News Cowboys weapon Jason Taumalolo axed as Captain

[CrittaMagic69]

Maybe not, but they’re paying a significant chunk. He’s currently on $1m/year -for 4 more years- and not even guaranteed a starting spot? Surely they’re desperate to move him on?

He has 4 years @ 1m and at best they probably pay $1.4m of that imo.

 

[speedy2460]

Apparently a very average trainer.

 

[Bazildog]

He has 4 years @ 1m and at best they probably pay $1.4m of that imo.

Still worth the risk and would only be 34 at contract end.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Still worth the risk and would only be 34 at contract end.

In our current situation, probably.

 

[Cappuccino]

If Taylan May is worth 150k then what's a slowing down JT worth @B-Train

 

[chemdog]

If Taylan May is worth 150k then what's a slowing down JT worth @B-Train

ill answer
at least 700-800k a season at most

 

[Freakzilla]

He’s not going to cost anyone $1m.
if he goes the cows are going to have to pick up the majority of his contract.

If they pay 400k a season then we should 100% sign him.

 

[ChesoBulldog]

Wouldn’t look into this too deeply
Still can’t see him going anywhere and will retire a cowboy

 

[Freakzilla]

ill answer
at least 700-800k a season at most

He's worth 600-700k a season at most. May is worth 400-500k a season.

 

[Bulldog1966]

Wouldn’t look into this too deeply
Still can’t see him going anywhere and will retire a cowboy

Agree very unlikely he would want to relocate and especially to Sydney plus doesnt he have a fistful of kids?
More chance of going to the Dolphins if he went anywhere.

 

[bradyk]

Lolo was only a leader because of his actions/ability which have diminished over the years. I don't think this means he's on the out but he's bad value for Cowboy and in the back end of his career. I'd prefer May over Lolo at this stage.

 

[bradtalo]

He is on $1 million a season Cows pay $250k Doggies pay $750k...That's all she wrote

What incentive is there for him to move though. He's already on a MIL a season so can stay where he is for that money. He would need at least another 250K a season more to want to move. It would need to be more like Dogs pay 800K and Cows pay freight of 450K. That would only give them 550K up their sleeve though so they might think they're better off keeping JT than getting a replacement for 550K. If we want Terrell May it looks like it's gonna cost us a MIL by the time we also sign his bros. I don't think it's worth us paying a dollar more than 800K for JT but if we want him we'd probably have to go to 900K a season. Cows might pay 300K if JT is willing to move for an extra 200K a season. 700K looks much more decent for them to find a good replacement.

Who would you rather JT or the 3 May boys for around the same cost ?

 

[Ewan McGrady]

If JT was a utility I’d say ‘go for it’ but as a specialist forward, it’s a pass from me….

 

[Magic Burton]

If Taylan May is worth 150k then what's a slowing down JT worth @B-Train

Min wage is 130k it will take way more than 150 to get him away from Penrith

 

[D- voice]

Cowboys chip in and 3rd parties...then a BIG yes please.

The Heckler turned Haggler

 

[TwinTurbo]

It's a bit simplistic to only look at it in one year figures, he still has 4 years to go and that's $4m that the Cowboys have to spend on him. If they were to go, say, 50/50 then that would release $2m for them, that's a more realistic view of what they have to gain. If it was, say, 25/75 then they save $3m over the 4 years.

Maybe the answer is they release him now pay the whole of his $1m in 2024, and then someone else picks up the $3m. Which really means he cost $750 a year for the 4 years that someone else has him.

He might give them $750k in value this year, then $550k in 2025, $350k in 2026 and not much in 2027. That's $1,050k they get in value over the 4 years when they will be paying $4m. Many ways to roll that dice.


Always a Bulldog

 

[steeliz]

He is on $1 million a season Cows pay $250k Doggies pay $750k...That's all she wrote

I would go at least 50/50 in our favour

 

[D.O.W.]

We are just over a month away from the season kick off, JT is not going anywhere…Cowboys would be mad to offload him at this stage…. He’s still valuable to that team, especially considering Cotter plays origin and McLean is no spring chicken, it’s a long season.

 

[Kelpie03]

He is on $1 million a season Cows pay $250k Doggies pay $750k...That's all she wrote

He could still be good playing the simple role as a middle BUT.
$750k for 4 yars would be an extra BIG mistake in my opinion, I'd say $750K for 1 year or $500K for 2 years with options in our clubs favour for the remaining 2.
lets not ignore the fact that his form has gone down hill in recent years and he is likely to go down hill further and produce a NAPA like preformance for us.

 

[B-Train]

If Taylan May is worth 150k then what's a slowing down JT worth @B-Train

He'd be a gamble on anything more than 600k as he's missing tackles like crazy now and doesn't make the same metres. He's had so many carries for so many years that it's taking it's toll.. But Nth Qld won't chip in anywhere near that much so it will be hard to move him..