Latrell Mitchell Contract Discussion

[Guest]

Sounds to me as we have publicly removed our offer so we can work on this behind the scenes with out any pressure fingers crossed anyways

The POM explained why. Mitchell himself isn't the issue, it's his manager who happens to be the roadblock.

 

[TJ21]

Sounds to me as we have publicly removed our offer so we can work on this behind the scenes with out any pressure fingers crossed anyways

The POM explained why. Mitchell himself isn't the issue, it's his manager who happens to be the roadblock.

@willow I said this a while ago. He has been terribly advised through this whole process

 

[Guest]

Sounds to me as we have publicly removed our offer so we can work on this behind the scenes with out any pressure fingers crossed anyways

The POM explained why. Mitchell himself isn't the issue, it's his manager who happens to be the roadblock.

@willow I said this a while ago. He has been terribly advised through this whole process

Indeed. His reputation has copped a bashing which could have been avoided with the right advice.

 

[TJ21]

Sounds to me as we have publicly removed our offer so we can work on this behind the scenes with out any pressure fingers crossed anyways

The POM explained why. Mitchell himself isn't the issue, it's his manager who happens to be the roadblock.

@willow I said this a while ago. He has been terribly advised through this whole process

Indeed. His reputation has copped a bashing which could have been avoided with the right advice.

@willow media has stitched him up quite good as well. From the very first article pictured in the AMG they have just gone to town on the poor kid

 

[Tiger5150]

I wouldnt judge the Chair on this article. It reads almost word for word like his statement last week, so much that I suspect it is just the paper re-hashing it. There is no note in the article of when he said this. It looks to me like standard telegraph re-warming of news.

 

[Newtown]

Only repeating a rumour from someone who spoke to a cousin of Lattrells on the weekend. It may have no substance as some have suggested. Don't shoot the messenger.

I think he has a lot of cousins. Real cousins and those who want to be.

 

[coivtny]

I wouldnt judge the Chair on this article. It reads almost word for word like his statement last week, so much that I suspect it is just the paper re-hashing it. There is no note in the article of when he said this. It looks to me like standard telegraph re-warming of news.

Could be. It's hard to tell whether it's old or new news. I'll reserve judgement but would prefer, even if the club is still open to signing LM, we just keep quiet until it's a done deal.

 

[krayola]

I wouldnt judge the Chair on this article. It reads almost word for word like his statement last week, so much that I suspect it is just the paper re-hashing it. There is no note in the article of when he said this. It looks to me like standard telegraph re-warming of news.

Could be. It's hard to tell whether it's old or new news. I'll reserve judgement but would prefer, even if the club is still open to signing LM, we just keep quiet until it's a done deal.

It reads exactly like he spoke. It seems pretty clear the Tele are just requoting him to write an article. Wouldn't crucify him too much for this article.

 

[gallagher]

I wouldnt judge the Chair on this article. It reads almost word for word like his statement last week, so much that I suspect it is just the paper re-hashing it. There is no note in the article of when he said this. It looks to me like standard telegraph re-warming of news.

Could be. It's hard to tell whether it's old or new news. I'll reserve judgement but would prefer, even if the club is still open to signing LM, we just keep quiet until it's a done deal.

It reads exactly like he spoke. It seems pretty clear the Tele are just requoting him to write an article. Wouldn't crucify him too much for this article.

I wouldnt even care if its new. The last bloke got slammed for not talking.

 

[Harvey]

Andrew Webster SMH

And now, in the latest episode of "Where the Hell is Latrell Mitchell playing next season?", it can be revealed the Roosters have shopped the star centre to the Toronto Wolfpack.

Cue game show music. Laughter. Applause. Loud groan.

The approach was made to Toronto’s head of rugby, former England coach Brian Noble, when he was in Australia last week on the hunt for potential recruits.

Having just signed dual international Sonny Bill Williams on a $10 million two-year deal, Mitchell would’ve been another key signing for the Super League powerhouse.

It would also solve what is becoming a major headache for the Roosters as Mitchell struggles to find a club he wants to play for.

