Highly doubt it. In 2004, El Masri was offered $2,000,000 over 4 years to play Rugby in France - meaning $500,000 per year. At the time, El Masri was not even on $200,000 here at the Bulldogs - which is equivalent of him being offered more than the 300k you speak of.
He was also offered more to play for the Rabbits but was again loyal to the Dogs.
That's a quality you don't see anymore .. No wonder he's much loved on here however sometimes living close to work is a better option than money especially if you're getting paid a good sum anyway and you have a young family .
Not really the club, but the NRL. They stood him down from being a White Ribbon ambassador until the investigation was over. When it was over and he was cleared, they offered him the position again and he told them where to go. Good on him!
True that!
Sitting through sydney traffic is a form of torture I'm sure it's up there with sticking needles through your fingernails or listening to the scratching of nails on a chalkboard
Yeah he would have. Hazem would NOT have re-signed if we offered him such a shitty contract. He’d have been out the door faster than you can say St George Illawarra Dragons.
Is that what you're going through at the moment?
Don’t think so he was happy playing for us.
No I'm not but Ive been there ! I actually work locally because of it.
Bulldogs stood him down too.
Winning games ? Must of missed you guys in the 8?
Ah 10th? Successful year by toothless tigers standards.
I've got one of those at work too. Always taking shit about how great the Tigers are and how dumb we are to let Mbye And Reynolds go. Best thing is my Boss is a Doggies supporter, so he just tells him off. Plus I'm always in the good books with the Boss for our shared supporting of the same Club.
So was Reynolds. Hazem considered leaving the club a few times, from memory. He almost walked when we asked him to take a pay cut following the salary cap scandal. He was unhappy with the extent of the cut he was asked to take and he and the club had to reach a compromise. He and Mason were the last two to agree to stay from memory and he made no secret about being unhappy with that first offer. If you undervalue a player by too much, they will leave...just as Hazem very nearly did before the dogs upped the ante a little.
You're right it was Mason and Hazem the last 2 to re-sign. I think Mason re-signed and that also helped get Hazem on board. It paid dividends though 2 years later.
Yet you'll be in exactly the same position as the Dogs in about 8 weeks time (not playing finals footy), despite having purchased an entire first grade side in the off season.
Are you seriously comparing going to France to play a game he's never played before to moving to a different Sydney club in the same sport? Lmao
