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It's not that bad. We have him locked for 2 years. Dylan Brown has a similar thing for like 5 or 6 years.

He signed on & showed faith. It's a business after all.

People need to calm down.
If he signs for someone else next November, would you even want him for 26?
 
It's not that bad. We have him locked for 2 years. Dylan Brown has a similar thing for like 5 or 6 years.

He signed on & showed faith. It's a business after all.

People need to calm down.

there is enough media pressure on the club…and this just adds more ..you will literally hear this mentioned next year 50 times the amount for Luia and the Tigers compared with Dylan Brown
 
FORMER TIGER’S GLOWING ENDORSEMENT FOR BATEMAN

Wests Tigers forward John Bateman could be only days away from a move to South Sydney – and he will land at the Rabbitohs with a glowing reference from former teammate Isaiah Papali’i.

Bateman has two years remaining on his deal with the Tigers but it seems increasingly likely that he will instead be reunited with his former England coach Wayne Bennett at the Rabbitohs next season as they look to spend the money they saved when Lachlan Ilias moved to St George Illawarra.

Papali’i and Bateman spent two years playing alongside each other at the Tigers before Papali’i moved to Penrith in the off-season. Now Bateman looks set to exit the Tigers as well as the club shakes up its roster ahead of the 2025 season.

Papali’i just hopes his ex-teammate and his former club can arrive at an agreement that is best for both of them.

“He is passionate about winning and what he believes in,” Papali’i said.

“I guess that gets misunderstood sometimes. You veen see him on the field sometimes and he is fiery, but it comes from a good place and he just wants to win.

“Hopefully they figure out what is best for both of them.”
 
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If he signs for someone else next November, would you even want him for 26?
Yep.

Can't blame him really. When he signed we didn't know anything about Galvin, 2 wooden spoons in a row. Benji untested. None of the other 5 signings had signed.

It's a much different environment now. He got us Turuva & May for 3 years.

Plus he has got a guaranteed $1.2m. Not church change. That's a lot of money to leave spare in your cap of you are another club sniffing around.

Plus he will have something to prove.
 

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