Absolutely we should pay the required overs my friend. The one disclaimer - they must be spent wisely on the right players
Us, the Tigers, Saints etc could have been willing to offer him overs but you can't make an offer before November 1 and when he's already re-signed on a big contract. So there's no point blaming the club for something that isn't possible.
You can call me troll all you like. Doesn't change the fact Crichton has been appalling every game he has started at the back in his career. The Kennel will be calling for his contract to be torn up by round 10. Just look at how they turned on Burton.
This coming from someone who thought flange was a 1st grade 7 and than a NRL hooker. Go eat a dick.
No I wouldn't pay 1.6 for Cleary because he need to be better in so many areas to utilise Cleary. With our pack and our lack of it would be a waste . Getting Cleary in 3 yrs when we have filled in other pieces than yes if he was the difference from a top 8 team to contender. Cleary won't make us a contender or top 8 team alone. Mo would be a good buy but not for 300k overs.
He's better than our current hooker, and is at least on par with Sexton lol.
Yet you're happy to pay overs for a centre to play fullback now. lollllll
Maybe critta was a fullback who played centre? Have you thought about that. What is Joey manu to you?
800k for the best centre in the comp isn't overs especially when Penrith is offering $750k. If he plays centre he is value and if he plays 1 and kills it than he is a bargain. All I know is he is going to play 1st grade and make a difference unlike our previous recruits who have offered sweet fk all. Flange, tpj, Foran, flange, Thompson, and flange.
We won't get any marquee without significantly overpaying.
WTF, the incumbent club has a big advantage, they can negotiate before Nov 1 and they can increase the players contract for 2024. No external club can do that.
Ok but my point is let's develop and bring in a few kids , add to that the experience the current crop will have and then get the marquee player we need in 2yrs. If we over pay now it's wasted as it won't make a difference. When we are ready to compete for top for the marquee we sign now will be on their last yr of contract. Than they will want an upgrade and the cycle continue. We need 25 to 30 NRL ready players not 12 to 15. The cap with no development of kids won't work. Recent history shows we have failed in many areas, recruitment, retention and most of all development. Can't find all problems at one time with a cap.
Common sense here won't work mate lol
He's a gun centre, no doubt. But a gun centre won't do much behind our pack. 800k centres just aren't what we need, lafam.
Exactly how I feel. He must know we need some big Fucking forwards and keaon is as good as available for us.
Expansion means less quality players and more teams struggling....it will be very hard for struggling teams to rise to the top
Well he is the best defensive centre in the comp and we definitely need a good edge defender.. And as a bonus he is a great attacking player and goal kicker. He is a recruitment win for us and if you can't see it than that shows your agenda is to be the anti ..Enjoy that journey it takes serious effort to maintain a negative stance.