Toronto doesn't seem like a solution, though. Noble wasn’t available for comment on Monday night but chief executive Bob Hunter said: "I have had several discussions with Brian in the last few days and Latrell’s name hasn’t been raised at all."

The Wolfpack development is another plot twist in what is becoming one of the most botched contract negotiations in recent memory — and given rugby league’s history of botched contract negotiations that is saying something.

The well-worn lines about Mitchell being "poorly advised" and "pushed and pulled" in all directions are true.

We won’t rehash the madness of the past six weeks, but to understand how crazy it’s become consider this: three different people have recently approached Souths, all claiming to represent Latrell Mitchell.

Three? He has one accredited agent and that is Wayde Rushton.

Souths, meanwhile, are getting sick of insisting they don’t want to sign him: neither now or when they find out the extent of their salary cap relief following the retirement of captain Sam Burgess with a shoulder injury.

Furthermore, this column has been told about one adviser telling a Sydney club he can "deliver Latrell" on one condition: they give him a $50,000 spotter’s fee. The person in question did not return calls.

This is where the NRL needs to start taking a closer look.

It has recently taken control of the Agents Accreditation Scheme, but it is understood head office — particularly with new chairman Peter V’landys officially in the building — will be taking a much closer look at the way player managers do business.

Mitchell’s messy negotiations also highlight how broken the game’s contract system has become.

The Wests Tigers have pulled their offer to Latrell Mitchell as the saga surrounding his NRL future continues.

He was officially allowed to start talking with other clubs on November 1. Having knocked back the Roosters’ offer of $2.4 million over three years, it was then suggested he might be forced to play 2020 in NSW Cup with North Sydney, the Roosters’ feeder team, if he didn't move on immediately.

In the month that has followed, he’s talked to the Wests Tigers (and had the offer pulled); talked to the Bulldogs (and had the offer pulled); talked to the Cowboys (didn’t even get an offer); and is still talking to the Titans.

All this with one season remaining on his current deal. All this before he’s even returned to training in preparation for the 2020 season.

The default line from clubs wanting to move on players before their contract ends — "You’ll be playing reserve grade" — is loaded with dynamite. Look what happened at the Wests Tigers when then coach Jason Taylor pushed out Robbie Farah.

The game must seriously explore the viability of an internal draft or, at the very least, implement transfer windows.

The NRL has a proposal on the table with the RLPA for trade periods before the start of the regular season, during the Origin period and another after the grand final.

The RLPA prefers a "free market" but it needs to realise the damage the current system is doing to the players it represents; to young, poorly advised players like Mitchell in particular.

He’s been painted as greedy by some; a martyr by others. NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg has been quietly checking in on his mental health in recent weeks.

Mitchell has been lashing out via social media at the "haters" and, mostly, the media. He has re-posted claims from his 178,000 Instagram followers that the coverage has been racist, even drawing comparisons to the way Adam Goodes was booed out of the AFL.

That’s a stretch. Speculation about player negotiations have been filling newspaper column inches for decades with managers and clubs using select reporters to inflate their player's market value.

But there’s no doubt Mitchell feels cornered. The way he took on racist online trolling earlier this year was brave and commendable. So, too, was the way Roosters coach Trent Robinson backed him.

That's why it will be a great shame if Mitchell leaves. The Roosters have helped Mitchell behind closed doors at Moore Park more than any other player.

With every new club Mitchell has been linked to, it becomes clearer the best place for him is the Roosters. Sure, he could squeeze extra dollars out of other clubs. He could get the "fullback money" he wants.

But becoming a "Rooster for life" brings wealth that can't be quantified.

He wouldn't be getting just $800,000 a season. He'd have the guidance, care and football intelligence of Robinson, the power and influence of Nick Politis, and he'd be playing on a left-edge outside of Luke Keary and Boyd Cordner that will surely get him back into the NSW side sooner than later.

The Roosters, though, aren't budging. When Mitchell secretly met with the Bulldogs during the finals series, it did irreparable damage to his reputation at the club.

There are also concerns that Mitchell will struggle for motivation. He's won two premierships, an Origin series win for NSW and Australian jumpers — at the age of 22.

When he met with the Cowboys, club officials asked what appealed most about playing in Townsville.

