we had gotten LM then it would have been a no brainer for JAC.

We just need one big name signing . One player to show confidence to come here and like sheep other players will follow.

I was pointing out we the contract we offered was reckless. No doubt every club would love LM in their side but not on the money we were allegedly offering.

LM on 600k at South's is a good signing
LM at tigers on $1.1 MIL for 4 years is not

I thought he was excelled the last month before he got injured. Prior to that he was bad. He was getting subbed mid game and replaced by Johnston.

We would not be signing JAC now either, as we would not have the salary cap to afford him.

I think most people would have been happy to pay LM $1.1m. Not saying he is worth that much, but we just need a big name signing to build the confidence around the club, to the media and other players considering coming here. We need to pay overs for players until we become a successful club.

 

[05TIGZZ]

My opinion on on JAC. I would love to have him but we can't blow the bank on him.
Wingers are the cream on top for good sides. It is still all about the spine. Look at the top 4 sides.
JAC is not going to turn around a club in my opinion, not will any winger. He will make a difference, absolutely, but I would not count on his signing catapulting us to the top 4. Therefore ,we should make a reasonable offer, and be prepared to walk away if his demands are too high.
Imagine $800k, plus losing tatau? Also need to factor in missing games for origin etc and I really can't believe some people's "sign at all costs" thinking.

Until Madge settles on his spine, we will be stuck in the same position.

This also applies to the dogs, can't believe they would pay more than already reported.

I just don’t get the difference between jac and Latrell why offer Latrell 1 mill and not JAC


Similar players who haven’t played 1 in nrl before

Agreed. It was reckless to offer latrell that. I think we dodged a bullet (pun intended) there.
Maybe they saw more value because of goal kicking?

What bullet did we dodge? Once LM got fit he was killing it at the Rabbitohs. I’d even say they win the grand final if he stays on the field. If we had gotten LM then it would have been a no brainer for JAC.

We just need one big name signing . One player to show confidence to come here and like sheep other players will follow.

Disagree on LM he was not "killing it" and souffs pack were never going to win them a premiership

"I said at the start of the year he was a centre – I was so wrong," Johns admitted.
"He was coming into great form at fullback.
"He looked fit, physically and mentally… well done Latrell, he proved me wrong."

You swap Corey Alan for Latrell Mitchell in the major semi and Rabbitohs win that game.

 

[momo_amp_medo]

Putting a deadline on a contract offer is a sure fire way to make sure the player DOESNT sign the deal. It has never worked in the past we can’t do it now, there’s no rush here we don’t have to demand he sign straight away or the offer is pulled

Understand what you are saying but can you explain why not..

We are just been a doormat for the player and his agent. They sit there and say to themselves look the Tigers are here as our back up plan if all else falls through.. Lets push this out for a month or 2 so your preferred teams have the time to move pieces around and increase there offer. In this time we could miss out on other opportunities they may pop up and we are certainly not in a position to wait for left overs. I can also see it could backfire and he says well i'm out then but hey at least we have understanding of where we are at..
There is Pro's and Con's to both but can you imagine this forum in 5 weeks time when he decides to go to South for 400k on the wing...

Side note - It is also a must about how you do this as you don't go in and demand that a decision is made by this date , it needs to be sold in a professional manner so they understand why and that other decisions are waiting in the back ground that need to be made. Make him feel wanted and sell it to him..

I know what you are saying, but you just keep talking to their players and when someone says yes you remove the other offers. Deadline mean almost as much as contracts

Agree and would hope our recruitment team are on this regardless of JAC decision.

I have confidence in our recruitment team to not make the mistakes of the past.

Who is your source ?

Me lol

Gotta admit feels like the JAC contract is playing out better than LM, we were wrapping him all day every day, chasing him to Taree, kissing his boots. Paying overs. Seems like the team have played JAC better, still hoping for a result.

Let’s face it, unfortunately the writing is on the wall.
Souths are unloading Joseph Suaalii And James Roberts because they have JAC In their grasp, just need to free-up the cap space - DITTO with the Latrell Mitchell saga over last summer.
Souths are able to push Doughe and now Roberts out the door when they find someone better, Roosters are able to push Flanagan and now possibly Angus Chrighton when they want to move Joseph Suaalii into their squad.
All these players are/we’re still under contract.
Tigers have an under performing Dad’s Army component but we are unable to move any of them on - only Matterson where we attempted a Storm-like player swap but relented and handed him over without a trade or compensation.... zero negotiation skills from the Tigers, not as if we had to let the soon leave!
Now we want a superstar in JAC from the Storm but they are playing hard ball for a like-for-like trade. Which club seems more professional?

