I don't believe Des Hasler is that stupid. For the reported 900k per season, what does Woods have to offer to the Dogs that they don't already have ? Just look at their forward pack, maybe a bench position. Besides if Woods is worth that sort of money, what is a player like Josh Jackson worth ?
I've never got out of my head a couple of seasons back at Leichhardt against the Raiders, we're up 20 plus halfway through first half, and of course we gave that up pretty quickly, and right on half-time 5mts out from our line Shannon Boyd just ran right over the top of Woods, knocked him totally to one side.
Maybe Des is thinking of starting Pilates classes for his squad, Woods can run that.
Tigers should offer Woods 550k per season, take it or leave it, we could pick up a real handy forward for that money.
Des will take Woods and Tedesco. Does anyone remember the Dogs offering a 700K to Fifita? That was with Tollman and Graham and many others? So how did they do that 200K cap + 500K business sponsor ships.
It will be the same for Woods and Tedesco. Des knows that players who are friends will play better together. He payed out 600K to sign Brett Morris to go with Josh (Ok he probably paid less, but he definitely paid top dollar for the winger). Would Des pay 1m a season for Tedesco and 900k for a prime forward to boot, 100% yes. In the Bulldogs pack with Graham, Tollman, Eastwood, wow you add Woods to that you have a pack that is ferocious (and a stack of mentors for Woods, suddenly the guy who does not want to be Captain can stand tall behind a big pack. No carrying the team and hard knocks every week).
Yes, the Dogs will work it so that the actual cap value for these players will be low, but they will sign because they will travel together. Des could take Tedesco to another level as he will say he mentored Brett Stewart and a host of Manly backs. But the clincher will be Woods dosen't have to get bruised rotten carrying the team each week, he can be a big man with other big strong men.