He didn’t talk about winning premierships, about playing at the club’s new stadium, about taking the field alongside Jason Taumalolo or Michael Morgan.

"Fishing and shooting," he said.

 

[coivtny]

I wouldnt judge the Chair on this article. It reads almost word for word like his statement last week, so much that I suspect it is just the paper re-hashing it. There is no note in the article of when he said this. It looks to me like standard telegraph re-warming of news.

Could be. It's hard to tell whether it's old or new news. I'll reserve judgement but would prefer, even if the club is still open to signing LM, we just keep quiet until it's a done deal.

It reads exactly like he spoke. It seems pretty clear the Tele are just requoting him to write an article. Wouldn't crucify him too much for this article.

I wouldnt even care if its new. The last bloke got slammed for not talking.

You're a lot more generous to the new Chair than you ever have been to Pascoe. And, I'd rather judge what he says on quality, not quantity. As far as this issue goes, less talk is better.

 

[earl]

The POM explained why. Mitchell himself isn’t the issue, it’s his manager who happens to be the roadblock.

His manager said that Latrell is the one who didn't want to meet Maguire. I reckon his manager is just the one fronting up. I also think it has nothing to do with us but more to do with Latrell being a mess at this point.

I think he is one of the few players in the game that is worth that sort of money but he is also a young immature kid.

 

[gallagher]

I wouldnt judge the Chair on this article. It reads almost word for word like his statement last week, so much that I suspect it is just the paper re-hashing it. There is no note in the article of when he said this. It looks to me like standard telegraph re-warming of news.

Could be. It's hard to tell whether it's old or new news. I'll reserve judgement but would prefer, even if the club is still open to signing LM, we just keep quiet until it's a done deal.

It reads exactly like he spoke. It seems pretty clear the Tele are just requoting him to write an article. Wouldn't crucify him too much for this article.

I wouldnt even care if its new. The last bloke got slammed for not talking.

You're a lot more generous to the new Chair than you ever have been to Pascoe. And, I'd rather judge what he says on quality, not quantity. As far as this issue goes, less talk is better.

I judge on action or inactions of managment. Not really fussed about chatter.

 

[Telltails]

Andrew Webster SMH

And now, in the latest episode of "Where the Hell is Latrell Mitchell playing next season?", it can be revealed the Roosters have shopped the star centre to the Toronto Wolfpack.

Cue game show music. Laughter. Applause. Loud groan.

The approach was made to Toronto’s head of rugby, former England coach Brian Noble, when he was in Australia last week on the hunt for potential recruits.

Having just signed dual international Sonny Bill Williams on a $10 million two-year deal, Mitchell would’ve been another key signing for the Super League powerhouse.

It would also solve what is becoming a major headache for the Roosters as Mitchell struggles to find a club he wants to play for.

Toronto doesn't seem like a solution, though. Noble wasn’t available for comment on Monday night but chief executive Bob Hunter said: "I have had several discussions with Brian in the last few days and Latrell’s name hasn’t been raised at all."

The Wolfpack development is another plot twist in what is becoming one of the most botched contract negotiations in recent memory — and given rugby league’s history of botched contract negotiations that is saying something.

The well-worn lines about Mitchell being "poorly advised" and "pushed and pulled" in all directions are true.

We won’t rehash the madness of the past six weeks, but to understand how crazy it’s become consider this: three different people have recently approached Souths, all claiming to represent Latrell Mitchell.

Three? He has one accredited agent and that is Wayde Rushton.

Souths, meanwhile, are getting sick of insisting they don’t want to sign him: neither now or when they find out the extent of their salary cap relief following the retirement of captain Sam Burgess with a shoulder injury.

Furthermore, this column has been told about one adviser telling a Sydney club he can "deliver Latrell" on one condition: they give him a $50,000 spotter’s fee. The person in question did not return calls.

This is where the NRL needs to start taking a closer look.

It has recently taken control of the Agents Accreditation Scheme, but it is understood head office — particularly with new chairman Peter V’landys officially in the building — will be taking a much closer look at the way player managers do business.

Mitchell’s messy negotiations also highlight how broken the game’s contract system has become.

The Wests Tigers have pulled their offer to Latrell Mitchell as the saga surrounding his NRL future continues.