Ah ..... naaaah!

 

[momo_amp_medo]

Latrell was playing very well at fullback by the end of the season and was a big loss for them. Certainly was playing better than anyone we had at fullback

For a $1m+ we were going to pay for him he definitely would not have earned his money.
For what Souths was paying him he probably came close to about 60% of that mark.
His form didn’t reach anywhere near to six Top fullbacks this year.
He was a flop and we dodged a bullet.
And if you expect JAC to earn any of those fullback incentives if he signs for us in 2021 then you’ll be disappointed.
The guy is a great winger and that’s all.

 

[Russell]

Putting a deadline on a contract offer is a sure fire way to make sure the player DOESNT sign the deal. It has never worked in the past we can’t do it now, there’s no rush here we don’t have to demand he sign straight away or the offer is pulled

Understand what you are saying but can you explain why not..

We are just been a doormat for the player and his agent. They sit there and say to themselves look the Tigers are here as our back up plan if all else falls through.. Lets push this out for a month or 2 so your preferred teams have the time to move pieces around and increase there offer. In this time we could miss out on other opportunities they may pop up and we are certainly not in a position to wait for left overs. I can also see it could backfire and he says well i'm out then but hey at least we have understanding of where we are at..
There is Pro's and Con's to both but can you imagine this forum in 5 weeks time when he decides to go to South for 400k on the wing...

Side note - It is also a must about how you do this as you don't go in and demand that a decision is made by this date , it needs to be sold in a professional manner so they understand why and that other decisions are waiting in the back ground that need to be made. Make him feel wanted and sell it to him..

I know what you are saying, but you just keep talking to their players and when someone says yes you remove the other offers. Deadline mean almost as much as contracts

Agree and would hope our recruitment team are on this regardless of JAC decision.

I have confidence in our recruitment team to not make the mistakes of the past.

Who is your source ?

Me lol

Gotta admit feels like the JAC contract is playing out better than LM, we were wrapping him all day every day, chasing him to Taree, kissing his boots. Paying overs. Seems like the team have played JAC better, still hoping for a result.

Let’s face it, unfortunately the writing is on the wall.
Souths are unloading Joseph Suaalii And James Roberts because they have JAC In their grasp, just need to free-up the cap space - DITTO with the Latrell Mitchell saga over last summer.
Souths are able to push Doughe and now Roberts out the door when they find someone better, Roosters are able to push Flanagan and now possibly Angus Chrighton when they want to move Joseph Suaalii into their squad.
All these players are/we’re still under contract.
Tigers have an under performing Dad’s Army component but we are unable to move any of them on - only Matterson where we attempted a Storm-like player swap but relented and handed him over without a trade or compensation.... zero negotiation skills from the Tigers, not as if we had to let the soon leave!
Now we want a superstar in JAC from the Storm but they are playing hard ball for a like-for-like trade. Which club seems more professional?

Like to see Souffs and Rorters move Mbye, Reynolds, Packer etc. on.

Personally don't think we would have any trouble moving Flanagan, Chrighton or Suaali on.

Easy to be professional if the roles were reversed Tony.

 

[Russell]

What is the latest on Saab?

They're still in production despite Covid running rampart.

 

[TigerWest]

My opinion on on JAC. I would love to have him but we can't blow the bank on him.
Wingers are the cream on top for good sides. It is still all about the spine. Look at the top 4 sides.
JAC is not going to turn around a club in my opinion, not will any winger. He will make a difference, absolutely, but I would not count on his signing catapulting us to the top 4. Therefore ,we should make a reasonable offer, and be prepared to walk away if his demands are too high.
Imagine $800k, plus losing tatau? Also need to factor in missing games for origin etc and I really can't believe some people's "sign at all costs" thinking.

Until Madge settles on his spine, we will be stuck in the same position.

This also applies to the dogs, can't believe they would pay more than already reported.

I just don’t get the difference between jac and Latrell why offer Latrell 1 mill and not JAC


Similar players who haven’t played 1 in nrl before

Agreed. It was reckless to offer latrell that. I think we dodged a bullet (pun intended) there.
Maybe they saw more value because of goal kicking?

