OFFICIAL Taylan "Tiny" May #301

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

That’s more than Penrith paid him pre mental breakdown.

I think that’s overs just based on his history. Hopefully there are clauses in there if we stuffs up.

S tier centres get paid $800K. He has the potential to be one of those. There aren't many around and this one fell in our laps, so it makes sense to lock him up. We've only had one genuinely great centre here in WT history (Chris Lawrence) and he was only at that standard for a couple of years. Hopefully Taylan will be the chosen one (although based on his psychosis he was already the chosen one for some other cause).

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

 

[mtd#2]

I wonder if Taylan is just making sure the clubs going in the right direction... If we can't make finals the next two years, none of us could blame a bloke of his talent for leaving...

On another note, it was great hearing Terrell say that the only thing he cares about is a premiership ring..

 

[TheEnz]

That’s more than Penrith paid him pre mental breakdown.

I think that’s overs just based on his history. Hopefully there are clauses in there if we stuffs up.

Was on $650k at Panthers, we are paying $625k, all said it's pretty fair for both parties...$500k was taking the piss, if true.

 

[mtd#2]

Was on $650k at Panthers, we are paying $625k, all said it's pretty fair for both parties...$500k was taking the piss, if true.

He's probably also seen what others are being paid with their recent contract upgrades... And backs himself to earn the same if not more...

 

[SwervinMervin]

Chammas knows Jack shit.....

Garry Jack Shit? Or Jack Bird Shit?

 

[lathami]

I don’t actually. Just figured I’d hang around this place for 15 years out of boredom.

Or attention…

 

[lathami]

Was on $650k at Panthers, we are paying $625k, all said it's pretty fair for both parties...$500k was taking the piss, if true.

Don’t agree after his history, we through him a life line. We cave and give him top dollar, Bennett would never have given him that cash. We should have signed him before giving himself time to advertise himself on the main stage. Poor management really, we should have signed him out of the darkness on lower coin with more caveats in his contract. Instead this crap!!

 

[mtd#2]

Don’t agree after his history, we through him a life line. We cave and give him top dollar, Bennett would never have given him that cash. We should have signed him before giving himself time to advertise himself on the main stage. Poor management really, we should have signed him out of the darkness on lower coin with more caveats in his contract. Instead this crap!!

On one hand, you don't agree with his history..

On the other hand; you think we should have offered a long term contract before he'd proven anything on the mainstage.

At the end of the day, Taylans one of the better centres in the competition... We arent overpaying him.. I'd rather him playing happy, on decent coin, than him growing frustrated that he's on such low coin as one of the better players in the comp.

 

[RonDingo]

Great signing and just what we needed.
We could honestly sign Cleary or Hass and some people would still whine and complain.

 

[clontarfkid]

Fair price for an elite centre in a poor team with a slite question mark over him

 

[Tucker]

At the end of the day, Taylans one of the better centres in the competition... We arent overpaying him.. I'd rather him playing happy, on decent coin, than him growing frustrated that he's on such low coin as one of the better players in the comp.

Im glad we re-signed him. He is hard to deal with in defence and is usually a reliable defender.
I would stop short of considering him “one of the better centres in the comp” or even “one of the better players in the comp”. The bloke is just starting out as both an NRL player and a centre. Only played 16 games in the past 2 years.
Hopefully he gets through this off season without showing his true colours again off field.
Additionally I hope he can get through a full season next year because he has a lot of upside.