Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[wstigers11]

Looks like Sarantinos is gone after eels fans demanded change… Wonder if Richo is a shout

https://twitter.com/x/status/2087752128186155449

 

[Bellend]

Yes he is quiet but he leads with his actions and professionalism around preparing himself & training. Apparently he is a good mentor.

Frizell also could straight away move into a starting prop role for us or be that experienced bench middle/edge. If an injury did occur to KPP & Samuela, his experience and defensive nous on an edge would be much better than Sione or Seyfarth.

Recently Newcastle journo Barry Toohey wrote this in his column how Frizell wants to stay in Newcastle but the club may not be able to afford him unless they can move someone on.

The problem is fitting him into the salary cap.

The Knights have one spot left in their top 30 for next season but we're hearing it's a minimum wage position only worth $150,000.

To squeeze Frizell in on a salary that he will be happy with and one that fits his standing within the playing group, it seems highly likely another player currently on the roster will have to be moved on.

That can be easier said than done.

It's understood a number of players including the likes of James Schiller and Kyle McCarthy have permission to negotiate elsewhere. But no one with a contract is obliged to leave although push can come to shove with some NRL clubs.

Frizell admits to being frustrated at the stalemate.

"I've been pretty loyal and hopefully I'm not disrespected by the way it's handled," he told us. "I've spoken to the coach and I'll keep doing my best for the team and hopefully it can work itself out."

Thought Frizell and his wife had a online business that was doing very well, and was very against to move his young family.

 

[innsaneink]

He is worth what the market will pay him and I agree that $5m over 4 years is good money and close to what he is worth in my opinion. Having said that I don't begrudge these guys going after the $$, their careers earning good coin are limited and they could get a career ending injury at any time....lets not get into the longer term effects of playing a high impact sport and what that means for them and their families. Maybe with Sam there are some unfavorable clauses the Roosters have inserted in his contract and its not really about the overall $ value.

$5m more than enough to set you up for life if you have some brains

 

[TheEnz]

$5m more than enough to set you up for life if you have some brains

on top of what he has already earned and all the other 3rd party deals, yes it is. If he leaves it will be for the Broncs, they are the only ones with a sombrero to rival the Rorters.

 

[clontarfkid]

Apparently hes not happy with $5m over four years.

Not happy with $5m...let that sink in.

Top tier players are getting extremely greedy imo

I hope he screws up holding out...hes hoping a premiership will bump his price up

Well...Moses is supposedly on $1.5..Cleary $1.5..Brown $1.3mill
Sam is better than any of these except maybe Cleary(whom he outplayed in SOO)
He thinks hes worth more than $1.25..and hes right and .Roosters have the $$$..and so do Broncos
The market has become extremely commercial in recent years...loyalty/one club career doesnt get highly valued

 

[clontarfkid]

$5m more than enough to set you up for life if you have some brains

Sams got the talent..agent has the smarts!!

 

[clontarfkid]

on top of what he has already earned and all the other 3rd party deals, yes it is. If he leaves it will be for the Broncs, they are the only ones with a sombrero to rival the Rorters.

I wldnt write off the Dogs just yet...a secret share in a hotel maybe...?

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Walker would only have to look at Luai's PNG deal to know he deserves more than him (and he does). He's a great young half.

 

[cochise]

Hey Gaz. Have you seen Tim Minchins Prejudice song video? It’s brilliant. Give it a watch if you haven’t already

I was actually in the audience for the show which is the main one on youtube