Some players do not care about the money and would prefer to play in a club where they feel their contributions to the team can result in a premiership! Ps. I only wish we had a few players like that in our team!
If you are disillusioned with the amateur systems and coaching favouritisms, and not getting picked over other less talented (and mistake riddled) players, then it's best to leave sadly.
Of all the alternative teams in Sydney for him, Rorters would be the best (apart from Penrith and that wasn't likely) so he will benefit in their system. $BW as a mentor. All up to Renouf now to show that Baz has very little talent as a development coach and needs to cut out his propensity to pick favourites.
Gus will probably be the brains and decision maker behind the outfit now and we can have a lot more confidence with that knowledge going forward.
A waste of the clubs resources to let him go. Where do you get a better, experienced frontrower for $150k?
Anyway best wishes to all of them involved in this.