What bullet did we dodge? Once LM got fit he was killing it at the Rabbitohs. I’d even say they win the grand final if he stays on the field. If we had gotten LM then it would have been a no brainer for JAC.

We just need one big name signing . One player to show confidence to come here and like sheep other players will follow.

I was pointing out we the contract we offered was reckless. No doubt every club would love LM in their side but not on the money we were allegedly offering.

LM on 600k at South's is a good signing
LM at tigers on $1.1 MIL for 4 years is not

I thought he was excelled the last month before he got injured. Prior to that he was bad. He was getting subbed mid game and replaced by Johnston.

We would not be signing JAC now either, as we would not have the salary cap to afford him.

I think most people would have been happy to pay LM $1.1m. Not saying he is worth that much, but we just need a big name signing to build the confidence around the club, to the media and other players considering coming here. We need to pay overs for players until we become a successful club.

Exactly, we are not a “go to” club at the moment.

I can still remember when Easts were a bottom feeder club, who started raiding successful clubs of their talent, prob paying overs, now they have top line players lining up to go there, they toss out players we can only hope to get.

But I do believe it’s all a cycle, hard to stay on top forever, our turn will come.

 

[Deleted member 3518]

i wonder how much this will hurt many fans / sponsors if we don't sign him

for us dyed in the wool supporters its same ol same ol ......

Think we’re at rock bottom in terms of commercial reputation, the only way is up really. If we miss JAC we’re still at rock bottom.

Yet in the top 6 of corporate revenue...go figure..

I haven’t see that stat reported before. Be interesting to see what the club is doing with it, certainly not turning it into a desirable location to play NRL.

Says who ? So we messed up with the 25-30 range by stinking up the joint and running a dog and pony show , when these guys were young and impressionable. If that’s the general consensus , well that’s hard to argue if there’s a conscious and unconscious bias against us .
But we can now show the young kids 18-24 that hey , we have an elite coach , an elite performance unit waiting on facilities to match , a strong culture , a dormant supporter base waiting to unleash 15 years of wrath , and return the club to where it promised to be 15 years ago, and where it’s strong heritage over the last 112 years of combined winning demands us to be .

Seriously , just look how Benji and Robbie are revered. Could you imagine , truely sustained success , ala the storm , patriots Richmond tigers (recently) Crusaders etc. It’s waiting there, sitting there , for that type of player who wants to be an immortal one day.
Look at Blocker and Siro ,Benny, Gary jack they never won anything , and could easily be called out by the casual fan. And that’s just the Orange and black side.
Look at the way the wests fans revere , thier club legends.
This has been instilled in our kids , who are just waiting .
This type of message should be sent to these young players .
And I guarantee the Doueihi of the world , who want to be great , would want to be apart of that. They just needed to see that it wasn’t a fairytale but an actionable plan .
That’s honestly what I think we can ,and are, selling these young elite kids.

It certainly happened at the Richmond Tigers. They were a basketcase, not having made finals for nearly a decade. Solid management and backing some good young kids started their new journey. They are now a powerhouse. Fingers crossed for our Tigers.

For the patriots as well . They were a joke for most of thier existence , until the Cleveland browns management had a fight with the local council and moved the team to Baltimore, and their head coach went to New England instead.

 

[Tiger5150]

