Grant was available this season...Brodie Croft was too. Did we even try and get Val Holmes when he was coming back? There are options...but instead we pay goodness knows for Napa...we buy Katoa to not even play him...it's a debacle.
You do know that we have had negotiations with Grant for 2 years, still ongoing BTW.
Croft was advised (told) by Cronk to go to the Donkeys, plus he was always going back home to Brisbane, there was never a chance signing with us, not that I would want him anyway.
Holmes was always going home to North Queensland, the Sharks threw the house at him and he turned them down, despite owing them for releasing him.
What we spent on Katao, a back up hooker for the back up hooker, would get lost in the rounding on Holmes contract.
We had no Cap space for Holmes, didn't want Croft and Grant is a WIP.
Go Dogs