True, but do you believe Luai’s overall kicking game and 5th tackle options have been at an acceptable level for someone getting paid 1.3 million dollars per season ?
Without an above average kicking game the team and its results will suffer, so we have to either rely on Luai making a big improvement in this area, or we have tj find someone scale that can and shift him back to 5/8.
Why, oh why, after all this time, do we, as Tigers' supporters, still inflate numbers that have been widely reported.
..... Well, I know why, it's to help inflate arguments. We round up when we want to say someone isn't providing value and we round down when we want to indicate a player is good value.
But can we, at the very least, use the numbers that have been widely reported on in the media. I know it's not a perfect system, but at least it's (relatively) consistent.
Luai has been reported as earning approximately $6 over 5 years, which is $1.2 a year. Just about every platform and every outlet has repeated this figure ad nauseum. It's probably our best bet.
I've read posters in the last week use numbers 1.3 and 1.4, which, to the best of our understanding, is inaccurate and inflationary, particularly in discussions about value or perceived value. One or two hundred thousand dollars difference might not mean much in the grand scheme of things, but in discussions of NRL contracts and their value, it can completely warp the conversation.
It ruined any Brooks' discussion for years as his contract's value was used (repeatedly and rightly in many ways) to make a mockery of the club, oftentimes with figures that were inflated to give credence to their argument. And I know he won't be the last. We all make mistakes and until the NRL system makes salaries transparent then we're all playing in the unknowns anyway.
But, at the very least, we should be making every effort possible to be as accurate as possible when talking about our own players, at least.
... In my opinion.
