This really is a disgrace - just over 10 yrs ago, the club made a decision to put juniors first when we lost Hoffman to Melb over money. Since then, there are few local products that we've not signed up early to keep in the club.
The issue I see here is not that we didn't match the Raiders offer, it's that we didn't get this kid signed up before they even entered the discussion. The comments by Mayer in the statement about him being a marquee for them, but apparently not for us, are an absolute slap in the face to the fans.
I'm going to get slammed over this because according to pretty much everyone on here Mayer can do no wrong, but we've got an amatuer of a CEO and this has finally proven it. It's an embarrassing look for the club to lose a potential superstar after the amount of players we've shed in the past 2-3 years, an absolute embarrassment! Blame previous management for part of it, sure, but this issue should fall squarely in the hands of the CEO.
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