He was officially allowed to start talking with other clubs on November 1. Having knocked back the Roosters’ offer of $2.4 million over three years, it was then suggested he might be forced to play 2020 in NSW Cup with North Sydney, the Roosters’ feeder team, if he didn't move on immediately.

In the month that has followed, he’s talked to the Wests Tigers (and had the offer pulled); talked to the Bulldogs (and had the offer pulled); talked to the Cowboys (didn’t even get an offer); and is still talking to the Titans.

All this with one season remaining on his current deal. All this before he’s even returned to training in preparation for the 2020 season.

The default line from clubs wanting to move on players before their contract ends — "You’ll be playing reserve grade" — is loaded with dynamite. Look what happened at the Wests Tigers when then coach Jason Taylor pushed out Robbie Farah.

The game must seriously explore the viability of an internal draft or, at the very least, implement transfer windows.

The NRL has a proposal on the table with the RLPA for trade periods before the start of the regular season, during the Origin period and another after the grand final.

The RLPA prefers a "free market" but it needs to realise the damage the current system is doing to the players it represents; to young, poorly advised players like Mitchell in particular.

He’s been painted as greedy by some; a martyr by others. NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg has been quietly checking in on his mental health in recent weeks.

Mitchell has been lashing out via social media at the "haters" and, mostly, the media. He has re-posted claims from his 178,000 Instagram followers that the coverage has been racist, even drawing comparisons to the way Adam Goodes was booed out of the AFL.

That’s a stretch. Speculation about player negotiations have been filling newspaper column inches for decades with managers and clubs using select reporters to inflate their player's market value.

But there’s no doubt Mitchell feels cornered. The way he took on racist online trolling earlier this year was brave and commendable. So, too, was the way Roosters coach Trent Robinson backed him.

That's why it will be a great shame if Mitchell leaves. The Roosters have helped Mitchell behind closed doors at Moore Park more than any other player.

With every new club Mitchell has been linked to, it becomes clearer the best place for him is the Roosters. Sure, he could squeeze extra dollars out of other clubs. He could get the "fullback money" he wants.

But becoming a "Rooster for life" brings wealth that can't be quantified.

He wouldn't be getting just $800,000 a season. He'd have the guidance, care and football intelligence of Robinson, the power and influence of Nick Politis, and he'd be playing on a left-edge outside of Luke Keary and Boyd Cordner that will surely get him back into the NSW side sooner than later.

The Roosters, though, aren't budging. When Mitchell secretly met with the Bulldogs during the finals series, it did irreparable damage to his reputation at the club.

There are also concerns that Mitchell will struggle for motivation. He's won two premierships, an Origin series win for NSW and Australian jumpers — at the age of 22.

When he met with the Cowboys, club officials asked what appealed most about playing in Townsville.

He didn’t talk about winning premierships, about playing at the club’s new stadium, about taking the field alongside Jason Taumalolo or Michael Morgan.

"Fishing and shooting," he said.

What a mess the NRL has become. How does Greenberg hold onto his job when one of the drawcards of the game has his reputation dragged through the mud because of a system that allows faceless managers to hold clubs to ransom for their own benefit. Absolute circus - and Latrell Mitchell cops the heat for an organization that at present has no moral compass.

 

[weststigers]

Andrew Webster SMH

And now, in the latest episode of "Where the Hell is Latrell Mitchell playing next season?", it can be revealed the Roosters have shopped the star centre to the Toronto Wolfpack.

Cue game show music. Laughter. Applause. Loud groan.

The approach was made to Toronto’s head of rugby, former England coach Brian Noble, when he was in Australia last week on the hunt for potential recruits.

Having just signed dual international Sonny Bill Williams on a $10 million two-year deal, Mitchell would’ve been another key signing for the Super League powerhouse.

It would also solve what is becoming a major headache for the Roosters as Mitchell struggles to find a club he wants to play for.

Toronto doesn't seem like a solution, though. Noble wasn’t available for comment on Monday night but chief executive Bob Hunter said: "I have had several discussions with Brian in the last few days and Latrell’s name hasn’t been raised at all."

