Did anyone really think the hottest 18 year old in the country would be given permission to talk to other clubs and that we'd be the only ones talking to him? seriously..?
It would always be expected that numerous other clubs would throw their hat in the ring, but that our connection via Fulton, Sione, and a number of other boys that he played with in Matts and at high school and the prospect of being the next Benji while being tutored by Benji and being close to his family would be enough to get us over the line, alongside a bumper deal
He’s on contract at Manly so he can only speak to whoever Manly allows him to. We don’t really know exactly Manly has said on that front but it’s been presented as a player swap so yeah it’s feasible. If he goes elsewhere they don’t get TT.