NRL 2020: Bulldogs target Isaah Yeo, Stephen Crichton after Kyle Flanagan signing
It’s no secret Matt Burton is a key target but new Bulldogs coach Trent Barrett has two even bigger Penrith scalps in his sights. Canterbury’s growing hit list here.
Matt Burton is already a key target, and now Canterbury has drawn up a Panthers priority list which includes NSW State of Origin stars Stephen Crichton and Isaah Yeo.
It comes after the Bulldogs signed Penrith assistant Trent Barrett as head coach and aggressive Panthers forward Jack Hetherington.
While Burton is Canterbury’s main choice, the Bulldogs are closely monitoring Crichton and Yeo, who come off contract after next season.
The developments come as Canterbury confirmed the signing of Sydney Roosters halfback Kyle Flanagan to a three-year deal. A Burton-Flanagan halves combination could -potentially lift Canterbury into a top eight contender.
All NRL players coming off contract after next season can be officially approached from this Sunday.
Should they sign Burton, Canterbury hope he may arrive for next season although there is no indication Penrith would offer an early release.
The Daily Telegraph has also learnt Melbourne, North Queensland and Wests Tigers have an interest in Burton. Barrett was at Canterbury’s Belmore headquarters on Monday but after a long year at Penrith has taken a week’s holiday. He has a strong relationship with all Panthers players. Penrith has the most talent of any NRL club coming off contract after next year, including Burton, Crichton, Yeo, Jarome Luai, Kurt Capewell, Mitch Kenny, Spencer Leniu, Brent Naden, Josh Mansour and Zane Tetevano.
Yeo and Crichton could command salaries of between $500,000 and $600,000 a season. The Panthers are desperately hoping to retain all their grand finals stars.
Crichton’s brother, Bulldogs winger, Christian, comes off contract at Belmore after next season. While wanting to be strategic, Canterbury will have some cash to splash for 2022. Other NRL star players coming off after next season include Kotoni Staggs, Dale Finucane, Jahrome Hughes, Mitchell Pearce, Nathan Brown, Blake Ferguson, Maika Sivo, Jarome Luai, Dane Gagai, Adam Reynolds, Junior Tatola, Cameron McInnes, Corey Norman, Angus Crichton, James Tedesco, Daniel Tupou and David Nofoaluma,
They can receive offers from midnight on Sunday. Tedesco is shortly expected to announce a new five-year, $6m deal at Bondi.
Canterbury remains hopeful but not overly confident of signing Melbourne and NSW star Josh Addo-Carr. The club is insisting they have not yet made him an offer.
Addo-Carr is attracted to South Sydney but would be unable to play his preferred fullback spot at Redfern because of good mate, Latrell Mitchell. Wests Tigers also remain a chance of signing Addo-Carr.
Barrett is a huge fan of Addo-Carr. All negotiations have been delayed given Addo-Carr will be in NSW camp for the next four weeks.
Canterbury confirmed 22-year-old Flanagan’s signing on Tuesday ¬morning.
“Kyle is a quality all-round footballer, who will bring game management and a strong kicking component to our halves, as well as having the potential to grow as a player under Trent Barrett and his coaching staff,” said Bulldogs CEO, Andrew Hill.
“We are putting together a squad that has the right qualities and everyone is excited about getting back together for the pre-season in what we believe is a new beginning for the club. We can’t wait for Kyle to be a part of that.”

What happened to Barrett not raiding the Panthers talent? That was short lived. He will be on the Panthers most hated list.

Agree... Also if the JAC wants to go to South is correct We must put a deadline on this as we cannot wait another 4 weeks to be burnt again... We are not a doormat and if he wants our money and fullback spot he needs to grow up and make the call..


Why?

Why not... Read my last few posts as that explain it.

Give him the deadline but advise we would entertain it again when his ready but if we sign other player/s in the meantime it could reduce our offer and/or we may not even have a spot left.
It's like buying a house... You find one and you like it and happy with the price but say to the owner, Can you give me 4 more weeks to look around to see if I can get a better house and deal elsewhere and if not I will come back... No chance that happens in the real world.

You realise that the club is the one selling the house? We are selling ourselves. Back to your house selling analogy, the Tigers are selling the house and telling a potential purchaser to "hurry up",,,,......how would that go down? There are other houses to buy.

 

[JC99]

Latrell was playing very well at fullback by the end of the season and was a big loss for them. Certainly was playing better than anyone we had at fullback

For a $1m+ we were going to pay for him he definitely would not have earned his money.
For what Souths was paying him he probably came close to about 60% of that mark.
His form didn’t reach anywhere near to six Top fullbacks this year.
He was a flop and we dodged a bullet.
And if you expect JAC to earn any of those fullback incentives if he signs for us in 2021 then you’ll be disappointed.
The guy is a great winger and that’s all.

JAC could definitely be a good fullback if he works hard enough at it. His pace alone would make him a weapon there, all he would have to learn is the defensive side really

As for LM Souths definitely got their money’s worth. He was playing very well and I would argue he was top 6 before his injury. Yeah for this year we would’ve been paying overs but look how much he improved that would’ve only continued and he would’ve been worth it eventually, sometimes you have to take a short term hit for long term gain. Doesn’t really matter considering he’s at Souths and doing good