Yes you might not agree with the exact figures I've quoted but I've got as close as I can.
If we did something like this we could potentially afford all the players above for 2022 and beyond
Main points are
- Sell DWZ to the Tigers or whoever. If he's on 800K for next year as they say, we pay 50/50 at 400K and the Tigers pay 400K for 2022
- Sell Flanagan. He's on around 450K reportedly. If someone (Sharks) will sign him for 250K we have to throw in 200K a year for 2022 and 23. He might fetch a little more hopefully.
- Sell Elliott (480K). If he gets 350K we contribute 130K for 2022 and 23
- Sell Corey Allan (400K). He should be able to get at least 300K a season elsewhere. We contribute 100K per year for 2022 and 23
We offer the Storm first pick of the 4 players above at the discounted rates for B.Smith for 2022.
We need to tie up Smith NOW for 3 years at least before the new Brisbane team come into negotiations. They'll offer him close to a MIL a season. We can upgrade him now (600K) for 2022 (extra couple of hundred Ks in his pocket) plus pay probably slightly more than what the new team would offer for 2023 and 24. (1M a season) We badly need to get this deal done now for 2022 or we'll be without a decent hooker all next year then offering him 900Ka season for 2023 and 24 (which may not be enough) and we'll have missed the incentive of the extra 200K for 2022. We also have his mate JAC as an incentive remember.
B. Smith 600K for 2022. and 1M a season for 2023 and 2024 (average of 866K a season for 3 years)
Johnson 450K a season for 3 years
Dufty 300K for 2022, 450K a year for 2023 and 24 (average of 400K a season)
Bunty Afoa 340K for 2022, 360K a year for 2023 and 24
2 x minimum wage BIG props at 120K a season each. Consider islanders currently playing Super League or young props currently in Canterbury Cup / Qld comp
Don't re-sign RFM at the end of 2022. Good player but injury prone. Let Jackson go to UK hopefully at the end of 2023. He'll be worn out. Shop Stimson early also.
Surplus of around 140K for 2023 and over 1M surplus for 2024 (more if the cap rises). For 2024 we could buy the best prop in the comp or 2 very decent props. We can use this money for upgrades too IF needed hopefully.
Please see the breakdown below (rough guide) Yes not 100% accurate I KNOW but it's a ballpark figure
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Matt Dufty | 300,000 | 450,000 | 450,000 |
| Josh Addo-Carr | 550,000 | 550,000 | 550,000 |
| Brent Naden | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| Nick Cotric | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 |
| Jayden Okunbor | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 |
| Matt Burton | 450,000 | 450,000 | 450,000 |
| Shaun Johnson | 450,000 | 450,000 | 450,000 |
| Bunty Afoa | 340,000 | 360,000 | 360,000 |
| Brandon Smith | 600,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Jack Hetherington | 350,000 | 350,000 | 350,000 |
| Raymond Faitala-Mariner | 400,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Jackson (gets an extra 200K in long standing player allowance) | *500,000 | *500,000 | 0 |
| Luke Thompson | 750,000 | 750,000 | 750,000 |
| Jake Averillo | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Renouf Atoni | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 |
| Ava Seumanufagai | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Tui Katoa | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Watson Heleta | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Brandon Wakeham | 150,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Schoupp | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Nick Meaney | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Paul Alamoti | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| NEW PROP | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| NEW PROP | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Bailey Biondi-Odo | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Corey Waddell | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Joe Stimson | 250,000 | 250,000 | 0 |
| Matt Doorey | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Jackson Topine | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Bradley Deitz | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| REPLACEMENT for J.Jackson 2024 | 0 | 0 | 120,000 |
| REPLACEMENT for J.Stimson 2024 | 0 | 0 | 120,000 |
| REPLACEMENT for RFM 2023/24 | 0 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| REPLACEMENT for B.Wakeham 2023/24 | 0 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| | | |
| Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | 400,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Flanagan | 200,000 | 200,000 | 0 |
| Adam Elliott | 130,000 | 130,000 | 0 |
| Corey Allan | 100,000 | 100,000 | 0 |
| | | |
| $9,110,000 | $8,970,000 | $8,030,000 |
| | $140,000+ | $1,080,000+ |
