My guess is Barrett wanted the picture to show to another player/manager/agent to prove that we have signed Kikau for 2023. The leak was simply someone spotting it on one of the monitors in the surveillance room at the Leagues Club and taking an opportunistic picture with their phone.
The real question is who was Barrett promising that Kikau was signed, sealed and delivered? BSmith, possible but unlikely, Mahoney possible but why would Mahony be impressed with us signing Kikau? Are they best buddies? I can't see any crossovers in their careers, Kikau plays for Fiji and Mahony plays for Queensland. Wakeham is the Fijian halfback and Koroisau is the hooker, maybe Barrett is using the Fijian connections to lure Api.
Always a Bulldog