The Wolfpack development is another plot twist in what is becoming one of the most botched contract negotiations in recent memory — and given rugby league’s history of botched contract negotiations that is saying something.

The well-worn lines about Mitchell being "poorly advised" and "pushed and pulled" in all directions are true.

We won’t rehash the madness of the past six weeks, but to understand how crazy it’s become consider this: three different people have recently approached Souths, all claiming to represent Latrell Mitchell.

Three? He has one accredited agent and that is Wayde Rushton.

Souths, meanwhile, are getting sick of insisting they don’t want to sign him: neither now or when they find out the extent of their salary cap relief following the retirement of captain Sam Burgess with a shoulder injury.

Furthermore, this column has been told about one adviser telling a Sydney club he can "deliver Latrell" on one condition: they give him a $50,000 spotter’s fee. The person in question did not return calls.

This is where the NRL needs to start taking a closer look.

It has recently taken control of the Agents Accreditation Scheme, but it is understood head office — particularly with new chairman Peter V’landys officially in the building — will be taking a much closer look at the way player managers do business.

Mitchell’s messy negotiations also highlight how broken the game’s contract system has become.

The Wests Tigers have pulled their offer to Latrell Mitchell as the saga surrounding his NRL future continues.

He was officially allowed to start talking with other clubs on November 1. Having knocked back the Roosters’ offer of $2.4 million over three years, it was then suggested he might be forced to play 2020 in NSW Cup with North Sydney, the Roosters’ feeder team, if he didn't move on immediately.

In the month that has followed, he’s talked to the Wests Tigers (and had the offer pulled); talked to the Bulldogs (and had the offer pulled); talked to the Cowboys (didn’t even get an offer); and is still talking to the Titans.

All this with one season remaining on his current deal. All this before he’s even returned to training in preparation for the 2020 season.

The default line from clubs wanting to move on players before their contract ends — "You’ll be playing reserve grade" — is loaded with dynamite. Look what happened at the Wests Tigers when then coach Jason Taylor pushed out Robbie Farah.

The game must seriously explore the viability of an internal draft or, at the very least, implement transfer windows.

The NRL has a proposal on the table with the RLPA for trade periods before the start of the regular season, during the Origin period and another after the grand final.

The RLPA prefers a "free market" but it needs to realise the damage the current system is doing to the players it represents; to young, poorly advised players like Mitchell in particular.

He’s been painted as greedy by some; a martyr by others. NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg has been quietly checking in on his mental health in recent weeks.

Mitchell has been lashing out via social media at the "haters" and, mostly, the media. He has re-posted claims from his 178,000 Instagram followers that the coverage has been racist, even drawing comparisons to the way Adam Goodes was booed out of the AFL.

That’s a stretch. Speculation about player negotiations have been filling newspaper column inches for decades with managers and clubs using select reporters to inflate their player's market value.

But there’s no doubt Mitchell feels cornered. The way he took on racist online trolling earlier this year was brave and commendable. So, too, was the way Roosters coach Trent Robinson backed him.

That's why it will be a great shame if Mitchell leaves. The Roosters have helped Mitchell behind closed doors at Moore Park more than any other player.

With every new club Mitchell has been linked to, it becomes clearer the best place for him is the Roosters. Sure, he could squeeze extra dollars out of other clubs. He could get the "fullback money" he wants.

But becoming a "Rooster for life" brings wealth that can't be quantified.

He wouldn't be getting just $800,000 a season. He'd have the guidance, care and football intelligence of Robinson, the power and influence of Nick Politis, and he'd be playing on a left-edge outside of Luke Keary and Boyd Cordner that will surely get him back into the NSW side sooner than later.

The Roosters, though, aren't budging. When Mitchell secretly met with the Bulldogs during the finals series, it did irreparable damage to his reputation at the club.

There are also concerns that Mitchell will struggle for motivation. He's won two premierships, an Origin series win for NSW and Australian jumpers — at the age of 22.

When he met with the Cowboys, club officials asked what appealed most about playing in Townsville.

He didn’t talk about winning premierships, about playing at the club’s new stadium, about taking the field alongside Jason Taumalolo or Michael Morgan.

"Fishing and shooting," he said.

