@Russell said in [JAC](/post/1282651) said:@JC99 said in [JAC](/post/1282509) said:@balmain-boy said in [JAC](/post/1282502) said:This can only be considered as a massive failure for our recruitment team at our club. There was an elite player who wanted to join us, and agreed to join us, and yet we still couldn't get the deal done. How he chooses the Dogs over us when they seemingly offered the exact same deal we did is beyond me. They've now signed two origin backs and we've signed an injury prone player with massive off field issues.
He's not joining his brothers at souths, he's joining losers at the dogs instead or returning 'home' to us, a club he's supported and shown his appreciation of the club in the past. What happened. How did we turn him off us so quickly?!
I can only imagine our signing him to the MOU only to then not arrange a trade for him. Failing to trade inferior players for far superior players is a massive fail for the club and a plus for the dogs. They still have no spine and a lot of money tied up in a handful of players so they're going to have no depth. They've just signed MWZ for example
Something clearly went wrong. It might not have been the club at all though, he was keen and ready to come then something happened and he changed his mind. Could’ve been something the club did or could’ve been outside influences getting in his head. Either way it’s very disappointing we couldn’t get it done - hopefully they make us feel better by getting someone else decent for 2022
I think we changed our minds.
We made the offer, he stayed with Storm for 21 and wouldn't sign for 22 - we dropped out of the race, that is what Lee said.
We didn't lose to Dogs we dropped out of the race. Personally glad we did.
Yeah we dropped out for 2022 but he changed his mind on 2021 too, probably why they pulled out. Seems like he got cold feet