Quick post to clear up some of the BS floating around;
1. Foran isn't "money hungry", firstly he would get paid workers comp insurance if he can't earn an income as per the Players Association Agreement with the NRL in 2014. Secondly, we would pay him what his contract states that he is entitled to. Thirdly I'm sure his father could spare a couple of million if he really needed it.
2. Our problem is not money, as in the cash that we pay Foran, we can afford it. What is a problem for us is how much of what we pay him is included in our Salary Cap. They are very different matters and should not be confused.
3. Having spoken to many of them, many times, it's plain that Foran is well respected by both Bulldogs and Kiwi players. For his playing ability as well as his dedication to training, recovery and playing in the face of adversity.
4. Foran will come back if he can, not for money, but because he just flat out loves to play football, lives for the competition. He knows that when you are retired, it's over, there's no more playing the game that you have played since you were young.
5. The medical question of how long Foran is unable to fully train and play is not simple to answer and it will change from week to week. It's stupid for us to expect a definitive timetable a couple of days after complex surgery.
6. This shows up the real problem with the NRL cap relief, we need the relief now but no one can say for certain how long Foran is going to be out for. It's the ultimate Catch 22 and the NRL has to make a call. If you want to scream at someone it's the NRL you should be shouting at, they are the ones who are farting around, make the call you effwits.
7. We can't blame Foran, it's not up to him how long his non playing period is, aside from him working hard (as he has always done) on his recovery. The ultimate decision on when he can even begin recovery on the arm is on the doctor and specialist, who is regarded as the best in the country with shoulder injuries (ask Billy Slater). That's weeks away, maybe even months, from being determinable.
8 and last. Any comparison between Foran and Inglis and Burgess is quite simply ridiculous. The latter 2 are permanent, no chance of recovery, they're done. Inglis is mentally shot and even now Burgess still can't lift his arm above should height (yes, I have seen it). There is no "will they" or "won't they", no indeterminable timetable for recovery for them.
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