What a mess the NRL has become. How does Greenberg hold onto his job when one of the drawcards of the game has his reputation dragged through the mud because of a system that allows faceless managers to hold clubs to ransom for their own benefit. Absolute circus - and Latrell Mitchell cops the heat for an organization that at present has no moral compass.

The RLPA won't budge on a transfer window, so Greenberg can't do much in that regard.

 

[gallagher]

Andrew Webster SMH

And now, in the latest episode of "Where the Hell is Latrell Mitchell playing next season?", it can be revealed the Roosters have shopped the star centre to the Toronto Wolfpack.

Cue game show music. Laughter. Applause. Loud groan.

The approach was made to Toronto’s head of rugby, former England coach Brian Noble, when he was in Australia last week on the hunt for potential recruits.

Having just signed dual international Sonny Bill Williams on a $10 million two-year deal, Mitchell would’ve been another key signing for the Super League powerhouse.

It would also solve what is becoming a major headache for the Roosters as Mitchell struggles to find a club he wants to play for.

Toronto doesn't seem like a solution, though. Noble wasn’t available for comment on Monday night but chief executive Bob Hunter said: "I have had several discussions with Brian in the last few days and Latrell’s name hasn’t been raised at all."

The Wolfpack development is another plot twist in what is becoming one of the most botched contract negotiations in recent memory — and given rugby league’s history of botched contract negotiations that is saying something.

The well-worn lines about Mitchell being "poorly advised" and "pushed and pulled" in all directions are true.

We won’t rehash the madness of the past six weeks, but to understand how crazy it’s become consider this: three different people have recently approached Souths, all claiming to represent Latrell Mitchell.

Three? He has one accredited agent and that is Wayde Rushton.

Souths, meanwhile, are getting sick of insisting they don’t want to sign him: neither now or when they find out the extent of their salary cap relief following the retirement of captain Sam Burgess with a shoulder injury.

Furthermore, this column has been told about one adviser telling a Sydney club he can "deliver Latrell" on one condition: they give him a $50,000 spotter’s fee. The person in question did not return calls.

This is where the NRL needs to start taking a closer look.

It has recently taken control of the Agents Accreditation Scheme, but it is understood head office — particularly with new chairman Peter V’landys officially in the building — will be taking a much closer look at the way player managers do business.

Mitchell’s messy negotiations also highlight how broken the game’s contract system has become.

The Wests Tigers have pulled their offer to Latrell Mitchell as the saga surrounding his NRL future continues.

He was officially allowed to start talking with other clubs on November 1. Having knocked back the Roosters’ offer of $2.4 million over three years, it was then suggested he might be forced to play 2020 in NSW Cup with North Sydney, the Roosters’ feeder team, if he didn't move on immediately.

In the month that has followed, he’s talked to the Wests Tigers (and had the offer pulled); talked to the Bulldogs (and had the offer pulled); talked to the Cowboys (didn’t even get an offer); and is still talking to the Titans.

All this with one season remaining on his current deal. All this before he’s even returned to training in preparation for the 2020 season.

The default line from clubs wanting to move on players before their contract ends — "You’ll be playing reserve grade" — is loaded with dynamite. Look what happened at the Wests Tigers when then coach Jason Taylor pushed out Robbie Farah.

The game must seriously explore the viability of an internal draft or, at the very least, implement transfer windows.

The NRL has a proposal on the table with the RLPA for trade periods before the start of the regular season, during the Origin period and another after the grand final.

The RLPA prefers a "free market" but it needs to realise the damage the current system is doing to the players it represents; to young, poorly advised players like Mitchell in particular.

He’s been painted as greedy by some; a martyr by others. NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg has been quietly checking in on his mental health in recent weeks.

Mitchell has been lashing out via social media at the "haters" and, mostly, the media. He has re-posted claims from his 178,000 Instagram followers that the coverage has been racist, even drawing comparisons to the way Adam Goodes was booed out of the AFL.

That’s a stretch. Speculation about player negotiations have been filling newspaper column inches for decades with managers and clubs using select reporters to inflate their player's market value.

