News Fox Sports reporting that Sam Burgess retirement will be announced today

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If true, total BS. But agree, will get wild. Be a few releases you'd think
 

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Sam Burgess, Greg Inglis and John Sutton all retired in the same year. Wonder if their fans thought that was even imaginable at the start of the year.
 

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Must've been a real in depth check up from the medical team, and such a quick turnaround wow. And to say he was out of the country aswell.
 

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So when do we know if (more like when) souths will get cap relief?
 

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So when do we know if (more like when) souths will get cap relief?
You know the drill the majority of the contract will be whipped from their cap and Sam will work 2 hours a week getting his full salary.
 

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I wonder why our club can’t do this
 

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Who's gonna be their Club Captain now? Cameron Murray?
 

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With who? If you are talking about Foran there’s one problem he doesn’t want to retire.
Lol you think Burgess wants to retire? He has more footy heart than Foran will ever have. But when you get a deal you can’t refuse, sometimes that sways a person
Let’s face it, we don’t have power anymore. Not just this year.
We used to get what we want whenever we want, we are puppies now.
Just hoping the glory days are around the corner as I can only do so much to keep my next generation following the club
 

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Lol you think Burgess wants to retire? He has more footy heart than Foran will ever have. But when you get a deal you can’t refuse, sometimes that sways a person
Let’s face it, we don’t have power anymore. Not just this year.
We used to get what we want whenever we want, we are puppies now.
Just hoping the glory days are around the corner as I can only do so much to keep my next generation following the club
You say Burgess has more footy heart and he’s the one that has pulled the pin for money bit of a contradiction there...
Foran shows plenty of ticker in the field and if they don’t want to retire you can’t force them.
 

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You say Burgess has more footy heart and he’s the one that has pulled the pin for money bit of a contradiction there...
Foran shows plenty of ticker in the field and if they don’t want to retire you can’t force them.
Foran shows plenty, Burgess shows more.
If money/lifestyle deal can sway Burgess, it can certainly sway an ex-gambler.
 

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It’s weird cause Bennett has made a few players retire , Sam Thaiday and Corey Parker all wanted to play on
 

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Yes his salary will not count against the cap
 

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Foran shows plenty, Burgess shows more.
If money/lifestyle deal can sway Burgess, it can certainly sway an ex-gambler.
Burgess gets over $3 mil and Foran would just be getting $1 mil and if he’s medically retired he can’t play again so he would leave more money on the table.
It’s the club’s fault for signing him to a 3 year deal on huge money in the first place we just have to suck it up.
 

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Burgess gets over $3 mil and Foran would just be getting $1 mil and if he’s medically retired he can’t play again so he would leave more money on the table.
It’s the club’s fault for signing him to a 3 year deal on huge money in the first place we just have to suck it up.
Like I said, it’s not just the Foran saga. There’s a lot of other things over the years that shows we have our tail between our legs / wings clipped etc.
I miss the ruthlessness we once had over the game
 
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