alchemist
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fair enough... it is important for people to honour their word and contracts and if Burton believes that the Panthers have been good to him and wants to see out his time before moving across, then that settles everything... and Penrith believing he is important to their premiership push in 2021 (eg. competition points during Origin, impact off the bench, utility value etc.) then they have every right to not being guilted into releasing him earlyAs much as I would like Burton here this year. I still value players that have integrity. I look at the reported behaviour of Barba, SBW and Klemmer for us as dog moves since they crapped on the club, team mates and fans to do what was best for themselves. If Burton is a long term part of our side I'd like to know that he's a good person as well as player.
and yes, players feigning homesickness (eg. Hannant, Barba, Milford), demanding contract releases (eg. Aloiai), simply running out on the club (eg. SBW, Lyon), DCE's behaviour throughout his career when it comes to his contracts with Manly and Gold Coast etc. are a blight on the game