But there’s no doubt Mitchell feels cornered. The way he took on racist online trolling earlier this year was brave and commendable. So, too, was the way Roosters coach Trent Robinson backed him.

That's why it will be a great shame if Mitchell leaves. The Roosters have helped Mitchell behind closed doors at Moore Park more than any other player.

With every new club Mitchell has been linked to, it becomes clearer the best place for him is the Roosters. Sure, he could squeeze extra dollars out of other clubs. He could get the "fullback money" he wants.

But becoming a "Rooster for life" brings wealth that can't be quantified.

He wouldn't be getting just $800,000 a season. He'd have the guidance, care and football intelligence of Robinson, the power and influence of Nick Politis, and he'd be playing on a left-edge outside of Luke Keary and Boyd Cordner that will surely get him back into the NSW side sooner than later.

The Roosters, though, aren't budging. When Mitchell secretly met with the Bulldogs during the finals series, it did irreparable damage to his reputation at the club.

There are also concerns that Mitchell will struggle for motivation. He's won two premierships, an Origin series win for NSW and Australian jumpers — at the age of 22.

When he met with the Cowboys, club officials asked what appealed most about playing in Townsville.

He didn’t talk about winning premierships, about playing at the club’s new stadium, about taking the field alongside Jason Taumalolo or Michael Morgan.

"Fishing and shooting," he said.

What a mess the NRL has become. How does Greenberg hold onto his job when one of the drawcards of the game has his reputation dragged through the mud because of a system that allows faceless managers to hold clubs to ransom for their own benefit. Absolute circus - and Latrell Mitchell cops the heat for an organization that at present has no moral compass.

The RLPA won't budge on a transfer window, so Greenberg can't do much in that regard.

Did I read the boss of the RLPA is leaving?

 

[tigertye]

What has me a little dumbfounded is how people are saying LM’s manager is the cause of all the issues and dealing with Latrell directly was positive. He could be giving some very poor guidance and advice, but at the end of the day Mitchell makes the call. He meets a few clubs, looks over the deals and tells his manager, “this is where I want to play.” This debacle can’t entirely be his managers fault!

Wherever he goes, he’ll get a decent offer. By all reports the Tigers threw the best deal at him.

He had the money, a long-term contract and was all but guaranteed the position he wanted to play, yet he didn’t take it. He literally is either the most poorly guided, confused and indecisive young man I’ve ever heard or his ego, money or demanding ridiculous terms in his contract has got the best of him.

To me, it’s glaringly obvious he just doesn’t want to play for the Tigers for whatever reason. The only alternative I can think of is his manager has royally screwed him in negotiating a deal with us...but again, Latrell has had the power to say, “let’s not drag this out, this is who I want to play for and let’s get it done” the entire time.

If he doesn’t want to be here or wants to play silly buggers, game over. I’m glad the club pulled the offer. We gave him an amazing opportunity. You can have all the talent in the world but the team and passion in the jersey come first.

 

[4jtigers]

Only repeating a rumour from someone who spoke to a cousin of Lattrells on the weekend. It may have no substance as some have suggested. Don't shoot the messenger.

Thanks for passing it on. Not sure why it drew the reaction it did from a couple of posters but that seems to happen here from time to time. Can't help thinking a couple of forum members were taken off the breast before they were quite ready to move on to solid foods.

I don’t know what to make of your posts. If I offended you @coivtny and @Compass apologies... I was kidding but nonetheless I do apologise.

 

[The_Patriot]

When he met with the Cowboys, club officials asked what appealed most about playing in Townsville.
He didn’t talk about winning premierships, about playing at the club’s new stadium, about taking the field alongside Jason Taumalolo or Michael Morgan.
“Fishing and shooting,” he said.

That says it all for me.

I'd question giving a million a season to a guy with that attitude. He sounds tired and sick of the spotlight.

Reminds me a bit of the Jamie Lyon saga when he left the Eels.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

The AFL use the draft and never have any of this crap. Players don’t walk out mid season to join other clubs, and clubs are compensated if they lose players under contract. Unfortunately it’s a system that’s bred into the players, so they know it’s apart of the game. Whereas for League players, because they’re such snowflakes, they’d all play the mental health card. Sad, cos a draft would end the circus.